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@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ open-source software toolkit used for building and operating Hybrid Data
 Infrastructures enabling the dynamic deployment of Virtual Research Environments
 by favouring the realisation of reuse oriented policies.
  
-The projects leading to this software have received funding from a series of European Union programmes including:
+The projects leading to this software have received funding from a series of European Union programmes see [FUNDING.md](FUNDING.md)
 
-- the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
-    - DILIGENT (grant no. 004260);
-- the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration 
-    - D4Science (grant no. 212488), D4Science-II (grant no.239019), ENVRI (grant no. 283465), EUBrazilOpenBio (grant no. 288754), iMarine(grant no. 283644);
-- the H2020 research and innovation programme 
-    - BlueBRIDGE (grant no. 675680), EGIEngage (grant no. 654142), ENVRIplus (grant no. 654182), Parthenos (grant no. 654119), SoBigData (grant no. 654024),DESIRA (grant no. 818194), ARIADNEplus (grant no. 823914), RISIS2 (grant no. 824091), PerformFish (grant no. 727610), AGINFRAplus (grant no. 731001);
     
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