About ETOP

The Environmental Technology Opportunities Portal (ETOP) is a network designed to:

• Promote programs that foster development of new cost-effective environmental technologies
• Relay existing EPA environmental technology information (such as best available technologies for air, water and waste treatment and control).

ETOP relays funding opportunities, information, and links to several EPA programs that assist in development and commercialization and others that foster the use and acceptance of innovative technologies through collaborative recognition and incentive, and advocacy and information programs.

ETOP was established as a result of a Congressional mandate through the FY 2003 House Appropriations Conference Report 108-10 , page 1438. Congress then directed EPA to develop a one-stop shop office to coordinate similar programs, which foster private and public sector development of new, cost-effective environmental technologies. For more information on EPA's response to this mandate, see the report to Congress entitled: Coordination of Programs Which Foster Public and Private Sector Development of Environmental Technologies.

As a part of the requirement to establish a one-stop shop office to coordinate programs that foster the development of new environmental technologies, EPA established ETOP as an Internet portal page. ETOP was designed to clearly outline and highlight all of EPA's programs that foster the development of environmental technologies giving users direct access to funding and other incentive programs.

ETOP can keep users up-to date on funding opportunities through this single portal page and its associated tools, including central database searches, notifications of new funding opportunities and updates from the ETOP mailing list.