Thesaurus results for GRANT-IN-AID

grant-in-aid

noun

Definition of grant-in-aid

as in assistance

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Recent Examples of grant-in-aid That market consists of not only grants-in-aid, but also the opportunity to share in school revenue and sign NIL deals. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Jan. 2026 Starting in 2014, power-conference schools could provide scholarships up to the full cost of attendance beyond the traditional grant-in-aid. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025 That makes the laundering of regulation through subsidies, grants, contracts and state grants-in-aid a major concern. — Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 The elimination of all initial grants-in-aid and recruiting activities in the sport involved in the latest major violation in question for a two-year period. — Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024 Up until now, licensing and NIL rights have not been part of the grant-in-aid agreements athletes enter into with universities. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019

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Noun

The Hope Florida Foundation supports Hope Florida, a signature initiative of DeSantis and his wife, Casey, that has aimed to get people off government assistance by connecting them with nonprofits and churches instead.

— Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
In 1867, the British government united its North American colonies to form the Canadian Confederation, in part to deter Washington from invading Canada in retaliation for London’s assistance to the Confederacy during the Civil War.

— Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of assistance

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Chile, for example, imposes no obligation to spend the grant at home, while France typically wants half spent in France.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
His persecution has continued up until now; last month, the administration accused the Smithsonian of discrimination and threatened to cut federal grants.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of grant

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Mitchell-Namdar said Pink Aid’s mission is to provide emergency aid assistance to those struggling during treatment, whether that means paying an electric bill, rent, offering wigs or lymphedema sleeves.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Cress agreed with Sacramento County prosecutors, who argued Kaur did not get out of her sport utility vehicle to check on the unconscious Lopez after striking his motorcycle or attempt to render aid.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of aid

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Nigeria introduced a new discount on fuel, reigniting fierce debate over the wisdom of terminating a long-running subsidy program three years ago.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
That implied that the effect of the subsidy terminations had slowed, in the view of market analysts at Cox Automotive.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of subsidy

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Why the grant assumption carries risks Budget summaries from the Department of Finance, the State Superintendent’s office, the Assembly and the Senate all describe the block grant as one-time funding.

— Chaewon Chung Updated October 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Both floated other ideas like reforming the child tax credit, which is not a block grant and thus would not have the demand problem that the existing childcare subsidy program already has.

— Helen Huiskes, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of block grant

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