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( plural grants-in-aid )
1. : a grant or subsidy from public funds paid by a central to a local government in aid of some public undertaking (as education or highway construction) usually conditional upon the maintenance of a specified standard or upon similar or proportional appropriations by the grantee
2. : a grant or subsidy resembling a government grant-in-aid ; especially : financial support given by a public agency or private institution to an educational institution for particular projects or to a person for educational purposes (as to further the person's education or to help complete a research project)