The recipient entity's physical address:
           *** Confidential Address ***

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           11226 Fernley Drive new orleans la 70128

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          Dr. Jeffery Ambrose
Darrell Warren
Ar'tra Abraham McNeil

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  4383

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $250,000

What type of request is this?  General Appropriation

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           Dr. Jeffery Ambrose, Executive Director
Ar'tra Abraham McNeil, Vice President of Operations
Darrell Warren, Director of Marketing & Community Engagement

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           The 3rd Line NOLA's startup project, "Water World NOLA", is a project focused on water infrastructure around the Greater New Orleans Regions; specifically, waterways & catch basins.

According to data by the United States Chamber, and FEMA, Louisiana businesses have lost over $1billion a year since 2020-2025. New Orleans has spent over $100 million in drainage infrastructure, while the state has spent $1 billion in five years.

The "Water World NOLA" project approaches infrastructure risk, drainage infrastructure, flood management from a totally innovative approach allowing communities and legislators alike to actually walk through the data more effectively and efficiently, identify, target more precisely problem areas, and journey through infrastructure in a more immersive methodology combining A.I, Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality.

These methods allow for better community engagement, clearer language, improved communications and reports that work in coordination with contractors and investors alike to assist in acceleration of solutions and innovative approaches or uses of waterways, and segmented data. The project, "Water World NOLA", has a better way of allowing data to share a story that legislators and community members can follow and rally behind. This is leveraging the present future. This is "Water World NOLA."

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
          Professional Services. . . $40,000
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $30,000
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $35,000
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $10,000
          Operating Services. . . . $20,000
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $15,000

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          Not Applicable

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          The 3rd Line NOLA believes the public benefit of "Water World NOLA" project, is to improve community public safety, strengthen Greater New Orleans' regional resilience hubs, and improve infrastructure planning through innovative flood management, and drainage infrastructure assessment in disaster prone communities.

These state funds will assist the "Water World NOLA" project in enhanced evaluation and documentation of infrastructure risk associated with stormwater systems, including drainage infrastructure, catch basins, canals, and pump stations. Which play a critical role in regional protection.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          The goal of the "Water World NOLA" project is to strengthen the Greater New Orleans' region's community resilience and improve the region's flood management through innovative assessment, documentation, and strategic planning of drainage infrastructure in disaster prone communities across the Greater New Orleans region.

In order to achieve these goals, The 3rd Line NOLA will pursue the following objectives:

A. Conduct infrastructure assessments
B. Improve Data Collection and Monitoring
C. Support Flood Mitigation Planning
D. Strengthen Community awareness and engagement
E. Facilitate collaboration with Public Agencies and Stakeholders
F. Produce Planning and Reporting Tools

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           8-12 months

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                 N/A
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                 N/A

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                 N/A

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                  N/A

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               N/A

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
               N/A

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
                N/A

          What is the nature of the relationship?  N/A

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                 N/A

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               This, “Water World NOLA”, contract will support the provision of professional and technical services related to flood management, drainage infrastructure assessment, and community-based infrastructure risk analysis in vulnerable disaster-prone neighborhoods across the Greater New Orleans Region with emphasis on Orleans Parish first, with others to follow, in further assessments.

Under the contract, The 3rd Line NOLA, will provide services including the identification, documentation, and evaluation of drainage infrastructure, including catch basins, canals, culverts, and pump stations, in order to better understand current system conditions and potential infrastructure risks associated with stormwater management. These services will include field assessments, data collection, photographic documentation, mapping, and the development of reports summarizing findings and recommendations.

The “Water World NOLA” contract will also support planning and technical analysis to identify potential flood mitigation investments that can improve the performance and reliability of drainage infrastructure systems. This may include identifying maintenance needs, prioritizing infrastructure improvements, and supporting coordination with local agencies responsible for stormwater and flood protection.

In addition, the “Water World NOLA” contract will include community engagement and education services designed to increase public awareness about flood risks, the function of local drainage infrastructure, and strategies for strengthening neighborhood resilience to flooding.

Deliverables under the “Water World NOLA” contract may include infrastructure assessment reports, mapping and documentation of drainage assets, community outreach activities, and planning resources that assist public agencies and stakeholders in improving flood management practices and long-term infrastructure resilience.

The overall purpose of the "Water World NOLA" contract is to provide the technical support, data collection, and community engagement necessary to inform effective flood mitigation strategies and infrastructure planning, thereby enhancing public safety and environmental sustainability.


Contact Information
name:  Artra-Abraham McNeil II 
                                       address:  11226 Fernley Road
                                       phone:  5044071882
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  info@the3rdlinenola.org
                                       relationship to entity:  Vice President