federal aid
National funding support
Federal aid is money or resources provided by a national government to states, localities, institutions, or individuals.
In American usage, federal aid typically refers to government funding for education, disaster relief, or social programs: She received federal aid to pay for college, The town applied for federal aid after the flood.
The term often appears in discussions of government spending and policy priorities.
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
- MedicaidPublic health coverage for poor
- Pell GrantsFederal need-based college funding
- student loansBorrowed funds for tuition
- SNAPFederal nutrition assistance
subsidies · food stamps · free lunch · Section 8 · tax credits · safety net · unemployment benefits · loans · Head Start · housing assistance · Social Security · disability benefits · WIC · Title I · disaster relief · relief funds · school funding · FEMA
- Depression EraGreat Depression, Hooverville, breadline, dust storms, soup kitchen
- government grantsblock grants, matching grants, education grants, housing grants, research grants
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- School Administrationprincipals, vice principal, school boards, assistant principal, headmaster
- school coststuition fees, student loans, fees, school fees, dorm fees
- disabilitydisability rights, disability culture, disability activism, disability services, disability identity
federal aidlocal funding
Revenue from the immediate area
state aid · municipal funding · state grants · community funding
federal aidprivate funding
Non-public financial backing
private donations · corporate sponsorship · private investment · charitable giving · foundation grants
federal aidself-funding
Paying one's own way
self-reliance · bootstrapping · self-sufficiency · personal savings · earned income