match-funding

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noun

the stipulation set by a grant-providing body that the recipients of a grant raise a certain percentage of the money they require, generally a sum more or less equal to that of the sum of money being granted

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How to use match-funding in a sentence

He created his own crowd-funding platform for genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which has yet to be launched.
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Part of the problem is the mandate of the war and the means with which the U.S. is fighting it do not match up.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If we want that to change, then all of us have to encourage our legislators to make funding community policing a priority.
How to Solve the Policing Crisis|Keli Goff|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Congress is attempting to pass the buck on federal funding for education.
The ‘No Child’ Rewrite Threatens Your Kids’ Future|Jonah Edelman|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The user fee on duck stamps goes exclusively to funding federal acquisition of wetlands as wildlife habitat.
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Little did Tressan dream to what a cask of gunpowder he was applying the match of his smug pertness.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
A cricket-match was in progress, but the bowling and batting were extremely wild, thanks to The Warren strong beer.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
"He's been counting the days till you got home, Mark," said Tim, holding a burning match over my pipe.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
And Jimmy, although there is not much money in the family—about twenty thousand a year—would be a very good match.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
It was deep twilight in the room, and rather cold, for the eucalyptus and olive logs in the fireplace still awaited the match.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson