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grant-in-aid Definition

grant·-in-aid (grant′in ād)

noun pl. grants′·-in-aid

a grant of funds, as by the federal government to a state or by a foundation to a writer, scientist, artist, etc., to support a specific program or project

grant-in-aid Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • fund: The Design Council is funded by grant-in-aid from the Department of Trade & Industry.

Converse of object

  • administer: The Council employs approximately 60 members of staff and is responsible for administering Government grant-in-aid of around £ 3.5 million.
  • receive: How SQA is funded SQA receives grant-in-aid from the Scottish Executive.
  • provide: The Commission is a non-departmental public body funded by grant-in-aid provided by DCMS.

Adjective modifier

  • annual: It is financed by an annual grant-in-aid from the National Assembly for Wales.
  • increased: The Agency plans to raise funds from a mixture of increased charges, external funding and increased grant-in-aid.
  • limited: They are financed by cash limited grants-in-aid and managed by a Board of Trustees appointed by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
  • small: The Council had a small grant-in-aid to enable it to meet the costs of staff restructuring ( £ 1.5M in 1998-99 ).

Modifies a noun

  • funding: SNH will receive an increase in its grant-in-aid funding for the next two years to allow it to prioritize action.
  • award: Funding Funding Bòrd na Gàidhlig receives a grant-in-aid award from the.. .
  • payment: Thus, authority for grant-in-aid payments of a continuing nature should be covered by specific legislation.
  • letter: The plan is prepared in line with the Scottish Executive Education Department ( SEED ) guidance, contained in the annual grant-in-aid award letter.

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