A federal categorical grant program to state governments is intended primarily:
A) to take advantage of the low collection costs of federal taxes in comparison with the collection cost of state taxes.
B) to redistribute fiscal affluence from high capacity states to low capacity states.
C) to provide additional support to well-established state programs.
D) to induce state governments to behave in a fashion other than the way they would have behaved without the aid

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The purpose of federal categorical grant programs to state governments is to induce state governments to behave in a certain way, such as implementing certain policies or programs, that they may not have done without the aid. These grants come with specific guidelines and requirements attached to them, giving the federal government some measure of control over how the funds are used.

A Federal Categorical Grant Program to State Governments Is Intended