Treatment of someone with this disorder is often challenging and rarely boring for the treatment team. Because of the complications experienced in this disorder, a patient can often be homeless, near or in poverty, on welfare, unemployed, and with little to no family or general social support.
DEFINITION of 'Grant'. The issuance of an award, such as a stock option, to key employees under a stock plan. A stock option grants the employee the right to purchase a certain number of shares of the company's stock at a predetermined price. There is usually a waiting period before an employee can exercise their stock options.
block grant in Culture Expand. A financial aid package that grants federal money to state and local governments for use in social welfare programs, such as law enforcement, community development, and health services. Block grants provide money for general areas of social welfare, rather than for specific programs.