subvention
noun
[ səbˈvɛnʃ(ə)n ]
• a grant of money, especially from a government.
• "Ottawa has begun to cut federal subventions to the provinces"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘provision of help’): from Old French, from late Latin subventio(n- ), from Latin subvenire ‘assist’, from sub- ‘from below’ + venire ‘come’.