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Funding Program Overviews

EPA offers many funding opportunities supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act and the Agency’s regular appropriations that may benefit from climate resilience considerations. Technical assistance providers can use the program overviews on this page to help potential applicants navigate the funding opportunities provided by EPA to identify those that best match their project needs.

Each program overview includes key information to help potential applicants quickly determine how a funding opportunity may be a good fit for their project goals, including:

  • Basic descriptions of the funding program.
  • Types of adaptation and resilience projects that could be considered for funding.
  • Available technical assistance.
  • Important connections to other EPA, federal or non-governmental efforts.

To learn more about each of EPA’s funding programs, please refer to the specific websites and contacts identified at the top of each program overview.

On this page:

  • Funding Program Overviews
  • Additional Resources and Tools
    • Explore Federal Funding
    • Find Technical Assistance
    • Learn About Grants
  • Disclaimer

Funding Program Overviews

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The program overviews are organized by environmental media and funding status. This table was updated as of September 5, 2024.

Status of Funding Programs

Funding Program Environmental Media Funding Status
Brownfields Program Grants Land Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants open until Nov 14, 2024
Chesapeake Bay Program Water Closed
Clean Heavy Duty Vehicles Program Air Closed
Clean Ports Program Air Closed
Clean School Bus Program Air Closed
Clean Water State Revolving Fund Water Open
Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program Air Archived
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Funding Air Tribal and Territory Program - Open until December 6, 2024
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Water Open
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Water Closed
Healthy and Resilient Gulf of America Water Closed
Pollution Prevention (P2) Grants Program Chemical safety and pollution prevention Closed
Puget Sound Program Water Closed
Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants Program Water Open
Southeast New England Program Opportunity to Advance Resilience Fund Water Closed
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program Water Open

Closed — Not currently accepting applications for an open funding cycle.

Archived — No open funding cycles for the foreseeable future.

Open — Currently accepting applications for a funding cycle.


Additional Resources and Tools

Explore Federal Funding

  • Electric school bus program rollout event
    EPA Funding Announcements from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act: Find information about current and forthcoming funding opportunities, as well as information about the federal programs that received funding through BIL and IRA. Visit the Investing in America website.
  • The Guidebook to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (pdf) (1.88 MB) and Inflation Reduction Act Guidebook: Find information about the funding opportunities made available by each federal program. These guidebooks are intended to help partners across the country navigate the eligibility requirements of federal investment programs. Other helpful resources include:
    • Rural Playbook, which identifies programs and sources of funds set aside for rural communities under the BIL as well as an overview of key flexibilities and other benefits to rural communities under the law.
    • Tribal Playbook, which identifies programs and sources of funds set aside for Tribal communities under the BIL as well as information about Tribal eligibility or specific flexibilities for Tribes and Tribal communities under the law.
    • Access to Capital Clearinghouse, which uses this searchable database to find federal funding resources for which Tribes and affiliate organizations are eligible.
  • EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund:
    • National Clean Investment Fund: EPA awarded funds to three grant recipients to establish national clean financing institutions that deliver accessible, affordable financing for clean technology projects nationwide. These recipients are partnering with private-sector investors, developers, community organizations, and others to deploy projects, mobilize private capital at scale, and enable millions of Americans to benefit for the program through energy bill savings, cleaner air, job creation and more. 
    • Clean Communities Investment Accelerator: EPA awarded funds to five grant recipients to establish hubs that provide funding and technical assistance to community lenders working in low-income and disadvantaged communities, providing an immediate pathway to deploy projects in those communities while also building capacity of hundreds of community lenders to finance projects for years.

Find Technical Assistance

  • Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA): Explore free services to support communities with identifying water challenges, developing plans, building capacity and developing application materials to access water infrastructure funding.
  • Equitable Resilience Builder: Use an application that supports communities in resilience planning with a focus on equity. It engages users in a guided process to inclusively assess local hazards, equity, and the resilience of built, natural and social environment systems.
  • White House Technical Assistance Guide: Access information on federal and state technical assistance programs aimed at deploying BIL and IRA funding. This guide can help communities navigate available technical assistance programs and resources to help them deliver infrastructure, clean energy and climate resilience projects.

Learn About Grants

  • EPA Grants Overview for Applicants and Recipients: Understand how EPA’s mission is supported through the allocation of funds to various organizations to execute environmental programs and/or projects. This overview describes how EPA employs a legal instrument known as an assistance agreement, available as grants or cooperative agreements, to transfer funds for public purposes.
  • EPA Grants Management Training for Applicants and Recipients: Access an online training course aimed at acquainting federal grant applicants and recipients with the critical facets of the entire grant lifecycle, which covers the preparation of an application through the grant closeout phase.

DISCLAIMER: Please note that these program overviews contain high-level summary information about each funding opportunity; they are not intended to provide comprehensive details about each program’s funding opportunity and they do not replace any official program guidance, regulations, or statutory requirements communicated by the agency. For official details on the requirements of each funding program, please consult the announcements, solicitations and general guidelines provided on EPA’s website.

Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Toolbox

  • Learn About CRAFT
    • How to Use CRAFT
    • Definitions
    • Learn about Climate Adaptation at EPA
    • Additional Climate Topics
  • Funding Program Overviews
  • Climate Risk Assessment Resources
  • Communications Materials for Technical Assistance Providers
  • Meaningful Engagement Climate Adaptation and Resilience
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Last updated on March 25, 2025
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