Google
use ChatGPt to offset costs where possible before -
using skilled people from Fiver, Upwork etc to do the legwork in the cheap.
local councils, visit in person, start a conversation with local elected person. Test the waters.
any contacts in the industry, however we need to be careful with this one, as. The idea and project should be kept very low key, lest someone’s with more capital pinch’s the idea and runs with it.