For this, the Foundation has established four Institutes to consolidate and shape its many activities and programs.

By consolidating Federal programs into block grants, he allowed states much more latitude in deciding how to spend social policy dollars.

Attacking government waste by consolidating duplicative programs and ending unnecessary spending.

States might then consolidate food stamps, housing vouchers and other programs and, quite likely, reduce benefits.

The university is fully committed to consolidating and expanding its undergraduate program, graduate programs and international students program.

The Chancellor's plan to streamline the university by consolidating academic programs and majors at several of the campuses was met with widespread opposition.

Administration officials have told members of Congress that the increase will allow intelligence agencies to consolidate programs and make deep cuts in the years ahead.

The program emphasizes local control, and Republicans have often sought to consolidate other programs in a similar way.

Five Colleges is now trying to consolidate programs in American ethnic studies.

Measures to consolidate programs - thus giving states more control over how to spend federal money - have been diluted.