Center for Environmental Finance (CEF)

Helping to answer the "how to pay" question.

This page provides links to sources of financing, from the Center for Environmental Finance (CEF), from EPA Programs and Offices, and organizations outside the agency. A primary source for tools is the document, A Guidebook of Financial Tools, produced by the Environmental Financial Advisory Board and the Environmental Finance Center Network.

Sources of potential funding solutions

• Center for Environmental Finance (CEF) , and its components:
  • Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB),
  • Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCs)
  • Environmental Financing Information Network (EFIN)
  • Tools for Financing Brownfields Redevelopment (PDF)(12 pp, 86K, About PDF)
  • Tools for Financing Water Infrastructure (PDF)(55 pp, 236K, About PDF)
• Budget Information from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer
• The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - (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.
• Grants.gov - a central storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs and access to approximately $400 billion in annual awards
• Additional sites for financial tools

For more information on Environmental Financial Tools contact the EFIN Librarian at tel: 202-564-4944 or e-mail: efin@epa.gov