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State Rather than Federal Policies Provided the Framework for Managing Block Grants. Report to the Congress by the Comptroller General of the United States.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1985
Trends described in the planning and management of block grant programs are based on 13 states' implementation of seven block grants: (1) alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services; (2) community services; (3) education; (4) low-income home energy assistance; (5) maternal and child health services; (6) preventive health and health services;…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Federal State Relationship
Education Block Grant Alters State Role and Provides Greater Local Discretion. Report to the Congress of the United States.
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Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1984
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 consolidated numerous federal programs into the education block grant and shifted primary administrative responsibility to states. States have to develop a formula to distribute 80 percent of their block grant funds to local education agencies, which have virtually complete discretion in deciding the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Block Grants, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation