funding ack added (#2572)

README.md

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    When using this software, please be so kind and acknowledge its use by
    citing the above mentioned reference documentation in publications,
    presentations, reports, etc. that you create. Thank you very much.
+
+Acknowledgements
+----------------
+
+We are very grateful for your continuing support for MSS!
+
+See our [Contributors page](https://mss.readthedocs.io/en/stable/authors.html) for a list of authors. See also our info on [funding](
+https://mss.readthedocs.io/en/stable/funding.html).

docs/funding.rst

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+Funding and Support
+===================
+
+The Mission Support System (MSS) kindly acknowledges funding and support from the following sources:
+
+Conda-Forge
+-----------
+
+.. figure:: https://conda-forge.org/img/logo.png
+   :alt: Logo conda-forge
+   :target: https://conda-forge.org/
+   :width: 300
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+   <div style="height:20px;"></div>
+
+We kindly acknowledge support by the open-source `conda-forge community <https://conda-forge.org/docs/>`_
+
+
+Google Summer of Code
+---------------------
+
+.. figure:: https://libertem.github.io/images/GSoC-icon-192.png
+   :alt: Logo Google Summer of Code
+   :target: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/
+   :width: 300
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+   <div style="height:20px;"></div>
+
+We kindly acknowledge funding from `Google Summer of Code 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 <https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/>`_ under the `umbrella of the Python Software Foundation <https://python-gsoc.org/>`_.
+
+
+
+DFG, German Research Foundation – UN 311/3-1
+--------------------------------------------
+
+.. figure:: https://www.dfg.de/resource/image/196784/16x9/858/483/500dfa2178773cc68721440c14d86911/B385802C0C046A4BD6F0138CDC3478F0/logo-negativ-267.png
+   :alt: Logo DFG, German Research Foundation
+   :target: https://www.dfg.de/en
+   :width: 300
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+   <div style="height:20px;"></div>
+
+Atmospheric research with HALO is supported by the Priority Programme SPP 1294 of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).
+In 2021 we were funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) – UN 311/3-1.
+
+
+
+COVERALLS
+---------
+
+.. figure:: https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.coveralls.io/assets/coveralls_logo-blue_wshad.png
+   :alt: Logo Coveralls
+   :target: https://coveralls.io/
+   :width: 300
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+   <div style="height:20px;"></div>
+
+We kindly acknowledge support by the COVERALLS company for `open source projects <https://coveralls.io/sign-up>`_.
+
+
+
+Dockerhub
+---------
+
+.. figure:: https://www.docker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/logo-guide-logos-1.svg
+   :alt: Logo Dockerhub
+   :target: https://www.docker.com
+   :width: 300
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+   <div style="height:20px;"></div>
+
+We kindly acknowledge support by the docker company for adding our `application <https://hub.docker.com/u/openmss>`_ to the `Docker-Sponsored Open Source Program <https://www.docker.com/community/open-source/application/>`_.
+
+
+GitHub
+------
+
+.. figure:: https://github.githubassets.com/assets/GitHub-Mark-ea2971cee799.png
+   :alt: Logo GitHub
+   :target: https://github.com/
+   :width: 300
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+   <div style="height:20px;"></div>
+
+We kindly acknowledge support by GitHub for `open-source projects <https://github.com/open-source>`_.
+
+
+
+Forschungszentrum Jülich, `Stratosphere (ICE-4) <https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/ice/ice-4>`_
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. figure:: https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/ibg/ibg-1/images/research_groups/general/fz-juelich-logo/@@images/7ca073aa-be02-4577-a1f4-49cf2462a13e.jpeg
+   :target: https://www.fz-juelich.de/er-c/EN/Home/home_node.html
+   :width: 300
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+   <div style="height:20px;"></div>
+
+Forschungszentrum Jülich is supporting MSS with funding for personnel, access to its infrastructure and administrative support.

docs/index.rst

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    authors
    tutorial
    gallery/index
+   funding
 
 
 Indices and tables