BLOCK GRANT
Money awarded, by a government, to state and local officials. Earmarked for a given project or projects, it outlines the guidelines for spending the granted money. State and local government also have their own guidelines and will distribute part of the grant to other organizations in some cases.
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Bankruptcy Financing
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Green Marketing
Marketing products and services according to environmental factors on awareness. Firms part of green marketing make decisions relative to the whole ...
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