1.   C., and generally increased the awareness of local officials about the new revenue sources represented by categorical grants.

2.   The second distribution was for hold-harmless grants to protect users of the categorical grants from a sudden loss of this money.

3.   The Senate plan thus anticipated simplifying the review process characteristic of the categorical grants.

4.   Categorical grants are highly targeted, while block grants cover broad areas and come with few directives.

5.   The two basic kinds of federal grants are block grants and categorical grants.