grant-in-aid

American  

[grant-in-eyd, grahnt-] / ˈgrænt ɪnˈeɪd, ˈgrɑnt- /

noun

grants-in-aid plural

1. a subsidy furnished by a central government to a local one to help finance a public project, as the construction of a highway or school.

2. a financial subsidy given to an individual or institution for research, educational, or cultural purposes.

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grant-in-aid British  

noun

1. a sum of money granted by one government to a lower level of government or to a dependency for a programme, etc

2. education a grant provided by the central government or local education authority to ensure consistent standards in buildings and other facilities

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• grants-in-aid
  plural

Etymology

Origin of grant-in-aid

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

grant-in-aid grants-in-aid

This work was supported by grant-in-aid for Scientific Research 15H05724, 21K18547, and 22H02941 to SO.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024

Coach Kevin Willard announced Thursday that Smith had signed a grant-in-aid offer.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2021

The final part of Carney’s proposed budget package is $55 million in grant funding for nonprofit organizations, community groups and volunteer fire companies, an amount equal to the current grant-in-aid budget.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2020

They attended LIU as the first grant-in-aid athletes in the soccer program under new coach Gary Rosenthal, helping turn a team that hadn’t won a game in two years into a nationally respected side.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 11, 2017

Federal grant-in-aid welfare programs, now based on widely varying formulas, should be simplified.

From State of the Union Address by Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David)

Since then, Congress has set up hundreds of grants-in-aid programs.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2016

Sigma Delta Epsilon created a program of grants-in-aid to help women who had been away from careers in service of domestic responsibilities—giving preference to applicants who were 35 or older.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2014

As noted, the financing of higher education — the great equalizer — has been shifted dramatically from grants-in-aid and cheap public universities to high tuitions and burdensome student loans.

From Salon ● May 5, 2013

And when purged of careerism, Congress can cure its addiction to grants-in-aid and other bad habits.

From Washington Post

During my Administration, total grants-in-aid to State and local governments have increased by more than 40 percent, from $68 billion in Fiscal Year 1977 to $96 billion in Fiscal Year 1981.

From State of the Union Address by Carter, Jimmy