sounds like you did the 1st step,that is checking to make sure your land will hols water,next i would shoot levels to get size of pond and water levels.last part,government funding:good luck.not saying it can't be done,i'm sure there are people on this site who have done it and it worked,but i do know 3-4 people who waited forever and never got anything.i also know 1 of these guys who got the ok and 2 years later guess what still no money for his project.i bet you can find 500 people to ever one that got nothing.so,my answer would be if you want to waste alot of time(maybe 1-2 years) and maybe get something go for it,i did not get past the 1st meeting with them when i decided if i wanted a pond within a reasonable time i better pull the check book out.