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grantee

[gran-tee, grahn-] / grænˈti, grɑn- /


NOUN
pensioner
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"Progress in consciousness science will reshape how we see ourselves and our relationship to both artificial intelligence and the natural world," said co-author Prof Anil Seth from the University of Sussex and ERC grantee.

From Science Daily Feb. 1, 2026

No donor or grantee should be criminally prosecuted for speech.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2025

FireAid also clarified that “a stipulation of the FireAid funds communicated to each grantee that not a single dollar was allowed to be spent on administrative costs to ensure maximum benefit.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2025

“They really started to shift the conversation and shift the public thinking. It was starting to get to the root of the problem,” the grantee said.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2025

In response to the Southam situation, the NIH investigated all their grantee institutions and found that only nine out of fifty-two had any policy in place to protect the rights of research subjects.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

In a statement this week, the Microsoft co-founder said that completing the review was a critical step in providing “the clarity that partners, employees, and grantees deserve.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

She said those headed to the Central African Republic "are mainly withholding grantees from a variety of countries, including Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, Georgia".

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

“For example, organizations would be well-served to conduct both pre- and post-award due diligence on the activities of their grantees, funders, fiscal sponsors and partners.”

From Salon Nov. 21, 2025

“Though critics have expressed belief that certain organizations were inappropriate grantees, recipients of FireAid funds appear to have used those funds in ways that are consistent with their intended and communicated use.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2025

Here’s what some of the other characters in this story have been up to since 2000: My mother retired from her job with a foundation for disadvantaged children, where she managed communications for grantees.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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