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Download full textLevy, Seymour; Linster, Charles A. – 1981
Block grants have been defined as programs through which funds are provided to governmental units, such as state or local governments, based upon a statutory formula. They are usually provided for use in a defined, but broad, area and at the recipient's discretion. This document describes the historical development of these grants and the role of…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Federal Aid, Federal State Relationship, Financial Support
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1994
This report presents amendments to H.R. 4250, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1995 through 1998 to carry out the Head Start Act, the Community Services Block Grant Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act, and the newly enacted Family Resource and Support Act. The text of the amendments themselves, as well as the complete…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Community Programs, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs
Bennett, Maybelle Taylor – 1984
Making a case for the funding of programs for children involves (1) developing a thorough knowledge of the needs of the children addressed; (2) identifying the resources available to meet those needs as well as establishing the processes by which the resources are distributed and identifying the principle actors and institutions controlling those…
Descriptors: Accountability, Block Grants, Child Advocacy, Delivery Systems
Mitchell, Linda – 2001
This report describes the history, features, and basis of bulk funding in New Zealand's early childhood services. The report likens bulk funding to a "quasi voucher" system and reviews research studies and evidence of the impact of bulk funding on kindergartens and childcare centers. The review shows that limited funding has pressured…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
PDF pending restorationBrancolini, Scott A.; And Others – 1995
This document summarizes the responses from members of the public throughout the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to a September 1994 notice in the Federal Register in which the Secretary of Education invited public comments regarding reauthorization of programs under the Perkins Act, Adult Education Act, and National Literacy Act…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Articulation (Education), Block Grants
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 2002
The following were examined: (1) the Department of Transportation's (DOT) efforts to evaluate the Job Access and Reverse Commute (Job Access) program; (2) transportation and related services provided by Job Access; (3) whether the program fosters collaboration between grantees and others in the design, financing, and delivery of those services;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Agency Cooperation, Block Grants
