awarding vs grant

awarding and grant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
awarding	Yes	No	No	No
grant	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, grant is a hypernym of awarding; that is, grant is a word with a broader meaning than awarding:

Other hypernyms of awarding include subsidisation, subsidization.

awarding (noun)	grant (noun)
a grant made by a law court	the act of providing a subsidy
	a right or privilege that has been granted
	a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
	any monetary aid
	(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

awarding (verb)	grant (verb)
	be willing to concede
	allow to have
	let have
	transfer by deed
	give as judged due or on the basis of merit
	give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
	bestow, especially officially