grants-in-aid

Definition of grants-in-aidnext
plural of grant-in-aid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grants-in-aid
Noun
  • Those dollars can be matched by federal grants.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Cancelling grants and funding on the basis of DEI constitutes discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and other qualities, the organizations claimed.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
  • It was denied state subsidies, records show.
    Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The program is set to expand nationwide to include other public transport drivers, while fuel subsidies will also be extended to fishermen and farmers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Beyond the War Powers Resolution, lawmakers also have power over the appropriations process and could deny the administration’s request to boost military funding.
    Ana Ceballos Follow, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • As a stopgap, lawmakers can agree to independently finance TSA agent payrolls—separating appropriations for what already has bipartisan support, and what remains controversial.
    Jackson Shedelbower, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Grants-in-aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grants-in-aid. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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