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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Marley Malenfant,
Austin American-Statesman,
6 Dec. 2024
Ending federal subsidies and grants-in-aid alone would solve many of today’s fiscal problems.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2024
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Valadao also said the cuts match eligibility standards for other federal assistance programs.
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The sheriff's office reopened portions of the investigation roughly three years ago, reviewing thousands of case files and conducting interviews with Mansfield with assistance from federal and state authorities.
Noun
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Last month, the garden celebrated its 30th anniversary and received a sizable grant from City Council member Eunisses Hernandez’s first-district office.
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Adults juggling classes and full-time jobs or family responsibilities may need to rely more heavily on grants, employer tuition assistance and private student loans from lenders who accept part-time students.
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The Real Cost of Waiting Only one in four adults who could benefit from a hearing aid has ever used one, and the average person waits nine years after a diagnosis before doing anything about it.
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Most people who could benefit from a hearing aid have never used one.
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Mirza built a single-entry-point platform that helps workers navigate childcare subsidies, SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid—compressing what can be 16 separate government forms into a single process in some states.
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After the subsidy was slashed to $15 million, Tri-Rail’s management said the railroad would run out of money by mid-2027 if more money was not provided.
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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.
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The program receives a mix of state funding and a federal block grant.
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“Grant-in-aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grant-in-aid. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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