Matching Funding and In-kind Contributions

Additional appropriate support from the community, including supplemental or in-kind contributions of 50 to 100% (e.g. $25,000 to $50,000 in matching funding contributions for requested grant funding of $50,000) is required. The RFP must identify the source of matching funding contribution and provide confirmation of the commitment in a letter from each source, signed by the organization’s CEO.

Matching funding contributions may be direct grants to the project, or in-kind contributions (e.g. supplies and services) that relate specifically to the grant project. The following are eligible for matching funding or in-kind contributions:

• Overhead, including an organization's ongoing operational or core expenses
• Office equipment and furniture
• Knowledge transfer to support publication of grant findings