Environmental Finance Centers
Environmental Finance Center Grant Program
On November 4, 2022, EPA announced the selection of 29 Environmental Finance Centers (EFCs) that will help communities across the country access federal funding for infrastructure projects that improve public health and environmental protection.
The EFCs will deliver targeted technical assistance to local governments, states, Tribes, Territories, and non-governmental organizations to protect public health, safeguard the environment, and advance environmental justice. Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the selected EFCs will help underserved communities that have historically struggled to access federal funding receive the support they need to access resources for water infrastructure improvements.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
The nation has underinvested in water infrastructure for too long. Insufficient water infrastructure threatens America’s security, and it risks people’s health, jobs, peace of mind, and future prosperity. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law delivers more than $50 billion to EPA to improve our nation’s drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure - the single largest investment in water that the federal government has ever made.
List of Environmental Finance Centers
Many communities with significant pollution challenges and infrastructure needs have not been able to access federal funding and financing programs to address these concerns. EPA recognizes that existing environmental gains cannot be preserved, nor further progress achieved, unless states, Tribes, and local governments, and non-governmental organizations have the resources to develop and sustain environmental projects.
Through the EFC grant program, technical assistance providers will help communities develop and submit project proposals, including State Revolving Fund (SRF) applications for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding. EFCs will support underserved communities with technical assistance to identify sustainable infrastructure solutions. These entities will provide states, Tribes, and local governments with technical assistance services to advance equitable health and environmental protections.
Find the EFC Serving Your Area
| EPA Region | EFC |
|---|---|
| 1 | University of Maine System |
| 2 | Syracuse University |
| 3 | Low Impact Development Center Inc. |
| 3 | University of Maryland |
| 4 | University of North Carolina |
| 4 | Urban Sustainability Directors Network |
| 5 | Michigan Technological University |
| 6 | University of New Mexico |
| 7 | Wichita State University |
| 8 | National Rural Water Association |
| 9 | University Enterprises, Inc. dba Sac State Sponsored |
| 10 | Rural Community Assistance Corporation |
| EPA Region | EFC |
|---|---|
| 1 | University of Maine System |
| 2 | Syracuse University |
| 3 | University of Maryland |
| 4 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 4 | Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project Inc. |
| 5 | WSOS Community Action Commission Inc. |
| 5 | Delta Institute |
| 6 | University of New Mexico |
| 7 | Wichita State University |
| 8 | National Rural Water Association |
| 9 | Rural Community Assistance Corporation |
| 9 | Hawaii Community Foundation |
| 10 | Rural Community Assistance Corporation |
| EFC |
|---|
| Rural Community Assistance Program |
| Sand County (EPIC) |
| U.S. Water Alliance |
| Moonshot Missions |