Any monetary aid WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A grant is a fund given by a person or organisation, often a public body, charitable foundation, a specialised grant-making institution, or in some cases a business with a corporate social responsibility mission, to an individual or another entity, usually, a non-profit organisation, sometimes a business or a local government body, for a specific purpose linked to public benefit. Wikipedia

An award usually funded by a government, business, or foundation, often with not-for-profit preconditions Wikipedia Disambiguation

Non-repayable funds disbursed by one party to a recipient Wikidata

An application for a grant (monetary boon to aid research or the like). Wiktionary