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This page contains links to selected EPA, and non-EPA websites, outside the Agency, which have been recommended and selected, by Environmental Finance Program staff.

EPA Resources

• Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection - A site that is a searchable database of financial assistance sources (grants, loans, cost-sharing) available to fund a variety of watershed protection projects.  
• Envirofacts - A site that provides information on pollution, hazardous waste sites, andother regulatory information.  
• EnviroMapper - Provides "live" and customizable computer-generated maps of regulated sitesthroughout the US. 
• Surf Your Watershed - Explore environmental conditions and activities throughout the US.  
• The SRF Fund Management Handbook from the Office of Water, has examples of state practices in fiscal fund management and can be used as a resource fordecision making.
• Related Office of Water sites.

Resources outside of the Agency

International Organizations/Agencies

• The European Environment Agency
• The US Agency for International Development (USAID)
• The United Nations Development Programme, Public Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment
• The World Bank Group

Small Businesses

• Small Business Administration Offices and Services - This site offers information on funding small business projects.
• The Small Business Administration - Online Library Reading Room includes over 537 shareware, freeware, public-domain programs for starting, financing, or expanding a business.
• The Small Business Environmental Home Page - Federal and Non-Profit Financial Assistance Programs webpage includes a link to US EPA Small Business Ombudsman (SBO) Home Page.
• The Small Business Environmental Home Page - Funding Help webpage has links to small business assistance programs at the US EPA, the Small Business Administration and other agencies, and links to State contact.

Sustainable Communities and Local Governments

• The Center for Chesapeake Communities   assists local governments with their land management and watershed initiatives. It provides communities with financial and technical support for their environmental protection and restoration efforts.
• The Center of Excellence For Sustainable Development   is a US Department of Energy project which hosts a funding opportunities and financing information webpage.
• Maryland's Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation   web site has information on "Smart Growth" legislation, a collection of programs that allows the State to direct funding that supports locally-designated growth areas and protects rural areas. This includes a brownfields program.
  
• The Ohio EPA Office of Pollution Prevention   has compiled a directory of financial assistance programs to assist companies in Ohio find information on obtaining financing for environmental projects. The directory includes sections on small business assistance organizations, grant programs, loan and bond programs, and tax incentive programs.
• The $mart Growth Network   is a coalition of developers, planners, government officials, lending institutions, community development organizations, architects, environmentalists and community activists working on encouraging metropolitan development. Web pages include a list of case studies and an ongoing forum/discussion group.
  
• The Sustainable Communities Network   includes Small Grants Program, Case Studies, Smart Growth information.
  
• Tools for a Sustainable Community: One-Stop Guide for Local Governments   is published by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, with the support of EPA's Office of Sustainable Ecosystems and Communities. "Use this site to identify resources from the U.S. federal government, and other agencies that can help local governments create a sustainable community. The Site is linked to other Internet sites that provide sustainability information."
  
• The USDA's Rural Development   offers financial programs and technical assistance to rural communities, and promotes economic development. This page has links to the Business and Cooperative Programs, Utility Programs, and Community Development and Empowerment Programs.

"brings together environmental companies and investors, and offers services to both, providing individual, professional, corporate and institutional investors with access to early stage and expansion companies commercializing environmental and "green" technologies, products and services."
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Transportation Financing

• The Innovative Finance.org website "...is an Internet based clearinghouse providing information on innovations in all areas of surface transportation finance. It has been created with research monies provided by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) as a service to all involved in financing transport infrastructure. InnovativeFinance.org offers information on federal, state, local, and private funding of highways, passenger rail and bus systems, intermodal links, intelligent transportation systems, and other related facilities, with an emphasis on innovative alternatives to traditional funding methods. "

Water Funding Sources

• Funding Sources for Water Quality - The Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library has compiled an annotated list of funding sources, including US EPA and other Federal agency sources, such as the US Department of Interior and the US Department of Agriculture.
  
• Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program - This US Fish and Wildlife Service program offers technical and financial assistance to private (non-federal) landowners to voluntarily restore wetlands and other fish and wildlife habitats on their land.
  
• Water 2000 - The goal of the USDA's Rural Utilities Services' Water 2000 initiative is to target Federal investment to rural communities with the most serious drinking water quality, quantity and dependability problems. This site has information on funding and the latest announcements on projects.

Misc. Sources

• Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory
  
• The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - 2000 Edition - The CFDA is a government-wide compendium of all 1,424 Federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the American public.
  
• The Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology - (CREST) website serves as a "one-stop shop" on energy efficiency financing resources for the homeowner, building manager, architect, lending institution, or other user interested in clean energy financing.
  
• The Environmental Hotline, Earth's 911 is "the nation's official, 24 hour public service resource for geographically specific environmental and recycling information". It is the result of a public / private partnership between the Environmental Protection Agency, all 50 states, and dozens of public and private organizations.
  
• The Federal Information Center was established in 1966. The Federal Information Center (FIC) is a "single point of contact for people who have questions about Federal agencies, programs, and services". Select ' Federal Loans or Grants ' from the menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
  
• The Maryland Red Book - Catalog of State Assistance Programs put out by the Maryland Office of State Planning is a compilation of financial and technical aid provided by state agencies. It can be searched by subject or agency and search results are presented in a useful matrix format.
  
• The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Grant & Loan Programs   website provides a listing, by topic, of links to grant and loan programs with detailed descriptions.
  
• The New York Stock Exchange   provides a "[c]omprehensive list of commonly used terms (and their definitions) in the securities and financial industries." (glossary of financial terms.) Click on Glossary on the Start Button at the bottom of the NYSE Screen.
  
• The Nonprofit Resource Center includes information on fundraising and grants.
  
• The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority has established the On-Lot Sewage Funding Program in cooperation with the State Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). A brochure is available in PDF format on the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority website.
  
• The US State and Local Gateway website provides easy access to Federal information for state and local government officials and employees. This is an interagency project and contains an Environment & Energy section which is managed by the US EPA and includes Funding and Tools sections.