This is the 1564th most frequent Japanese word.
助成
Subsidy or financial assistance.
Here, '助成' is used as a noun in '助成金', meaning 'subsidy', describing financial support provided by the government.
政府はエネルギー効率化プロジェクトに助成金を提供しています。
The government provides subsidies to energy efficiency projects.
In this sentence, '助成する' functions as a verb, meaning 'to subsidize' or 'to support financially', referring to underwriting specific activities.
この地域の教育活動を助成するための新しいプログラムが開始されました。
A new program to support educational activities in this region has started.
Here, '助成' is used as a noun to refer to the act of giving financial aid, indicating that assistance was provided for a particular purpose.