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@@ -48,26 +48,6 @@ 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 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);
-    - iMarine(grant no. 283644);
-    - EUBrazilOpenBio (grant no. 288754).
-- the H2020 research and innovation programme 
-    - SoBigData (grant no. 654024);
-    - PARTHENOS (grant no. 654119);
-    - EGIEngage (grant no. 654142);
-    - ENVRIplus (grant no. 654182);
-    - BlueBRIDGE (grant no. 675680);
-    - PerformFish (grant no. 727610);
-    - AGINFRAplus (grant no. 731001);
-    - DESIRA (grant no. 818194);
-    - ARIADNEplus (grant no. 823914);
-    - RISIS2 (grant no. 824091);
+The projects leading to this software have received funding from a series of European Union programmes see [FUNDING.md](FUNDING.md)