; (2) to monitor, collect, and report data on the performance (including performance over time) of the project, in accordance with standards issued by the Administrator under subsection (f)(2); or (3) to incentivize landowners to engage in living shoreline projects. (e) Cost-Sharing (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), an eligible entity that receives a grant under this section to carry out a living shoreline project shall provide, from non-Federal sources, funds or other resources (such as land or conservation easements or in-kind matching from private entities) valued at not less than 50 percent of the total cost, including administrative costs, of the project. (2) Reduced matching requirement for certain communities The Administrator may reduce or waive the matching requirement under paragraph (1) for an eligible entity representing a community or nonprofit organization if— (A) the eligible entity submits to the Administrator in writing— (i) a request for such a reduction and the amount of the reduction; and (ii) a justification for why the entity cannot meet the matching requirement; and (B) the Administrator agrees with the justification. (f) Monitoring and reporting (1) In general The Administrator shall require each eligible entity receiving a grant under this section (or a representative of the entity) to carry out a living shoreline project— (A) to transmit to the Administrator data collected under the project; (B) to monitor the project and to collect data on— (i) the ecological and economic benefits of the project and the protection provided by the project for the coastal community where the project is carried out, including through— (I) mitigating the effects of erosion; (II) attenuating the impact of coastal storms and storm surge; (III) mitigating shoreline flooding; (IV) mitigating the effects of sea level rise, accelerated land loss, and extreme tides; (V) sustaining, protecting, or restoring the functions and habitats of coastal ecosystems