grant-in-aid. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

grant-in-aid

PRONUNCIATION:	grntn-d
NOUN:	Inflected forms: pl. grants-in-aid (grnts-) 1. A giving of federal funds to a state or local government to subsidize a public project. 2. A giving of funds to an institution or a person in order to subsidize a project or program.


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