42 USC § 295o - Matching requirement

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s295o"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 295o - Matching requirement"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "295o"
section_name: "Matching requirement"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION"
part_number: "G"
part_name: "General Provisions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 798, as added Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 106(a)(2)(F), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3558.)"
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# § 295o. Matching requirement

The Secretary may require that an entity that applies for a grant or contract under this subchapter provide non-Federal matching funds, as appropriate, to ensure the institutional commitment of the entity to the projects funded under the grant. As determined by the Secretary, such non-Federal matching funds may be provided directly or through donations from public or private entities and may be in cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services.

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**Source Credit**: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 798, as added Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 106(a)(2)(F), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3558.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 295, , as added , , ; amended , , , set forth certain general provisions relating to this subchapter, prior to repeal by , , .

A prior section 798 of act , was classified to  prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

Another prior section 798 of act , was classified to  prior to the general amendment of part G of this subchapter by .