0 money given by a government or organization for an event or activity: --
1 money made available for a particular purpose: --
2 money given by an organization or a government for a particular purpose: --
funding shortfall/crisis/gap The funding gap between pension assets and projected obligations has narrowed in each of the past four years.
federal/government/state funding
funding for sth Our focus is on young companies seeking funding for new product development.
secure/obtain/get funding We have secured funding under an EU programme for three new projects.
We were unable to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project.
The education director is persevering in his attempt to obtain additional funding for the school.
The project suddenly got a new lease of life when the developers agreed to provide some more funding.
Interest in the project fizzled after the funding was withdrawn.
The basic lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.