Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program is a federally funded nutrition program that provides nutrition assessments, diet counseling, and food coupons to low-income women. This is an example of a:

 Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program is a federally funded nutrition program that provides nutrition assessments, diet counseling, and food coupons to low-income women. This is an example of a:

 a.           Federal pass-through grant

 b.           Block grant

 c.            Earmark

 d.           None of the above

QUESTION 2       Most grants have a term of 1 year (although some may have a longer lifespan), and the recipient must use the grant funds within that time frame. The expiration of funds is a consequence of the federal budget process, which dictates any funds not used within the specified time limit revert to other uses.

  True

  False

QUESTION 3       Categorical grants can be on a:

a.            Project basis

b.            Formula basis

c.             Both a and b

d.            None of the above

QUESTION 4       Block grants typically are large amounts of funding awarded to state or local governments with only general provisions as to the way the grant is to be spent. Block grants allow:

a.            State and local governments to use specific approaches to solving problems

b.            State and national governments to use different approaches to solving problems

c.             State and county governments to use different approaches to solving problems

d.            None of the above

QUESTION 5       Programs are financed through a combination of federal, state, and local governmental appropriations and, especially at the local level, from local taxes, fees, and other reimbursements from sources such as Medicaid and Medicare received directly for services provided.

  True

  False