For example, a recent $500,000 grant is helping a private college in the mid-Hudson region to build a new library.

Apologies to those people who kindly sent us details of their recent grants and who have not been mentioned in this issue.

The most recent grant was awarded in November 2008, and will provide funding until November 2010.

Over the last decade, Texaco has provided a number of grants to the conservatory, including a recent three-year grant for $75,000, she said.

A recent $25,000 grant from Philip Morris allowed the museum to pay back money owed to artists.

Many cities also have civic coats of arms; some are recent grants, others date back to the medieval period.

A recent $10,000 grant from the Waterbury Foundation will pay for the new floor and stage lights.

Even a recent $400 million grant to help Louisiana with unemployment claims is less than half of the projected need for the coming year.

However, recent grants have used a looser wording, where the status is awarded to the "town".

Arms were changed and updated due to recent grants, and the number of inhabitants was adjusted.