The project had to be abandoned due to a lack of government funding.

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The project had to be abandoned due to a lack of government funding.
这句话很简单,但是里边的介词短语的用法我不懂,fund为什么要加ing

fund指基金,用作动词表示拨款,动词加在介词短语后要变身为动名词.
你觉得放在这个句子里哪个意思更确切呢?*基金?*拨款?