EPA's 2035 Green Infrastructure
Strategic Agenda

Restoring nature and greening urban spaces

United States
Environmental Protection
^Agency

January 2025

EPA-830-R-25-002


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Introduction

EPA's 2035 Green Infrastructure Strategic Agenda provides a roadmap to equitably scale up green
infrastructure and nature-based solutions across the nation. In renewing EPA's green infrastructure strategic
agenda, the Agency recognizes nature as a necessary component of infrastructure planning to provide
stormwater management, localized flood mitigation, aquifer recharge, heat reduction in urban centers,
air quality management, increased biodiversity, and habitat restoration. One significant difference in this
update is the emphasis on building green infrastructure to achieve equitable outcomes. EPA's first priority
area is developing resources for equitable outcomes and supporting authentic engagement. This is an
overarching theme that informs all other goals of this Strategic Agenda. The other three priority areas are
using green infrastructure to support clean water regulatory programs; demonstrating the benefits of green
infrastructure that enhance healthy watersheds and communities; and connecting communities to federal
funding, technical assistance, and financing options.

These priority areas were developed from recent
conversations with a diverse set of partner organizations,
community groups, planners, regulators, and experienced
leaders in the field. They also align with the FY2022-
2026EPA Strategic Plan and input from across EPA's
program offices, including air, water, research, and land
management. They reflect the continued need to raise
awareness of nature's broad range of ecosystem services
that increase a community's resiliency and adaptability by
trapping carbon in healthy soils, plants, and trees.

As nature is seen as an integral part of resilient
communities—providing fundamental services to protect
human health and restore our ecosystems—the use of
nature-based solutions across federal programs is integral
to agency missions that aim to meet climate resilience
objectives. Although EPA primarily uses the term "green
infrastructure" as defined under the Clean Water Act,
other government and nongovernmental organizations use
other terms to describe the nexus of nature and human-
made systems, such as "nature-based solutions," "natural
infrastructure," "green stormwater infrastructure," and "low
impact development."

Since the previous Strategic Agenda,
the term "nature-based solutions" has

become more common. EPA defines
nature-based solutions as actions that
protect, conserve, restore, and sustainably
manage natural or modified ecosystems.
These solutions use natural features or
processes to address public health and
environmental challenges while providing
multiple benefits to people and nature.

As defined by the Clean Water Act, the
term "green infrastructure" means "the
range of measures that use plant or
soil systems, permeable pavement or
other permeable surfaces or substrates,
stormwater harvest and reuse, or
landscaping to store, infiltrate, or
evapotranspirate stormwater and
reduce flows to sewer systems or to
surface waters."

EPA welcomes continued collaboration with partners to ensure that EPA's priorities and activities are
supporting equitable outcomes in communities and healthy watersheds. We will continue to strengthen
existing and form new partnerships with federal agencies, Tribes, states, nonprofits, communities,
permittees, engineers, landscape architects, national organizations, and others interested in collaborating for
meaningful action.

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What Has Happened Since the Last Strategic Agenda?

Since the publication of the last Green Infrastructure Strategic Agenda in 2013, momentum for green
infrastructure continues to build within EPA and across the federal agencies, states, municipalities, academia,
private, and nonprofit sectors.

EPA's Clean Water State Revolving Fund CCWSRF) has funded at least $2.66 billion dollars of green
infrastructure projects since 2009,1 one year after EPA publicly supported green infrastructure as a viable
option to achieve clean water and sustainability goals. In addition to the CWSRF funding, since 2013, almost
a quarter of the EPA's Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Program grant funds have
supported addressing urban stormwater pollution and funded implementation of 522 projects that used
green infrastructure.

EPA's stormwater models, such as the National Stormwater
Calculator, are used by tens of thousands of people every
year. EPA funded the development of new models that
include precipitation projections and green infrastructure
performance metrics, including the Community-enabled
Lifecvcle Analysis of Stormwater Infrastructure Costs
CCLASIO tool. EPA staff have partnered with over 90
communities in providing design, analysis, and charrette
facilitation through our Greening America's Communities
and Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities
programs and our Technical Assistance with Green
Infrastructure efforts. EPA has developed or compiled over
40 case studies that highlight how green infrastructure has
been successfully incorporated into permits and consent
decrees.

The Water Infrastructure Improvement

Act of 2019 requires EPA to promote
the use of green infrastructure in, and
coordinate the integration of green
infrastructure into, permitting and
enforcement under the Clean Water
Act, planning efforts, codes, ordinance
development, research, and technical
assistance. The promotion of green
infrastructure includes outreach, training,
and information sharing for using green
infrastructure to reduce water pollution,
protect water resources, comply with
regulations, and achieve environmental,
public health, and community goals.

Coordinated federal action on green infrastructure has
also picked up speed. In 2019, the Water Infrastructure
Improvement Act sparked the formation of the Green

Infrastructure Federal Collaborative CGIFO by directing EPA to coordinate with federal, state, Tribal, and
local governments to increase the use of green infrastructure, providing an impetus for collaborative efforts
to continue to evolve.

