Grant in United States
Grant Definition
At Commbn Law. A transfer by deed of that which cannot pass by livery. Williams, Real Prop. 149. A grant was proper to transfer an incorporeal hereditament or a reversion or vested remainder in land, but in England, before 1845, a grant was not effectual to transfer an estate in fee in land in possession. 7 W. Va. 235. A grant is now sufficient to convey any estate. 12 Minn. 468. In Modern Law. A general term, Including all sorts of conveyances. 4 Mason (U. S.) 69. The term is properly applicable only to realty (1 Mont. 410), but it has been applied to personalty. 12 Minn. 468. It is particularly applied to conveyances by the government, whether of lands or of incorporeal hereditaments, as franchises. By the word “grant,” in a treaty, is meant not only a formal grant, but any concession, warrant, order, or permission to survey, possess, or settle, whether written or parol, express, or presumed from possession. Such a grant may be made by law, as well as by a patent pursuant to a law. 12 Pet. (U. S.) 410. See 9 Adol. & E. 532; 5 Mass. 472; 9 Pick. (Mass.) 80. “Office grant” applies to conveyances made by some officer of the law to effect certain purposes, where the owner is either unwilling or unable to execute the requisite deeds to pass the title. “Private grant” is a grant by the deed of a private person. “Public grant” is the mode and act of creating a title in an individual to lands which had previously belonged to the government. The public lands of the United States, and of the various states, have been to a great extent conveyed by deeds or patents issued in virtue of general laws; but many specific grants have also been made, and are the usual method of ‘transfer during the colonial period. See 2 Washb. Real Prop. 517-536; 4 Kent, Comm. 450, 494; 8 Wheat. (U. S.) 543; 6 Pet. (U. S.) 548; 16 Pet. (U. S.) 367; Brightly, Dig. U, S. Laws, “Lands”; “Patent.” Among the modes of conveyance included under office grant are levies and sales to satisfy execution creditors, sales by order or decree] of a court of chancery, sales by order or license of court, sales for nonpayment of taxes, and the like. See Blackw. Tax Titles, passim; 2 Washb. Real Prop. 536-549. With regard to private grants, see “Deed.”
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At Commbn Law. A transfer by deed of that which cannot pass by livery. Williams, Real Prop. 149. A grant was proper to transfer an incorporeal hereditament or a reversion or vested remainder in land, but in England, before 1845, a grant was not effectual to transfer an estate in fee in land in possession. 7 W. Va. 235. A grant is now sufficient to convey any estate. 12 Minn. 468. In Modern Law. A general term, Including all sorts of conveyances. 4 Mason (U. S.) 69. The term is properly applicable only to realty (1 Mont. 410), but it has been applied to personalty. 12 Minn. 468. It is particularly applied to conveyances by the government, whether of lands or of incorporeal hereditaments, as franchises. By the word “grant,” in a treaty, is meant not only a formal grant, but any concession, warrant, order, or permission to survey, possess, or settle, whether written or parol, express, or presumed from possession. Such a grant may be made by law, as well as by a patent pursuant to a law. 12 Pet. (U. S.) 410. See 9 Adol. & E. 532; 5 Mass. 472; 9 Pick. (Mass.) 80. “Office grant” applies to conveyances made by some officer of the law to effect certain purposes, where the owner is either unwilling or unable to execute the requisite deeds to pass the title. “Private grant” is a grant by the deed of a private person. “Public grant” is the mode and act of creating a title in an individual to lands which had previously belonged to the government. The public lands of the United States, and of the various states, have been to a great extent conveyed by deeds or patents issued in virtue of general laws; but many specific grants have also been made, and are the usual method of ‘transfer during the colonial period. See 2 Washb. Real Prop. 517-536; 4 Kent, Comm. 450, 494; 8 Wheat. (U. S.) 543; 6 Pet. (U. S.) 548; 16 Pet. (U. S.) 367; Brightly, Dig. U, S. Laws, “Lands”; “Patent.” Among the modes of conveyance included under office grant are levies and sales to satisfy execution creditors, sales by order or decree] of a court of chancery,
sales by order or license of court, sales for nonpayment of taxes, and the like. See Blackw. Tax Titles, passim; 2 Washb. Real Prop. 536-549. With regard to private grants, see “Deed.”
