There are the typical funding sources most public works managers know about, such as Community Development Block Grants, and then there are the lesser-known sources that are equally worth pursuing. And chances are that another agency has found a way to get it done. "The biggest benefit is that I've made contacts with people who are doing the same thing we're doing on a daily basis," says George Bostic, an Oregon public works director who's successfully appealed to both local and state sources for funding. "We learn from them and their mistakes, no matter what size city we are."
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