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Trump Administration Tries to Turn Medicaid into Block Grants
It has long been a conservative dream to transform Medicaid into a system where the expenditures for the federal government are capped. As opposed to a traditional safety net program, Republicans have aspired to ch...
Record-breaking Grants Offered for Those Interested in Rebuilding Railroads
Many consider consumer railroads to be deader than disco. Even in more traditional, conservative areas, "rails-to-trails" has become a popular idea. In other words, old railroads have be...
Office of Management and Budget Relaxes Some Federal Requirements for Grantees in Response to COVID-19
In an attempt to ease the burden on recipients of federal grants that has resulted from the coronavirus, the Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum on March 1...
Unprecedented Grant Funds For Nonprofits and Small Businesses
Unprecedented Grant Funds For Nonprofits and Small Businesses COVID-19 emergency response funds represent unprecedented philanthropic opportunities for nonprofits and small businesses serving their local communiti...
DeVos Uses Education Grants to Undermine Public Schools and Further Her Agenda
The CARES Act committed over $2 trillion to help the American economy survive the destruction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. One provision tucked away into the 335-page legislation may help chan...
Jack Dorsey Gives Grant Money to Andrew Yang
We live in polarizing times, which isn't news to anyone who may read this. Going back to the days of George W. Bush, the United States has been very polarized, with polarizing figures emerging on both sides of the aisle. Ja...
Federal PPP Loans Now Have More Business-Friendly Terms
Congress has passed, and President Trump has signed, a bill that reforms the Paycheck Protection Program. This large expenditure of federal money has provided funds to small businesses to help them stay afloat during th...
McHenry County Businesses to Receive Emergency Grants
When people hear news about the state of Illinois and how they're doing with the novel coronavirus outbreak, 9 of 10 stories are usually about Chicago. Though the entire state is suffering due to the pandemic, like...
Puerto Rico Receives New FEMA Grants for Hurricane Recovery
Hurricane Maria, a Category 5 tropical cyclone, blew over the Caribbean in 2017. To date, it's the tenth-most intense hurricane to have formed in the Atlantic Ocean. The hurricane passed over the United States terri...