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Higher Education Funding Council for England, Bristol. – 2002
This guide describes the principles that underpin the allocation of funding to institutions of higher education in England by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and explains the components of an institutions grant. It is intended both for those working in higher education and for those who want to understand funding methods.…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedOuston, Janet; And Others – Educational Management and Administration, 1992
"Honeypot management" describes the skills needed to acquire and manage categorical funding, a mechanism linking resources to specific activities. In contrast, block grants are intended to be used according to local perceptions of priority and need. This paper explores the applicability of various funding models and their impact on the…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Categorical Aid, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation
Download full textBarro, Stephen M. – 1991
In the Hawkins-Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988, Congress directed the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to conduct a study of methods used to allocate federal elementary and secondary education grants among the states. This document, the final report on that study, assesses grant distribution funding…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Louisiana State Department of Education, 2004
This handbook was created to provide the user with an informative reference of the various elements contained in the Louisiana Minimum Foundation Program formula. The MFP formula adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and approved by the Legislature determines the cost of a minimum foundation program of education in all…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Funding Formulas, Block Grants, Expenditure per Student
Murray, Judith A. – 1993
The ways in which governments in different countries determine the amounts of money to be provided to individual institutions of higher education institutions vary considerably. This paper explains how government funds are allocated in Canada, focusing on grants in support of core operations to universities located in Nova Scotia. It examines how…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Henderson, Anne, Ed. – 1983
The effects of Chapter 2 block grants on fund distribution, programs, and school district spending, and the role played in Chapter 2 implementation by parents and citizens were investigated. Interim findings include the following: (1) there has been a massive redistribution of Federal funds away from States serving large numbers of poor nonwhite…
Descriptors: Accountability, Block Grants, Case Studies, Citizen Participation
