funding vs fund

funding and fund both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
funding	Yes	No	No	No
fund	Yes	No	Yes	No

funding (noun)	fund (noun)
the act of financing	a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
financial resources provided to make some project possible	a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
	a supply of something available for future use

funding (verb)	fund (verb)
	furnish money for
	place or store up in a fund for accumulation
	convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
	accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability
	invest money in government securities
	provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest