Co-Funding Resources in Government
The Public-Philanthropic Partnership Initiative, a project of the Council on Foundations, has assembled a helpful list of cofunding relationship types, along with definitions and relevant guidelines for how and when each may be used. See the initiative’s website for the most up-to-date information on each type and a growing library of online resources.
- Matching grants
- Cooperative agreements
- Grants to government
- Sponsorships and co-sponsorships
- Sharing staff
- Cooperative research and development agreements (CRADAs)
- Prizes and other transactions
For information on “jointly funded projects” and other limited exceptions to the federal lobbying prohibition, visit Northern California Grantmakers’ Public Policy Grantmaking Toolkit.
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