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Fund vs Subgrant - What's the difference?

fund | subgrant |

As nouns the difference between fund and subgrant

is that fund is discovery, finding, find (something that is found) while subgrant is a grant made by one organisation using funds previously granted to it by another.

As a verb subgrant is

to give a grant of this kind.

fund

English

(wikipedia fund)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sum or source of money.
    • the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.
    a fund for the maintenance of underprivileged students
  • An organization managing such money.
  • A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.
    • Several major funds were declared insolvent recently.
  • A large supply of something to be drawn upon.
    • He drew on his immense fund of knowledge.
  • * Macaulay
    • an inexhaustible fund of stories

    Derived terms

    (derived terms) * balanced fund * bond fund * closed-end fund * equity fund * feeder fund * fund of funds * growth fund * hedge fund * income fund * index fund * load fund * master fund * mutual fund * open-end fund * no-load fund * pension fund * stock fund * trust fund

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pay for.

    • subgrant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A grant made by one organisation using funds previously granted to it by another.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=March 4, author=Robin Pogrebin, title=Guidelines Are Issued for Art Stimulus Funds, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=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. }}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To give a grant of this kind.

    • Derived terms

    * subgrantee