51.   But the grants are competitive and spending follows no obvious pattern, with private money bypassing the murky citywide pool to feed single-school tributaries.

52.   By saying he is preparing a defense, Ginsburg was signaling a grant of immunity is not imminent.

53.   Challenge grants are a common gimmick in fund-raising, and wealthy individuals may have provided such grants themselves to lure other givers.

54.   DTA, however, decided the supplemental grants should not be available to anyone who reached the two-year limit on benefits.

55.   Even so, grants will be far fewer and far smaller, with particularly devastating effects on smaller arts institutions beyond the big cities.

56.   Engstrom said the grant in question was old and the company lacked the documentation to exonerate itself.

57.   Federal grants are also available through the Historic Preservation Fund, which is administered by the National Park Service.

58.   First, loans are fine, but grants are better, especially for humanitarian projects like fighting AIDS and malaria.

59.   Grants also might be available for uninsured people for some temporary housing assistance or personal property losses.

60.   Gretchen Wolfram, director of communications for the Lilly Endowment Foundation, said the grants are a way of identifying and recruiting new blood into the clergy.