grant-in-aid

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Recent Examples of grant-in-aid 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 Up until now, licensing and NIL rights have not been part of the grant-in-aid agreements athletes enter into with universities. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019 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 The decision to provide the stimulus as grant-in-aid, rather than as a loan, co-investment or rebate scheme was also strategic. Patrick Frater, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024 O’Neil’s news was followed quickly by several announcements of college transfers, who signed grant-in-aid documents rather than a national letter intent. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grant-in-aid
Noun
  • The food bank also received supplemental food purchasing assistance from the Commodity Credit Corp., the government agency created to protect farm income and prices.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Store employees often provide assistance, answer questions and offer suggestions that can be helpful to both experienced and novice sewers.
    Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The bill would create a new grant program to contribute $5 million a year to the rescue and recovery of sea turtles and a turtle research fund.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
  • His administration also moved to cut grants extended to Radio Free Asia and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — nonprofit organizations that receive all their funding from USAGM — and suspend the full-time staff of VOA, which is a federal entity.
    The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • During a meeting with Zelenskyy on the eve of the summit, Macron announced a $2.15 billion package in military aid to Ukraine.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The collaboration operates entirely using Metinvest’s resources, reinforcing a commitment to supporting veterans without diverting aid intended for U.S. service members.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In Europe, the company is facing a European Union investigation into whether China provided unfair subsidies to a BYD plant in Hungary, according to a Financial Times report.
    Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • As penny-pinching became even more vital coming out of the strikes, productions are increasingly opting to shoot in regions with more generous subsidies for Hollywood.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • One proposal suggests that the funding should be converted into block grants – which have fewer rules and federal oversight requirements.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Located between two Waukegan Housing Authority projects near downtown with a large percentage of low-income seniors, the city of Waukegan awarded a $60,000 block grant to the Waukegan Park District to improve Besley Park.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025

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“Grant-in-aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grant-in-aid. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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