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  2. Art Fund - Wikipedia

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    Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation. It gives grants and acts as a channel for many gifts and bequests, as well as lobbying on behalf of museums and galleries and their users.

  3. Discretionary spending - Wikipedia

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    e. In American public finance, discretionary spending is government spending implemented through an appropriations bill. [1] This spending is an optional part of fiscal policy, in contrast to social programs for which funding is mandatory and determined by the number of eligible recipients. [2] Some examples of areas funded by discretionary ...

  4. Administration of federal assistance in the United States

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    Definition. The term assistance (or benefits) is defined by the federal government as:. The transfer of money, property, services, or anything of value, the principal purpose of which is to accomplish a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by Federal statute,…and includes, but is not limited to, grants, loans, loan guarantees, scholarships, mortgage loans, insurance ...

  5. Federal grants in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A federal grant is an award of financial assistance from a federal agency to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States. Grants are federal assistance to individuals, benefits or entitlements. A grant is not used to acquire property or services for the federal government's direct ...

  6. Government spending - Wikipedia

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    Government spending or expenditure includes all government consumption, investment, and transfer payments. [1] [2] In national income accounting, the acquisition by governments of goods and services for current use, to directly satisfy the individual or collective needs of the community, is classed as government final consumption expenditure.

  7. Federal government of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The federal government of the United States ( U.S. federal government or U.S. government) [a] is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district and national capital of ...

  8. Appropriations bill (United States) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States Congress, an appropriations bill is legislation to appropriate [1] federal funds to specific federal government departments, agencies and programs. The money provides funding for operations, personnel, equipment and activities. [2] Regular appropriations bills are passed annually, with the funding they provide covering one ...

  9. Government budget balance - Wikipedia

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    The government budget balance, also referred to as the general government balance, [1] public budget balance, or public fiscal balance, is the difference between government revenues and spending. For a government that uses accrual accounting (rather than cash accounting) the budget balance is calculated using only spending on current operations ...