The phrase "lower funding" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a decrease in funding or financial resources. Here is an example sentence: "The recent budget cuts have led to lower funding for the arts programs in our city's schools."
The analysis shows clear and consistent differences between men and women PIs, with lower funding in terms of the total investment, the number of funded studies, the median funding awarded and the mean funding awarded across most of the infectious disease areas funded.
Lower funding levels also complicated efforts to meet standards.
That translates into lower funding costs for its investment bank.
Many advocates say that college has become unaffordable for many families because of lower funding from state governments.
To offset lower funding from the state, colleges in Texas raised tuition, leading more students to borrow to cover expenses.
This lack of independence may be exacerbated by the economic crisis due to lower funding for health regulatory bodies or other measures designed to protect health.
A spokeswoman said the layoffs were unrelated to lower fund-raising.
Combined, the two proposals could serve to lower fund expenses greatly by cutting the cost of preparing and mailing disclosure documents.
The average for the more than 300 other international relief agencies rated by Charity Navigator is 8 cents, but Mr. Matchett said that large relief organizations, unlike Heifer, often receive big government grants, which lower fund-raising expenses.
New York's politically astute Attorney General Eliot Spitzer forced Putnam Investments and Alliance Capital Management to lower fund fees in the aftermath of the mutual fund market-timing scandals.
The SEC should also push harder to lower fund fees, improve disclosure and insist on overseeing hedge funds, the customers at the root of the mutual fund trading scandal, Bogle said.
