federal funding
National treasury allocation
Federal funding is money provided by a national government, typically through grants, contracts, or subsidies to states, institutions, or programs.
In American usage, it specifically means money from the U.S. federal government as opposed to state or local sources: The university relies heavily on federal funding for research, Federal funding for the highway project was approved.
- earmarksDesignates for specific use
- block grantsFlexible federal-to-state funding
- education grantsFinancial awards for students
- public investmentGovernment spending on shared assets
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
defense spending · state governments · strings attached · pork barrel · Capitol Hill · fiscal policy · Title I · red tape · matching funds · discretionary spending · oversight committees · eligibility criteria · subsidies · revenue sharing · government spending · tax dollars · programs · safety net programs
- College Policytuition caps, financial aid, student aid, education policy, college affordability
- Education Fundingeducation grants, Pell Grant, Title I, student loans, grant programs
- higher educationuniversity, college, degree, diploma, graduate school
- fundinggrant, loan, grants, venture capital, crowdfunding
- arts fundinggrants, patronage, sponsorship, endowment, foundations
- Canadian ArcticNunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Baffin Island, Yellowknife
federal fundingstate funding
Government-allocated monetary support
local funding · municipal funding · state grants · grassroots funding · community funding
federal fundingprivate investment
Funding outside public markets
private funding · venture capital · private donations · corporate sponsorship · self-funding