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2. Minerva Initiative - Wikipedia

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   The stated goal of the Minerva Initiative "is to improve DoD's basic understanding of the social, cultural, behavioral, and political forces that shape regions of the world of strategic importance to the U.S." [6] The program seeks to achieve this by sponsoring research designed to bring together universities, research institutions, and individual scholars.

3. United States military aid - Wikipedia

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   There are three main programs where military funding is allocated: Foreign Military Financing (FMF) provides grants for the acquisition of U.S. defense equipment, services, and training. These grants enable friends and allies to improve their defense capabilities.

4. Administration of federal assistance in the United States

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   Project grants are the most common form of grants and a large number are found in scientific research, technology development, education (such as Federal Pell Grants), social services, the arts and health care types of assistance. [citation needed] Formula grants provide funds as dictated by a law. Examples of this type of grant includes Aid to ...

5. United States Foreign Military Financing - Wikipedia

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   The program was established through the 1976 Arms Export Control Act and is overseen by the Office of Security Assistance within the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (previously the Office of Policy Plans and Analysis) of the United States Department of State and executed by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the United ...

6. Federal grants in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, federal grants are economic aid issued by the United States government out of the general federal revenue. 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.

7. Mandatory spending - Wikipedia

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   Federal Retirement programs for Federal and Civilian Military Retirees, Veterans programs, and various other programs that provide agricultural subsidies are also included in mandatory spending. Also included is smaller budgetary items, such as the salaries of Members of Congress and the President. The graph to the right shows a breakdown on ...