grantee

[gran-tee, grahn-]

noun

1. the receiver of a grant.

grantee

/ ɡrɑːnˈtiː /

noun

1. law a person to whom a grant is made

Word History and Origins

Origin of grantee¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; grant, -ee

Example Sentences

The nonprofit has funded more than 1,500 locally owned media outlets, including 158 television grantees representing 365 public TV stations.

From Los Angeles Times

FireAid also clarified that “a stipulation of the FireAid funds communicated to each grantee that not a single dollar was allowed to be spent on administrative costs to ensure maximum benefit.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Organizational Grant Program, which provides two years of funding to grantees, offers money for general operating costs, not just specific projects.

From Los Angeles Times

“The record reflects that the challenged grant terminations were likely performed en masse, without individualized analysis, and without providing grantees with reasoned explanation for the terminations,” Lin said in her order.

From Los Angeles Times

“They really started to shift the conversation and shift the public thinking. It was starting to get to the root of the problem,” the grantee said.

From Salon

Related Words

• beneficiary 
• inheritor 
• scion 
• successor