Categorical grants are the main source of federal aid used for one specific purpose with strings attached. Block grants are given to states or communities and they decide how to spend the money. States prefer block grants because there are less strings attached and the money can be used for a broader purpose.
It would've been day by day of week by week and it would've been exciting what he experience that specific day. The book NIght written as it is not always as specific for certain days and events :)