The full sentence is this: The families would receive humanitarian support from various foundations in Dubai, the Dubai Police Chief said a week after the deadly smash. The sentence is reported speech. It tells us what the Dubai Police Chief said. When you have reported speech in the past tense (using a verb such as said), you have to "backshift" the verb of the original statement. Direct speech: "The families will receive humanitarian support from various foundations in Dubai," the Dubai Police Chief said a week after the deadly smash. Reported speech: The families would receive humanitarian support from various foundations in Dubai, the Dubai Police Chief said a week after the deadly smash. In this case of reported speech, you "backshift" from "will" to "would." For more information, see http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/statements Original: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/family-of-bus-crash-victim-can-t-cope-with-loss-1.1341294

The sentence is conjecture or speculation, rather than a statement as to fact. Therefore, it is referring to what is Possible, rather than what is or has been done.

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