grant-in-aid

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Recent Examples of grant-in-aid Starting in 2014, power-conference schools could provide scholarships up to the full cost of attendance beyond the traditional grant-in-aid. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025 That makes the laundering of regulation through subsidies, grants, contracts and state grants-in-aid a major concern. Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 In lieu of the trust, the Ninth Circuit held the appropriate remedy was for NCAA rules to allow colleges to offer college athletes up to the full cost of attendance, which for athletes at many colleges meant thousands of dollars more than their grant-in-aid. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Apr. 2025 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grant-in-aid
Noun
  • Waymo’s support team is automatically notified if the vehicle crashes, and a roadside assistance representative will come to the collision site to assess the situation in person.
    Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • The man behind the wheel overrode driver-assistance features and fully pressed the car’s accelerator, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
    Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • The group also wants to add more reefs to other public access points in the next grant cycle.
    Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • The foundation engages in grant-making and research while also managing the historic Richard Pousette-Dart House and Studio in Suffern, New York.
    News Desk, Artforum, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • In impoverished Nepal, where a conservative culture leaves openly transgender people with few legal job options, the impact on aid workers’ lives was particularly crushing.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • What’s more, some creators already build pathways toward peer connection, mutual aid, learning, advocacy, and shared purpose.
    Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • At the same time, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s vast economic reforms sparked high inflation after fuel subsidies were removed three years ago and the currency was devalued.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • This is the true bureaucracy standing in the way of housing that families can afford — not federal programs or subsidies helping those very families stay housed.
    Jake Day, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • The bill also reauthorizes and then modernizes the HOME Investments Partnership Program, a federal block grant program that seeks to boost building and buying affordable housing and provides rental assistance to low-income households.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
  • The program receives a mix of state funding and a federal block grant.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 24 June 2026

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“Grant-in-aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grant-in-aid. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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