pass-through grant
n.— «Ouzinkie, Port Lions and Larsen Bay originally applied for grants directly to their villages, but the Legislature used a process called “pass-through” grants and sent the money through the borough.» —“Borough Assembly receives earful on trash concerns” by Scott Christiansen Kodiak Daily Mirror (Alaska) Oct. 20, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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