funding

WORDNET DICTIONARY

funding(n = noun.possession) backing, financial backing, financial support, support - financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment"

is a kind of resource

Derived form verb fund₆

is a kind of finance

Derived form verb fund₆

funding, a.

Providing a fund for the payment of the interest or principal of a debt. [1913 Webster]
Investing in the public funds. [1913 Webster]

Funding system, a system or scheme of finance or revenue by which provision is made for paying the interest or principal of a public debt.