Federal Funds : The State of California Takes Advantage of Available Federal Grants, but Budget Constraints and Other Issues Keep It from Maximizing This Resource

Examines whether CA is maximizing the amount of Fed. funds it is entitled to receive. CA's share of Fed. funding for grants is near its share of the U.S.'s pop'n. However, grant allocation formulas can result in a CA grant share that is lower than CA's pop'n. share, largely because of unfavorable demographics & the use of out-of-date statistics. Because grant formulas are created at the Fed. level, the State has little control over these factors. On the other hand, state & local policies have limited CA's share of Fed. funds, & departments have sometimes lost Fed. funding due to the lack of state matching funds. Also includes: Fed. funds: CA's share of grant funding is close to its share of the pop'n., but state spending cuts may result in reduced Fed. funds.Howle, Elaine M. is the author of 'Federal Funds : The State of California Takes Advantage of Available Federal Grants, but Budget Constraints and Other Issues Keep It from Maximizing This Resource', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756737283 and ISBN 0756737281.