Front Page Dispatch · Campaign Briefing

Dispatch №17 — April 2026: Thirteen towns still have no storm-surge plan.

Signal Harbor Initiative tracks, funds, and installs civic resilience infrastructure in under-resourced coastal municipalities. This is our current field report.

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37Municipalities served since 2021
$4.2MInfrastructure funded to date
100%Audited receipts published quarterly

Filed 01

Storm-Surge Assessment Program

On-the-ground engineering surveys for towns under 12,000 residents. We publish every finding, every time. Twelve assessments completed in Q1 2026.

Filed 02

Civic Resilience Grants

Direct-to-municipality grants of $25K–$150K for seawall repair, drainage upgrades, and emergency signage. No intermediary, no overhead fee.

Filed 03

Public Data Commons

Open-access GIS datasets, tidal models, and infrastructure condition reports for every community we enter. Updated monthly, cited by fourteen state agencies.

Filed 04

Field Volunteer Deployment

Trained teams of 6–10 deployed to partner towns for 90-day infrastructure builds. Housing, tools, and supervision funded by Signal Harbor.

01

Municipal Intake

Town clerks or civic groups submit a one-page request. We verify population data, FEMA status, and existing infrastructure gaps within ten business days.

02

Field Assessment

A two-person survey team arrives on site, documents conditions, interviews residents, and files a public report. Every photo and measurement is published.

03

Fund & Build

Approved projects receive direct grant disbursement. Volunteer crews mobilize within 45 days. Quarterly progress photos and spend receipts posted to the Public Data Commons.

Signal Harbor showed up with engineers, not brochures. Our seawall got repaired before the next hurricane season. The receipts were on their website before we even asked.

Marisol Vega · Town Clerk, Port Sulphur, LA

We had applied to three federal programs and heard nothing for two years. Signal Harbor completed our drainage assessment in eleven days and funded the fix in sixty.

David Okonkwo · City Council Member, Bayou La Batre, AL

Individual Donor

Quarterly dispatch delivered by email • Name listed in annual published ledger • Full access to Public Data Commons

$25

Civic Sustainer

All Individual benefits • Named field-report acknowledgment • Invitation to annual site visit weekend

$150

Municipal Partner

Direct infrastructure co-funding • Dedicated project liaison • Branded receipts and public reporting

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FAQ

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Every dollar is allocated to one of three published budget lines: field assessments, infrastructure grants, or volunteer deployment. Administrative costs are funded separately by founding board members. We publish itemized spend reports quarterly.

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Municipal officials, donors, journalists, and volunteers — use this form or write directly. We respond within 48 hours, always from a named staffer.