Federal Appropriations Match

The United States Congress passed House of Representatives Bill 2361 authorizing the United States Treasury to match 10 million dollars in private contributions for the construction of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project in Washington, D.C.

In addition to the support of the many individual and corporate donors, the  $10 million Congressional match was achieved at the February 28, 2006 Los Angeles Dream Dinner with the announcement of The Walt Disney Company Foundation donation.  Senators Byrd and Cochran were the driving force behind the Congressional match.