During the early post 9/11 years, money was raining down on the emergency response community. Now this flood of funding has evaporated to more of a trickle and, in some areas, it has completely dried up. If your organization has a technical rescue unit, you must be much more educated and savvy shoppers when managing your program. This class will look at methods and examples of how to make the most of the funds you have. In addition, the presenter will provide examples of how other organizations have maximized (and at times lost out on) opportunities to keep their ship moving forward.