Directions:  Please watch the following video on categorical, block grants and federal mandates.  You may find that you have to watch it more than once to understand the similarities and differences between them. When you have finished watching the video, read the following article (the second link) and make at least two connections between what you learned from the video and what you've read in the article.  This concept is not introduced until Objective 3, but you will need this background in order to understand the reading better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FJUk8nrAWQ YouTube Video on Grants

http://www.sj-r.com/article/20140203/News/140209781 Current Events Article on Grants