matching grant

Dollar-for-dollar subsidy

A matching grant is funding given on the condition that the recipient raises an equal or proportional amount from other sources.

The grantor commits to match donations dollar-for-dollar or at some specified ratio: The foundation offered a matching grant of up to fifty thousand dollars.

This structure incentivizes fundraising and ensures broader support for a project.

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conditionality

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Unrestricted government allocation

lump sum payment · entitlement · earmarked funds

funding direction

matching grantloan

Borrowed money repaid later

debt financing · clawback · tax levy · assessment · dues

funding mechanism type

matching grantloan

Borrowed money repaid later

debt financing · venture capital · self-funding · fee-for-service · equity investment

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