1. a person or organization that receives a grant, especially of money or property
Usage: legal

Examples

• The university was the grantee of a million-dollar research grant.
• As the grantee, she had to submit annual reports on how the funds were used.
• The foundation carefully selected grantees for their environmental projects.
• Each grantee must comply with the terms and conditions of the award.
• The nonprofit organization became a grantee after their proposal was approved.
• Legal documents clearly identified the grantor and grantee in the property transfer.