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This group focuses on funding sources and avenues to raise financing for resilience-related projects and organizations.

This  purpose of this group is to share information about various fundraising opportunities such as grants, crowd sourcing platforms, and events.  What has worked in the past and what might work in the future?

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funding-sfl@m.resiliencesystem.org

Texas to Get Nearly $5B in Flood-Mitigation Funding

           

Stalled cars and rescue vehicles on a flooded section of Interstate 610 in Houston on Aug. 27.  ALYSSA SCHUKAR

CLICK HERE - BiPartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Long Term Disaster Recovery Investment Plan - Construction Account - As of July 5, 2018 (2 page .PDF file)

bizjournals.com - by Olivia Pulsinelli - July 6, 2018

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced July 5 how it will allocate billions of dollars for more flood-mitigation efforts. 

Of the allocations announced July 5, the largest portion is more than $13.9 billion for the construction of nearly 60 projects to reduce damage from floods and storms across multiple states and Puerto Rico.

(CLICK HERE - READ COMPLETE ARTICLE)

Orange County, Texas - see page 11 in the 75 page report within the link below.  It describes the proposed construction for the levee in Orange County and includes a map showing the placement of the proposed levee.

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Examples of Crowdsourcing Funding and Programs (plus)

Check out these different sites to see how your project can be developed and funded

Indiegogo

Kickstarter

Piggybackr

World Community Grid

ThrdPlace

Kiva

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