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Intro -- SELECTED BLOCK GRANTS: PURPOSES, FUNDING AND CONTROVERSIES -- SELECTED BLOCK GRANTS: PURPOSES, FUNDING AND CONTROVERSIES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 BLOCK GRANTS: PERSPECTIVES AND CONTROVERSIES -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- GRANT DEFINITIONS -- THE NUMBER OF BLOCK GRANTS -- BLOCK GRANTS: COMPETING PERSPECTIVES -- WHEN SHOULD BLOCK GRANTS BE CONSIDERED? -- CONTEMPORARY CONTROVERSIES: HOW TO EVALUATE BLOCK GRANTS -- CONTEMPORARY CONTROVERSIES: FUNDING -- APPENDIX. BRIEF HISTORY OF BLOCK GRANTS -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANTS (CSBG): BACKGROUND AND FUNDING -- SUMMARY -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- FY2012 Funding -- FY2011 Funding -- BACKGROUND -- The Block Grant -- Allocation of Funds -- Use of Funds -- State Role -- Local Delivery System -- CSBG Program Data -- Related Activities -- Community Economic Development -- Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) -- Rural Community Facilities -- National Youth Sports Program -- Community Food and Nutrition Program -- Individual Development Accounts -- RECENT APPROPRIATIONS HISTORY -- FY2012 -- FY2011 -- Continuing Resolution -- Administration Proposal -- House Action During the 111th Congress -- Senate Action During the 111th Congress -- FY2010 -- Final Congressional Action -- House Action -- Senate Action -- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- FY2009 -- APPENDIX A. REAUTHORIZATION ATTEMPTS -- Program Goals -- State Plan Requirements -- Training and Technical Assistance -- Grantee Funding Reduction or Termination -- Grantee Monitoring and Fiscal Controls -- Faith-Based Organizations -- APPENDIX B. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (GAO) REVIEW -- HHS Response -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT: BACKGROUND AND FUNDING -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- USE OF FUNDS -- Goals -- Services -- Prohibited Uses -- ELIGIBILITY

THE AUTHOR, WHO IS THE GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN, DISCUSSES HOW BLOCK GRANTS WILL AFFECT THE WELFARE SYSTEM AND DESCRIBES THE SWEEPING WELFARE REFORM THAT IS UNDER WAY IN HIS STATE.

This paper summarizes the decentralization policy effects found in an eight-year longitudinal study of the community development block grant program in the United States of America. The effects studied were categorized as programmatic, institutional, and benefits. Attention is also given to the methodological and measurement issues associated with a study of a decentralized program which has operated within a context of shifting federal policies about the appropriate level of federal oversight of the program. The point of emphasis is that analysis of policy effects requires a sufficiently long observation period to be able to discern the continuities and discontinuities from previous policy or lack of a policy. Furthermore, longitudinal policy analysis is also likely to require alteration and refinement of measurement techniques as the research progresses.

We report the results of a survey of California county medical societies and county health officers on federal health block grants. Survey respondents agreed that the existing network of health services funded through the federal block grants and the current statelocal apparatus for providing these services are sound. Most respondents do not recommend major changes in the service system, and most support a strong state role in administering programs under the block grants.

The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) is a flexible source of funds that states may use to support a wide variety of social services activities. States have broad discretion over the use of these funds. This short report provides background information on the SSBG and tracks relevant legislation and appropriations measures.

The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) is a flexible source of funds that states may use to support a wide variety of social services activities. States have broad discretion over the use of these funds. This short report provides background information on the SSBG and tracks relevant legislation and appropriations measures.