11. --Matching grants for states to establish incentive programs to help private landowners protect rare species while engaging in traditional land management practices. 12. Matching grants are not that unusual. 13. Nonprofit groups that own buildings on the register can receive matching grants for capital improvements. 14. Schools could use the money, which would come in the form of matching grants, to hire outstanding teachers or people from other professions as principals. 15. The bureau is funded with private contributions and a matching grant from the city. 16. The money is split between large federal acquisitions and local matching grants for projects as small as a town pond or city playground. 17. The money can be used to provide low-interest loans or matching grants, potentially increasing the amount of investment flowing from the relatively small federal contribution. 18. The New Jersey Historic Trust, a quasi-public state agency, provides matching grants to preserve historic buildings owned by a government agency or a nonprofit group. 19. The matching grants will come from either public or other private sources, including other foundations and corporations. 20. The panel will recommend that the Legislature establish a matching grant to help some counties pay for replacing or upgrading equipment. |