grant vs award

grant and award both are nouns.

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

As nouns, award is a hyponym of grant; that is, award is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grant:

Other hyponyms of grant include awarding, block grant, grant-in-aid, grant-in-aid.

As verbs, grant and award are synonyms defined as:

grant (noun)	award (noun)
the act of providing a subsidy	a grant made by a law court
a right or privilege that has been granted	a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business	something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
any monetary aid
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

grant (verb)	award (verb)
be willing to concede	give, especially as an honor or reward
allow to have	give as judged due or on the basis of merit
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