grants-in-aid

noun

plural of grant-in-aid
as in grants

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  1. grants
  2. subventions
  3. subsidies
  4. appropriations
Noun
  • Next, the village hopes to pursue grants to restore the house and develop the area further as a tourist draw, with the potential for new restaurants and a museum, Key said.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The foundation runs like a business, using performance metrics to evaluate its grants and tying funding decisions to outcomes such as job placement rates, Ben Jaafar said.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of grants
Noun
  • It’s needed, Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West contends, to shore up vital health care services threatened by reductions in federal subventions and the state budget’s own deficits.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of subventions
Noun
  • As private financing dries up, producers are looking for foreign subsidies.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Politicians and economists across the 27-nation bloc consider China’s massive subsidies and exports a major threat to core industrial sectors from steel foundries to car factories.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of subsidies
Noun
  • If voters approve the sales tax initiatives, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and KCK would be required to approve specific appropriations during future public meetings.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The $1 million was included at Matsui’s request in the fiscal 2026 budget in January and became law April 30 as part of a congressional appropriations package.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of appropriations
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