federal funding for local housing programs

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"The Senate approved a plan for federal funding of local housing programs."

I cannot understand some parts of the above sentence. Would you like to explain them?

What does "federal funding" simply mean?

What does "local housing" simply mean?

Thank you.

Teechr · Accepted Answer

hhttWhat does "federal funding" simply mean?

Funding (which means money) from the federal (not the state) government.

hhttWhat does "local housing" simply mean?

Housing in the local area of whoever the writer is.

Hhtt · Answer

teechr What does "local housing" simply mean? Housing in the local area of whoever the writer is.

It's still hard to understand "the writer" ? Would you like to explain it in a different manner?

Thank you.

CalifJim · Answer

hhttThe Senate approved a plan for federal funding of local housing programs.

Obviously this refers to the governmental system used in the United States.

federal - applies to the government of the entire United States, not to the government of any one of the 50 individual states, each of which has its own governing bodies, and not to the government of any of the very many cities, each of which also has its own governing bodies.

funding - money that is promised and given

federal funding - money promised and given by the federal government

local - not federal, unlikely state, probably at the level of counties or cities

housing - houses and apartment buildings; in the given context this is probably low-cost public housing

local housing - houses and apartment buildings within the jurisdiction of a local government, probably a county or city

So various small areas of the country (probably cities) asked the U.S. government for some money in order to build places for people to live, and the Senate (one of the federal governing bodies) approved a plan to do this for them.

CJ

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