Grants to Religious Organizations Exceed One Billion Dollars

March 10, 2004

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44442-2004Mar9.html

On March 10, 2004 The Washington Post reported, "The federal government gave more than $1.1 billion in competitive grants to religious organizations in fiscal 2003 as President Bush's efforts to support religious charities led to dramatic increases in such grants by key agencies, White House officials said yesterday. Although the partial figures released by the White House do not cover all agencies or the full gamut of government grants, academic experts said they are the first concrete measure of the success of Bush's attempts to help religious groups compete for federal funds to operate homeless shelters, soup kitchens, drug treatment centers, job training programs and other services."