Politics of National Grants Battle over national versus state control of spending tends to be...
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Politics of National Grants • Battle over national versus state control of spending tends to be cyclical “Complaints about excessive federal control tend to be followed by proposals to shift more power to state and local governments. Then, when problems arise in state and local administration – and problems inevitably arise when any organization tries to administer anything – demands for closer federal supervision and tighter federal controls follow.” • States battle over funding…
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Politics of National Grants• Battle over national versus state control of
spending tends to be cyclical
“Complaints about excessive federal control tend to be followed by proposals to shift
more power to state and local governments. Then, when problems arise in state and
local administration – and problems inevitably arise when any organization tries to administer anything – demands for closer
federal supervision and tighter federal controls follow.”
• States battle over funding…
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• https://www.cfda.gov
61
Department of Health and Human Services
70
Department of the Interior
51
Department of Agriculture
25
Department of Housing and Urban Development
25
Department of Justice
Federal Aid
• http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/ranks/rank22.html amount of federal aid per state
Unfunded Mandates• Unfunded mandate
–
– Began following WWII• Grew through the 1970s, faster growth in the 1980s,
continued into 1990s
– Examples:
– 1995 Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995• Legislative committee must draw attention to mandates,
explain costs (if over $100m/year), and include why it is appropriate for state and local governments to pay for it
