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In 2024, Duke University in North Carolina and Washington University in Missouri were NIAID’s largest grantees, receiving more than $190 and $173 million, respectively, to study, among other things, HIV, West Nile vaccines and biodefense.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
The fund’s initial grantees include: Harness; Protect the Sacred; Question Culture; Saved By A Story; Center for Art & Advocacy; BLD PWR (Build Power); Sola Foundation; and Brown Girls Doc Mafia.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
These organizations and projects were selected as 2023 Season for Sharing grantees:
Brightlane Learning provides academic support to K-12 students affected by homelessness and housing instability.
—Eric Larsen, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
The Stepping Stone grantees will remain involved with Trellis for a year, while the Milestone grantees receive funding and professional development assistance over the span of two years, during which they are also invited to participate in a retreat.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Grantee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grantee. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
grantee
noun
grant·ee
grant-ˈē
: one to whom a grant is made
Legal Definition
grantee
noun
grant·ee
gran-ˈtē
: one to whom a grant is made
specifically
: one to whom a grant by deed is made
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