grant-in-kind

noun

A grant of goods or services provided free of charge or the transfer of ownership of a nonfinancial asset in which the donor does not receive anything of commensurate value in return.

Meanings

noungrant-in-kind (plural grants-in-kind)

plural grants-in-kind

  1. A grant of goods or services provided free of charge or the transfer of ownership of a nonfinancial asset in which the donor does not receive anything of commensurate value in return.

    In these circumstances, part or none of the tied grant-in-kind might be treated by the inclusion approach.

    2007, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Bob Searle, Fiscal Equalization, →ISBN, page 427
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    In 2004, the group leased one acre of land from the host farmer and grew maize using seed and fertilizer that was obtained as a grant-in-kind from KARI.

    2008, Farmer Field Schools in Bungoma District of Western Kenya, →ISBN

    This is a grant-in-kind administered by the national Department of Basic Education (DBE) that may be transferred to a province through the Education Infrastructure Grant if the profvince is able to demonstrat, through a proven track record, that it has the capacity to implement the projects.

    2014, Carmen Abdoll, Conrad Barberton, Mud to bricks: A review of school infrastructure spending and delivery, →ISBN, page 56
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