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Creeping Categorization

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Creeping categorization is the process by which the national government attaches new administrative requirements to block grants or replaces them with categorical grants.

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Set-asides earmark a share of funds; cost ceilings cap the rest — discretion narrows rule by rule.

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A block grant's flexibility is a starting condition, not a guarantee.

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