grant-in-aid

noun

ˌgrant-ᵊn-ˈād 

plural grants-in-aid ˌgran(t)s-ᵊn-ˈād 

1

: a grant or subsidy for public funds paid by a central to a local government in aid of a public undertaking

2

: a grant or subsidy to a school or individual for an educational or artistic project

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1