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There is currently a lack of information on how to fund or finance natural infrastructure (NI). As NI continues to be mainstreamed, project leads will require innovative financing practices to account for the different lifecycle costs associated with NI projects. This project seeks to identify, evaluate, and share examples of NI projects that have secured the necessary funds from a variety of sources and innovating methods. In particular, this project is exploring the manner in which funds have been secured for scoping, designing, constructing, monitoring, and\/or adaptively managing NI projects. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The project intends to showcase a variety of project types and associated funding and financing mechanisms. The library of case studies will increase as additional projects are identified. Practitioners can nominate projects to be featured by submitting the web form in the case study library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Case Study Library<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Funding and Financing Natural Infrastructure: Best Practices and Lessons Learned<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A series of case studies to share innovative examples of funding and financing natural infrastructure. From homeowner cost-sharing programs to watershed-wide wetland restoration efforts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The National Wildlife Federation Nature-Based Solutions Database<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An interactive database for communities interested in pursuing federal funding and\/or technical assistance for nature-based solutions. 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