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Grants.gov Creates Online Process for Applying for Federal Grants, Nation’s Cities Weekly; April 19, 2004; Shafroth, Frank
Grants and awards to Biotech Companies: April 17-Oct. 16, 2003., Bioworld Financial Watch; October 20, 2003
Grants to help you afford further or higher education, The Irish Times; August 20, 2009
Grants, Contracts and Awards to Biotech Companies: Aug. 1, 2011 – March 16, 2012, BioWorld Insight; March 19, 2012
Grants And Awards To Biotech Companies [#]: August 16 – December 30, 1999.(Brief Article), Bioworld Financial Watch; January 3, 2000
GRANTS ALLOW SCHOOLS WHAT TI
GHT BUDGETS SQUEEZE OUT IDEAS PLUS PROPOSALS CAN EQUAL MONEY FOR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS.(LOCAL), The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); May 5, 2002
Grants, Contracts And Awards To Biotech Companies: Oct. 1, 2010 – Mar. 17, 2011., BioWorld Insight; March 21, 2011
Grants, Contracts and Awards to Biotech Companies: March 1 – July 27, 2012, BioWorld Insight; July 30, 2012
Federal Grants to State and Local Governments, States News Service; March 5, 2013
Grants Management: EPA Needs to Strengthen Efforts to Address Management Challenges., General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony; April 1, 2004
Grants Management: EPA Needs to Better Document Its Decisions for Choosing between Grants and Contracts., General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony; May 1, 2004
Grants, contracts and awards to biotech companies: March 23-June 28, 2006.(Table), Bioworld Financial Watch; July 3, 2006
GRANTS.GOV WEB SITE OFFERS NEW FEATURE FOR INFORMATION ON APPLYING FOR ALL AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT FEDERAL GRANTS, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; August 4, 2009
Pell Grant Lifetime Eligibility Used Information – Additional 2012-2013 Cod System Update, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; June 15, 2012
GRANT AND SHERMAN: THE FRIENDSHIP THAT WON THE CIVIL WAR1, Army Lawyer; April 1, 2007; Anderson, Olga M
Grants 101, Law & Order; May 1, 2005; Slahor, Stephenie
Grants system provides crucial support for students, The Irish Times; August 25, 2005
GRANTS AVAILABLE FROM TENNESSEE ARTS COMMISSION, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; June 5, 2010
GRANTS SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS: COLLEGE’S FIRST GRANT WRITER HONORED, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; June 24, 2010
Grants paving the way for Park Forest projects, SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL); March 4, 2012
Grant in the Federal Budget Process
Meaning of Grant in the congressional and executive budget processes (GAO source): A federal financial assistance award making payment in cash or in kind for a specified purpose. The federal government is not expected to have substantial involvement with the state or local government or other recipient while the contemplated activity is being performed. The term “grant” is used broadly and may include a grant to nongovernmental recipients as well as one to a state or local government, while the term “grant-in-aid” is commonly used to refer only to a grant to a state or local government. (For a more detailed description, see the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977, 31 U.S.C. §§ 6301–6308.) The two major forms of federal grants-in-aid are block and categorical.
Block grants are given primarily to general purpose governmental units in accordance with a statutory formula. Such grants can be used for a variety of activities within a broad functional area. Examples of federal block grant programs are the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and the grants to states for social services under title XX of the Social Security Act.
Categorical grants can be used only for specific programs or for narrowly defined activities. They may be formula or project grants. Formula grants allocate federal funds to states or their subdivisions in accordance with a distribution formula prescribed by law or administrative regulation. Project grants provide federal funding for fixed or known periods for specific projects or the delivery of specific services or products.
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- Federal Appropriations
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- Public Debt
Further Reading
- Legislatures and the budget process: the myth of fiscal control
(J Wehner, 2010)
- Reconcilable Differences?: Congress, the Budget Process, and the Deficit (JB Gilmour, 1990)
- Fiscal institutions and fiscal performance
(JM Poterba, J von Hagen, 2008)
Grant in the International Business Landscape
Definition of Grant in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: Sometimes referred to as a grant-in-aid. Producer subsidy financed with government financial assistance. May be targeted through categorical grants or distributed as a block grant covering a wide spectrum of needs.
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