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Grant may refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...


Funding

A grant may refer to a block of funding provided by the government for specific purposes:

riding Grants are funds given to tax-exempt nonprofit organizations or local governments by foundations, corporations, governments, small business and individuals. ... Categorical grants are grants, issued by the United States Congress, which may be spent only for narrowly-defined purposes. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Federal assistance in the United States. ... In a federal system of taxation systems and spent it without any restrictions from above. ...

Robert T. Grant Robert T. Grant, MD is the current Chief of the Combined Divisions of Plastic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. ... Sir Robert Grant (1779-1838), British lawyer and politician. ... Robert Edmond Grant (1793-1874), born in Edinburgh and educated at Edinburgh University as a doctor, became one of the foremost biologists of the early 19th century at Edinburgh and subsequently a professor at London University, particularly noted for his influence on Charles Darwin. ... Rodney A. Grant (born March 9, 1959 on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota) is an American Indian actor from Macy, Nebraska. ... Shauna Grant (born Colleen Marie Applegate on May 30, 1963 – March 21, 1984) was an American nude model and pornographic actress. ... Stan Grant (senior) is an elder of the Wiradjuri tribe of Australian Aborigines from what is now the south-west inland region of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Stan Grant (junior) was born in 1963 and is a member of the Wiradjuri tribe of Indigenous Australians from the south-west inland region of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Steven Grant is a writer of comics who has worked for both Marvel and DC, as well as various independent companies. ...

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Edward (Ted) Grant (born July 9, 1913) is a Trotskyist politician. ... Tiffany Grant is a voice actor who is best-known for her English-dubbing work with ADV Films on such anime movies and television series as Neon Genesis Evangelion, in which she voiced the character Asuka Langley Sohryu (reportedly her favorite role). ... Tom Grant is a private investigator known for his involvement in high-profile cases involving celebrity clients. ... Tony Grant may refer to either the League of Ireland footballer Tony Grant, Tony Grant (Irish) or to the former Premiership footballer Tony Grant, Tony Grant (English). ... Ulysses S. Grant,[2] born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885), was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869–1877). ... Ulysses S. Grant Jr. ... Ulysses Simpson Grant III (July 4, 1881 – August 29, 1968), the son of Frederick Dent Grant (and the grandson of General of the Army and President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant) was an American soldier and planner. ... Ulysses S. Grant IV (May 23, 1893 - March 11, 1977), the son of Ulysses S. (Buck) Grant, Jr. ... Valentine Grant (February 14, 1881, Indiana – March 12, 1949, Orange County, California) was an American silent film actress. ... Walter V Grant Jr. ... Glenfiddich whisky range William Grant & Sons Ltd. ...

Places

Australia

  • Grant, South Australia

Canada

Grant Land is the northern lobe of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. ...

United Kingdom

  • Grantown or Grantown-on-Spey, Strathspey, Scotland
  • Castle Grant, 1.5 miles North of Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland

Grantown-on-Spey is a small burgh in the Scottish Highlands founded in 1765, as a planned town on the River Spey with a population of 3,409 [1]. It lies at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about twenty miles south east of Inverness, and is in the... Grantown-on-Spey is a small burgh in the Scottish Highlands founded in 1765, on the River Spey with a population of 3,409 [1]. It lies at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about twenty miles south east of Inverness. ... Castle Grant stands a mile north of Grantown-on-Spey and was the former seat of the Clan Grant chiefs of Strathspey in Moray. ...

United States

Grant is a town in Marshall County, in the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. ... Grant is a small rural unincorporated community in norther Park County, Colorado in the United States. ... Grant is a town in Brevard County, Florida, United States. ... Grant is a city located in Montgomery County, Iowa. ... Grant is a city in Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Grant is a city located in Washington County, Minnesota. ... Grant is a city located in Perkins County, Nebraska. ... Grant is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin: Grant, Clark County, Wisconsin Grant, Dunn County, Wisconsin Grant, Monroe County, Wisconsin Grant, Portage County, Wisconsin Grant, Rusk County, Wisconsin Grant, Shawano County, Wisconsin This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... This article is about the town in Missouri. ... Grant Park is a village located in Kankakee County, Illinois. ... The Taste of Chicago is held in Grant Park annually around Independence Day. ... Grant Town is a town located in Marion County, West Virginia. ... Grant Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan: Grant Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan Grant Township, Clare County, Michigan Grant Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan Grant Township, Huron County, Michigan Grant Township, Iosco County, Michigan Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan Grant Township, Mason County... Grant Township is a township located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. ... The Grants Mining Museum, next to Historic Route 66. ... Grant County is the name of several counties in the United States: Grant County, Arkansas Grant County, Indiana Grant County, Kansas Grant County, Kentucky Grant County, Minnesota Grant County, Nebraska Grant County, New Mexico Grant County, North Dakota Grant County, Oklahoma Grant County, Oregon Grant County, South Dakota Grant County...

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Ulysses S. Grant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6799 words)
Grant was born Hiram Ulysses in Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio, 25 miles (40 km) east of Cincinnati on the Ohio River, to Jesse Root Grant (1794–1873) and Hannah Simpson (1798–1883).
Grant was initially angry at Thomas that his orders for a demonstration were exceeded, but the assaulting wave sent the Confederates into a head-long retreat, opening the way for the Union to invade Atlanta, Georgia, and the heart of the Confederacy.
Grant was the first general to attempt such a coordinated strategy in the war and the first to understand the concepts of total war, in which the destruction of an enemy's economic infrastructure that supplied its armies was as important as tactical victories on the battlefield.
Encyclopedia4U - Ulysses S. Grant - Encyclopedia Article (684 words)
Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant) was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, Clermont County, Ohio (25 miles above Cincinnati on the Ohio River) to Jesse R. and Hannah Simpson Grant.
Grant was chosen as the Republican presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention in Chicago on May 20 1868 with no real opposition.
Grant wrote his memoirs shortly before his death, whilst terminally ill from throat cancer and in financial difficulties after the collapse of the firm Grant and Ward.
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