subgrant

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noun

A grant made by one organisation using funds previously granted to it by another.

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Meanings

nounsubgrant (plural subgrants)

plural subgrants

  1. A grant made by one organisation using funds previously granted to it by another.

    Some funds will be distributed to state arts agencies and regional arts organizations that will subgrant it to various groups; funds will also made available directly to nonprofit arts organizations through a competitive process.

    2009 March 4, Robin Pogrebin, “Guidelines Are Issued for Art Stimulus Funds”, in New York Times
verbsubgrant (third-person singular simple present subgrants, present participle subgranting, simple past and past participle subgranted)

present singular third person subgrants · participle present subgranting · participle past subgranted · past subgranted

  1. To give a grant of this kind.

Origin

From sub- + grant.

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APA

subgrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subgrant

MLA

“subgrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subgrant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subgrant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subgrant.

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