The office began by offering small grants of $30,000 each.
The center also offers grants for faculty and student research.
State housing officials offered grants and loans for the project.
Vaughan had offered grants of land but no one took him up on the offer.
The government is also offering grants to companies that hire older workers.
But it offered them much larger direct grants than the Government has the money to deliver.
Social lenders might also offer small grants as part of an investment package.
Besides, the laureate is offered a financial grant of €16.000.
Amtrak offered a $2 million grant to help make the switch and market the new service.
A single donor has offered a matching grant of $500,000 toward the $3 million goal.