>>What would be needed is an honest way to set up that fund with a well respected financial institution willing to put their name on a project like this.<<
Perhaps just have a well respected financial institution go over the books every month and sign the checks for those applying for funds.
I envision something like send us your tax bill and we'll determine if you qualify regarding location. Too far away from the border and nope, no money. Right on the border and the check will be in the mail in 10 days.
Or go into the tax offices, get a list of names of people who own border property, mail them a letter asking them to participate. Wgen you have sufficient numbers then have a voluteer crew go and dig the holes, mix the cement and set the poles. The next weekend they could hang the fence.
If we start the program on private property then demand they continue it on federal land, it'll be a winner. When they finish with their end of the job, GIVE them the fenceline that's on private property. Then get the FEDS to run another fence right on the border. Would you rather cut two fences or just one if you were trying to sneak in?
Put a low voltage DC wire through the fence that would allow the local BP to determine when and where the cut was made. (all it would take is a good ohm meter) Then if they can't respond for an hour, fine. They will know that the illegals will be within a certain area because it would be impossible to be further away in that timespan. Have a federal crew who just repairs the fence and wire daily ASAP after it was cut.
We're better off keeping it a private program. Whom do you think the bureaucrats would hire to build those fences?