nonfederal

adjective

non·fed·er·al ˌnän-ˈfe-d(ə-)rəl

: not federal

especially : not of or relating to the federal government of the United States

nonfederal employees/lands/funds

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For the opera in Colombia staged by an American composer, $22,000 of the $47,000 outlay was in nonfederal funding. —

Linda Qiu, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025 Ronaldson said the county secured an $18 million grant from the Illinois Commerce Commission, which will cover the agency’s share of the nonfederal match as well as other construction costs. —

Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025 Seven states across the country, including Illinois, don’t have laws as robust but do provide some regulatory protections for nonfederal waters, according to the Environmental Law Institute. —

Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024 Last year, undergraduate and graduate students borrowed $99.0 billion in federal and nonfederal loans, down from a peak of $159.2 billion (in 2023 dollars) in 2010-11. —

Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonfederal