这是个好主意吗？

var grants = [
    { id: "p_1", location: "loc_1", type: "A", funds: "5000" },
    { id: "p_2", location: "loc_2", type: "B", funds: "2000" },
    { id: "p_3", location: "loc_3", type: "C", funds:  "500" },
    { id: "p_2", location: "_ibid", type: "D", funds: "1000" },
    { id: "p_2", location: "_ibid", type: "E", funds: "3000" }
];
var joined = [];

// map and push to joined
grants.map(
  function (v) {
    if (!(v.id in this)) {
      this[v.id] = v;
      joined.push(v);
    } else {
      var current = this[v.id];
      current.type = [v.type].concat(current.type);
      current.funds = [v.funds].concat(current.funds);
    }
  }, {}
);

// show it
document.querySelector('#result').textContent =
   JSON.stringify(joined, null, ' ');

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