The Current State. The Council of State Governments. Are States the New Welfare Recipients?

Important items below: 

         STEM, Grants awarded to States, Risk Management Insurance.

        Question(s) to consider:  

           Have states become the new welfare recipients of the federal government?

                  -Grants for state run programs?

                  -Disaster (full spectrum:  planning, response, recovery, etc.)

                         declaration funding?

                  -Certain states declare an emergency as part of disaster declaration

                         process before an event occurs to ensure federal disaster funding?

                         (Example:  Snow storms, and hurricanes)

                  -Are state federal funded program funds really reaching the 'grass roots' 

                         community, and individuals before, during, and after a disaster?

 BEMA

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