state aid
noun
: public monies appropriated by a state government for the partial support or improvement of a public local institution
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There are a few more students than originally expected — 450 more, per January’s enrollment figures — meaning the district can expect about $4.2 million in additional state aid.
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2024
The system, which includes the online Charter Oak State College as well as the community colleges and regional universities, received hundreds of millions of dollars in temporary state aid shortly after the coronavirus pandemic struck Connecticut in March 2020.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
The applications for federal and state aid more futile, and less fair.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2024
Nations are now offering packages on a case-by-case basis: Germany is giving the battery producer Northvolt about $980 million in state aid.
—Ana Swanson Thomas Ekström, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
The deadline for Cal Grants and other state aid programs — that collectively dole out more than $2.3 billion — will be pushed back from April 2 to May 2 under legislation that took effect immediately Monday with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Acknowledging the vast unmet need in Pajaro, several local leaders lobbied for state aid, and in June 2023, the state Legislature passed a budget bill offering $20 million to help Pajaro recover from the disaster.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
The deadline for Cal Grants and other state aid programs — that collectively dole out more than $2.3 billion — would be pushed back from April 2 to May 2 under legislation that would take effect immediately.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The declaration clears the way for federal and state aid that will likely be needed during and after the storm, the county said in a press release.
—NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2024
The system, which includes the online Charter Oak State College as well as the community colleges and regional universities, received hundreds of millions of dollars in temporary state aid shortly after the coronavirus pandemic struck Connecticut in March 2020.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
The applications for federal and state aid more futile, and less fair.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2024
Nations are now offering packages on a case-by-case basis: Germany is giving the battery producer Northvolt about $980 million in state aid.
—Ana Swanson Thomas Ekström, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
The deadline for Cal Grants and other state aid programs — that collectively dole out more than $2.3 billion — will be pushed back from April 2 to May 2 under legislation that took effect immediately Monday with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Acknowledging the vast unmet need in Pajaro, several local leaders lobbied for state aid, and in June 2023, the state Legislature passed a budget bill offering $20 million to help Pajaro recover from the disaster.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
The deadline for Cal Grants and other state aid programs — that collectively dole out more than $2.3 billion — would be pushed back from April 2 to May 2 under legislation that would take effect immediately.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The declaration clears the way for federal and state aid that will likely be needed during and after the storm, the county said in a press release.
—NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20aid. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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