grant-in-aid

noun

Definition of grant-in-aidnext
as in assistance

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Recent Examples of grant-in-aid 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 In lieu of the trust, the Ninth Circuit held the appropriate remedy was for NCAA rules to allow colleges to offer college athletes up to the full cost of attendance, which for athletes at many colleges meant thousands of dollars more than their grant-in-aid. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Apr. 2025 On Monday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directed federal agencies to stop spending money, with exceptions for entitlements, defense, and direct support for individuals, until grants-in-aid programs were aligned with the president’s agenda. — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 1 Feb. 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 Ending federal subsidies and grants-in-aid alone would solve many of today’s fiscal problems. — Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grant-in-aid
  1. assistance
  2. grant
  3. aid
  4. subsidy
  5. block grant
Noun
  • Despite government assurances, humanitarian groups warn that the scale of assistance still falls short of the need.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • For instance, in addition to covering repairs, Endurance plans come with perks like 24/7 roadside assistance, windshield repair, fob replacement and rental car reimbursement.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of assistance
Noun
  • The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency will search for new funding sources for environmental cleanup at a River District property slated for affordable senior housing, after the organization was passed over for a federal grant.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • Top universities often have large numbers of low-income students, whose full cost of attendance is covered by government and institutional grants.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of grant
Noun
  • The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, which provides aid in developing countries, will use Altair to monitor its projects remotely.
    — Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • Top universities are missing middle-class students College aid officials talk a lot these days about a demographic phenomenon variously called the missing middle, the doughnut or the barbell.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of aid
Noun
  • Health policy experts said the drop-off is the clearest sign yet that the lapse of federal subsidies for ACA premiums is making insurance too expensive for many Americans, leading many households to drop their coverage.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Unlike their American counterparts, Chinese firms often benefit from subsidies, tax incentives, access to launch facilities, and investments from provincial governments.
    — Rainer Zitelmann, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Definition of subsidy
Noun
  • The bill also reauthorizes and then modernizes the HOME Investments Partnership Program, a federal block grant program that seeks to boost building and buying affordable housing and provides rental assistance to low-income households.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
  • The program receives a mix of state funding and a federal block grant.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 24 June 2026
Definition of block grant

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“Grant-in-aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grant-in-aid. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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