President of the U.S., 1974-1977; Republican Rep. (MI)
Replaced categorical housing grants with block grants
One of the first bills that I signed as President was the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
Inasmuch as it called for block grants to replace the far more costly and cumbersome system of categorical grants, it was landmark legislation.
Source: A Time To Heal, by Gerald Ford, p.240
, Sep 9, 1974
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