Show Do We Get Aid 9 Million Of It SPECIAL TO CLIPPER To what extent is Davis County sharing in the distribution distribution distribution dis dis- dis- dis of Federal funds going to states and localities across the country under the in grants-in-aid programs OF THE nearly 18 billion handed out by Washington in inthe inthe inthe the past year how much went to the local area Judging from figures released released re re- released re- re leased by the National Industrial Industrial Industrial In In- Conference Board and from a state-by-state state analysis made by the Tax Foundation a profit non-profit orgal organization organization or or- gal that does research In Jn public spending and taxation taxation taxa taxa- taxation tion Davis County's share was relatively large AN ESTIMATED in grants were awarded for local purposes under a number number number num num- ber of aid programs covering covering coyer coyer- cover cover- ing such needs as housing child welfare hospitals schools roads education and urban renewal Throughout the State of Utah as a whole the grants totaled as compared compared compared com com- pared with the previous years year's THE FIGURES refer only to in grants-in-aid and do not cover Federal spending in local areas for goods and services it is noted Nor do they include the matching funds that must be provided provided provided pro pro- vided locally to qualify for many of the grants The cost of the benefits is met in whole or in part by each eadi community through Federal income and excise taxes that are allocated to the in grants-in-aid programs DAVIS COUNTY'S contribution contribution contribution con con- to the programs in the past year was approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately according according according accord accord- ing to a breakdown of the Tax Foundations Foundation's figures The statewide total amounted to In some states the contributions contributions con con- exceeded the aid th that t was received and and andin in others the reverse was true No was made to balance the two Awards were made on the basis of local needs and requirements THE REPORTS show that the number and the size of Federal grants to states and communities have been multiplying multiplying multiplying multi multi- plying in recent years During 1968 nearly 18 billion billion billion bil bil- bilI bil- I lion was distributed close to three times the 1960 total THE BIGGEST expansions have been for medical care community development housing commerce and transportation transportation transportation trans trans- and aid to elementary elementary elementary elemen elemen- tary and secondary schools |