Assistance

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NIH: The award of money, property, or services to a recipient to accomplish a public purpose as authorized by Federal statute. Assistance relationships (e.g., grants) are expressed in less detail than are acquisition relationships (contracts), and responsibilities for ensuring performance rest largely with the recipient or are shared with the Government.

Crdrewu: Under federal law, the process that leads to a grant or cooperative agreement, as opposed to procurement. The purpose is to “assist” the grantee with what it would do anyway, if it had the resources.