grant-in-aid

[ grant-in-eyd, grahnt- ]

/ ˈgrænt ɪnˈeɪd, ˈgrɑnt- /

a subsidy furnished by a central government to a local one to help finance a public project, as the construction of a highway or school.

a financial subsidy given to an individual or institution for research, educational, or cultural purposes.

Origin of grant-in-aid

First recorded in 1880–85

Towards this expense the British government gave a grant-in-aid of 800,000, and the balance was borne by the Egyptian treasury.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 |Various
Initial deficit to be supplied by a grant-in-aid, diminishing annually and terminable in a short period, say, seven years.

The Framework of Home Rule |Erskine Childers
Grant-in-aid programs will be improved and simplified as desired by many of our local administrators and our Governors.

Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 |Various
Later on the grant-in-aid rules in force in the lower province were introduced.

The Pacification of Burma |Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite

It is quite certain that not the smallest odium would attach to the acceptance of a Liberal grant-in-aid.

The History of the Fabian Society |Edward R. Pease

grant-in-aid

a sum of money granted by one government to a lower level of government or to a dependency for a programme, etc

education a grant provided by the central government or local education authority to ensure consistent standards in buildings and other facilities