In a message dated 1/22/01 12:16:40 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< Thanks for reminding me how federal funding works sometimes.  Would you
spend
more time advocating on the state level than on the federal, if things
operate like this?

Thanks,
Anthony >>

Anthony,

    That is hard to answer. The state's don't match because they have
different priorities. That's because they don't have the tax base other
states have. If you can get it across to state legislators how much match
monies they are losing, it may do some good.

Bobby