&EPA
        United States
        Environmental Protection
        Agency
An EPA Grant Program
What are Environmental Finance Centers?
What is Environmental Finance?
EPA   supports   a   network  of   nine
environmental   finance   centers  (EFCs)
located  across  the  country.   EFCs  are
university-based organizations  that provide
innovative solutions to communities to help
manage   the   costs   of   environmental
protection programs  and activities.    EPA
leverages funding provided through its grant
program, which combines with other funding
sources to support the various EFCs.  EFCs
provide   government   officials   and  small
businesses  with  a  number  of  services,
including:
  Analyses on environmental financing alter-
  natives
  Technical assistance
  Education through short courses for state
  and  local  officials and graduate  courses
  through traditional university curricula
  Development  and  publication  of cases
  studies  about innovative  financing tech-
  niques
  Serving as clearinghouses for regional  and
  state information on environmental financ-
  ing and program management
  Outreach services such as tools, training
  courses,  lecture series, or education  for
  communities  and   relevant   stakeholders
  about financing issues
  FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE
  ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE
  CENTERS:

  WEB:
  http://www2.epa.gov/envirofinance/efcn

  EMAIL:
  ocfoinfo@epa.gov

  EPA's Center for Environmental Finance
  within the Office of the Chief Financial
  Officer manages the cooperative agreement.
Knowledge about how to fund environmental programs  is often
limited.  But financing mechanisms are essential to successfully
implementing environmental programs at local, state, and federal
levels.  There is a significant need  to educate  public officials,
currently on the front lines of financing environmental facilities
and services, about options and tools  available to help them meet
their regulatory requirements and individual program goals.

        Locations of Environmental Finance Centers
          Currently Serving 8 of EPA's 10 Regions
    Serving EPA Region 1
    University of Southern Maine
    Samuel B. Merrill, PhD, Director
    tel: (207) 228-8596
    smerrill@usm.maine.edu

    Serving EPA Region 2
    Syracuse Center of Excellence in
    Environmental and Energy
    Systems
    Mark Lichenstein, Director
    tel: (315)443-5678
    mlichenstein@syracusecoe.org

    Serving EPA Region 3
    University of Maryland
    Joanne Throwe, Director
    tel: (301) 405-5036
    jthrowe@umd.edu

    Serving EPA Region 4
    University of North Carolina at
    Chapel Hill
    Jeff Hughes, Director
    tel: (919) 843-4956
    jhughes@unc.edu

    Serving EPA Region 4
    University of Louisville
    Lauren Heberle, PhD, Director
    tel: (502) 852-4749
    lauren.heberle@louisville.edu
Serving EPA Region 5
Cleveland State University
Kevin O'Brien, Director
tel: (216)687-2188
k.o.obrien@csuohio.edu

Serving EPA Region 7
Wichita State University
Angela Buzard, Director
tel: (316)978-3401
angela.buzard@wichita.edu
Serving EPA Region 9
Dominican University of California
Sarah Diefendorf, Director
tel: (415) 494-5422
sdief1@gmail.com

Serving EPA Region 10
Boise State University
David Eberle, Director
tel: (208) 426-4293
weberle@boisestate.edu
                                                                          June 2013
                                                                                        EPA-190-F-13-002

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