The amount of project funding that a grantee agrees to provide in return for being awarded partial federal funding of the same project.

Definition A type of employer contribution to an employee retirement fund in which employee contributions up to a maximum limit are accompanied by identical, or at least proportional, contributions by [..]

Public funds available to a presidential candidate to help bankroll his or her primary campaign. The Presidential Election Campaign Fund matches up to $250 of each individual contribution to help candidates defray the cost of their primary campaigns. (Contributions from PACs are not matched.) To receive matching funds, candidates must meet certain [..]

public money that is given to presidential candidates in an amount equal to the amount that they have raised privately. During the primary season (before the convention), candidates who use matching funds may get up to $250 in matching funds for each individual contribution they get. The matching funds are mostly financed by U.S. taxpayers (they ca [..]

The amount donated or contributed toward a project during a specified time period that matches grant funds on a one-to-one basis or according to some other formula. Matching funds may be cash or an in-kind contribution. Matching funds are required under challenge grants.

A financial support program (usually a grant) in which the federal government seeks to create an incentive for developing needed programs at the state or local level by offering to "match" state or local funds allocated for the same purpose; private groups and foundations also offer matching funds.

 the income (cash) and in-kind (donated contributions) you must estimate to illustrate that the City’s investment will be equaled (if not eclipsed) by other support.  Cultural Affairs requires proof o [..]