Dude, Seven's Captain of the flagship as of the end of Picard, my statement was accurate. Funding by definition means money.
fund·ing
/ˈfəndiNG/
noun
money provided, especially by an organization or government, for a particular purpose.
"funding for the project was provided by the Housing Corporation"
the action or practice of providing money for a particular purpose.
"the public funding of litigation remains a core question"
So, again, neither one of them would have any reason to enter this this thing, So let's stop debating this and actually start debating who can put on the better show and secure more funding, which is the actual prompt.