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Noun: grant-in-aid (grants-in-aid)  'grãn-t(i)n'eyd
  1. A grant from a central government to a local government
    "The city received a substantial grant-in-aid to improve its public transportation system"
     
  2. A grant to a person or school for some educational project
    "The school received a grant-in-aid to develop a new science curriculum"

Derived forms: grants-in-aid

Type of: grant, subsidisation [Brit], subsidization

Encyclopedia: Grant-in-aid