grant aid

  • 21Grant-In-Aid — A transfer of money from the federal government to a state government, local government or individual person for the purposes of funding a specific project or program. The federal government gets this money from income tax revenues. Grant money… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 22Grant-in-aid — A grant in aid is money coming from central government for a specific project. This kind of funding is usually used when the government and parliament have decided that the recipient should be publicly funded but operate with reasonable… …

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  • 23grant — Synonyms and related words: OK, accede to, accept, accommodation, accord, accord to, accordance, acknowledge, administer, admit, admit everything, admit exceptions, afford, agree provisionally, agree to, aid, alimony, allocate, allot, allotment,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 24aid — Synonyms and related words: Samaritan, a leg up, abet, acolyte, adjutant, agent, aide, aide de camp, aider, alimony, alleviate, alleviation, allotment, allowance, alterative, analeptic, ancilla, annuity, assist, assistance, assistant, assister,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 25Grant, Ulysses S. — orig. Hiram Ulysses Grant born April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S. died July 23, 1885, Mount McGregor, N.Y. U.S. general and 18th president of the U.S. (1869–77). He served in the Mexican War (1846–48) under Zachary Taylor. After two years …

    Universalium

  • 26grant-in-aid — noun (plural grants in aid) Date: 1851 1. a grant or subsidy for public funds paid by a central to a local government in aid of a public undertaking 2. a grant or subsidy to a school or individual for an educational or artistic project …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27Grant (money) — Grants are funds disbursed by one party (Grant Makers), often a Government Department, Corporation, Foundation or Trust, to a recipient, often (but not always) a nonprofit entity, educational institution, business or an individual. In order to… …

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  • 28aid — [[t]e͟ɪd[/t]] ♦ aids, aiding, aided 1) N UNCOUNT: oft supp N, N to n Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves. ...regular flights carrying… …

    English dictionary

  • 29grant — To bestow; to confer upon some one other than the person or entity which makes the grant. Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Colom, C.C.A.Puerto Rico, 106 F.2d 345, 354. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, a gift or bestowal by… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 30grant — To bestow; to confer upon some one other than the person or entity which makes the grant. Porto Rico Ry., Light & Power Co. v. Colom, C.C.A.Puerto Rico, 106 F.2d 345, 354. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, a gift or bestowal by… …

    Black's law dictionary