The town's initial grant included land along the Connecticut River.

The initial flat grant for a family of four 17 years ago was $324 and it is now $488, an increase of 51 percent.

The initial grant was near the top and specified that the land remain in its natural state.

Remarkably, the officials liked his innovative idea and provided an initial grant of $1 million.

Meeting this goal was a condition for getting more federal money once the initial grant expired.

The initial grant is for up to $50 million over five years, the Army and the universities said.

The arms were granted in 1709 but it is not recorded whether the motto formed part of the initial grant.

Provided with an initial four-year grant of $240,000, the fund will help four undergraduate and two graduate students a year.

Often, as in Spain, the constitution of formal municipalities might have followed some years after the initial grant.

The institution received its initial grant of accreditation in 2002.