Lessons Learned From Past Block Grants: Implications for Congressional Oversight
IPE-82-8
Published: Sep 23, 1982. Publicly Released: Sep 23, 1982.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed previous experience with block grants and analyzed the requirements for their effective evaluation. GAO outlined four issues raised by consolidating categorical programs into block grants and discussed early block grants, as well as 1981 block grants, in light of each issue.
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Block grantsCommunity development programsCongressional oversightCost controlFederal aid to statesGrant administrationProgram evaluationReporting requirementsReports managementAdministrative costs