A grant made in response to a challenge grant.

A grant or gift made with the specification that the amount donated must be matched on a one-for-one basis or according to some other prescribed formula.

A grant that is made to match funds provided by another donor. See also challenge grant; employee matching gift.

A grant that requires a specified portion of the cost of a supported item of equipment or project be obtained from other sources. The required match may be more or less than the amount of the grant. Some matching grants require that the additional funds be obtained from sources outside the recipient organization. Many matching grants are paid in installments, the payments coinciding with the attainment of pre-specified levels of additional funding. (Also see Challenge Grant.) Matching grants are very common in the sciences, especially for equipment. They are standard practice in some government agencies.

A grant or gift made with the specification that the amount donated must be matched from other sources on a one-for-one or some other prescribed basis.

A grant made with the provision that the amount donated must be matched by other donations on some formula, such as 1:1.

A grant paid only if the requesting organization or program is able to raise additional funds from other sources or provide funds of their own.

a grant that is made to match funds provided by another donor. (Sometimes also called a challenge grant).