Grants and Funding Resources for Women In Business: Glossary of Grant Terminology | F - G

Grant Terminology:

Understanding the language and terms of the Grantor and Grantmakers

FNS stands for the Food and Nutrition Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Formula Grants - grants awarded to eligible entities through allocation based on the program's authorizing legislation; block grants or categorical. These funds are sent directly to the states, who disburse monies according to the formula.

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The Federal Register (1994 to present)
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html

Federal Register
Public notice of all government grant programs appear on this site once they are approved by Congress.

Funding priorities are a means of focusing a grant competition on the areas in which the agency is particularly interested in receiving applications. Priorities can be absolute, which the applicant must address in order to be considered for funding; competitive, which the applicant has the option of choosing whether or not to address and for which they may receive additional points, or invitational, which the applicant is encouraged but not required to address.

Grantee is an individual or organization that has been awarded financial assistance under one of the agency's grant programs.

Grantor or Grant Maker agency, organization, etc. who is providing the grant This term is used in applications and instructions.