The EPA-led GIFC created a community of practice of more than 20 federal agencies to align knowledge and
coordinate strategies that foster climate resilience and encourage the equitable implementation of green
infrastructure. In 2022, the GIFC members developed a Nature-Based Solutions Roadman that provides
five recommendations for accelerating the implementation of nature-based solutions to confront major
challenges across the nation:

¦	Update federal policies, guidance, and permitting processes

¦	Unlock funding for nature-based solutions

¦	Lead with implementing green infrastructure at federal facilities and assets

¦	Train an equitable workforce

¦	Prioritize research, innovation, and knowledge sharing

1. U.S. EPA's Clean Water State Revolving Fund National Information Management System. Green Project Reserve
State Data, Cumulative reporting from FY 2009 to FY 2023. Accessed on October 1, 2024. https://www.epa.gov/
cwsrf/clean-water-state-revolvinq-fund-cwsrf-national-information-manaaement-svstem-reports.

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Visit EPA's Green Infrastructure website to learn more about our past efforts, existing resources, and future
learning opportunities.



Green Infrastructure Federal Collaborative Partner Agencies

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Executive Office of the President



- Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)



- Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)

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U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)



- U.S. Department of the Army (DA)



- U.S. Department of the Navy (DON)



- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

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U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)



- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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U.S. Department of State (DOS)

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U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)



- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)



- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

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U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

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U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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Peace Corps

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U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)



- U.S. Forest Service

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U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)

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Past Highlights

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180+ projects funded including

50+ grants funding green

infrastructure projects and
community engagement in
underserved communities

EPA's green
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to help reduce sewer overflows

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EPA's Green Infrastructure Priority Areas

Priority Area #1

Priority Area #2

Develop Resources for Equitable
Outcomes and Support

Engagement Strategies

Federal agencies
W/ engage authentically
and build trust with
Tribes and communities
while prioritizing equitable
access to funding, technical
assistance, and nature's
benefits.

The full suite of green
infrastructure economic,
social, and environmental
benefits is understood, and
information is readily
available for
communities, residents,
and decision makers.

Priority Area #3

Demonstrate How the
Multiple Benefits of Green Infrastructure
Enhance Communities and Watersheds

Support Clean Water Regulatory
Programs by Using Green
Infrastructure

Permitting and
enforcement
professionals and
regulated communities
know how to use green
infrastructure to meet
Clean Water Act
requirements.

Communities are aware of
and able to easily navigate
funding, financing, and
technical assistance
opportunities that
support all parts of the
green infrastructure
lifecycle.

Priority Area #4

Connect Communities to Federal
Funding, Technical Assistance, and
Sustainable Financing Opportunities

Over the next 10 years, EPA plans to focus time and energy on the priorities in this section of the Strategic
Agenda to equitably scale up green infrastructure and nature-based solutions in all communities. Extensive
feedback from a wide range of partners informed the
development of EPA's priority areas. We brought in a diverse
set of opinions, heard success stories from community
leaders, and listened to local advocates who expressed the
most important challenges that need to be addressed.

Overcoming these barriers to green infrastructure
implementation will help the nation unlock nature's full
potential to solve the most important challenges our
society faces today. Investing in these priorities will allow
communities to focus on achieving a healthier and more
sustainable future.

In 2022, EPA and the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science (AAAS) held listening sessions
with federal and state agencies,
universities, nongovernmental
organizations, and communities about
equitable green infrastructure. EPA
incorporated takeaways from these
sessions into this Strategic Agenda.

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PRIORITY!:

Develop Resources for Equitable Outcomes
and Support Engagement Strategies

Historic underinvestment in infrastructure often overburdens communities with environmental hazards and
has led to a lack of capacity to obtain and manage funding for green infrastructure. Green infrastructure
can offer many benefits for these communities beyond stormwater management, including access to green
space, heat mitigation, and local jobs.2 Authentic engagement can support the equitable distribution of
benefits to communities while mitigating the risk of displacement.

Objective 1: Increase accessibility to technical assistance and funding for Tribes and historically
underinvested communities.

Promote funding for planning, technical assistance, and implementation to Tribes and historically
underinvested communities. Encourage green infrastructure in the requirements laid out for eligible
projects.

Objective 2: Develop equity-focused guidance and resources that promote green infrastructure as a viable
stormwater management solution while addressing additional community goals.

Review and revise existing green infrastructure resources to ensure resources integrate equitable outcomes
from inception.

Objective 3: Provide forums for authentic engagement and information exchange on green infrastructure
planning and implementation approaches that achieve equitable outcomes.

Host workshops and charrettes that support engagement by listening to the needs of Tribes and
communities. Leverage public webinar series such as "Soak Up the Rain" and shared knowledge forums
with the GIFC to explore how to mitigate displacement in areas where green infrastructure investments are
made.

Objective 4: Advance equitable access to green infrastructure workforce opportunities with partners.

Coordinate with the GIFC and other partners to support green infrastructure job training and professional
certification programs for Tribes and underinvested communities.

2. See https://www.epa.gov/qreen-infrastructure/economic-benefits-qreen-infrastructure for more information on the
economic benefits of green infrastructure.

GOAL communities while prioritizing equitable
for 2035 access to funding, technical assistance,
and nature's benefits to overcome
environmental hazards.

Federal agencies engage authentically
and build trust with Tribes and

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PRIORITY 2:

Support Clean Water Regulatory Programs
by Using Green Infrastructure

Many permitting and enforcement professionals and members of regulated communities may be unfamiliar
with green infrastructure's potential to protect and improve the quality of surface waters and groundwater.
Because of this, green infrastructure may be overlooked as a viable solution to meet permit requirements or
address enforcement actions.

GOAL
for 2035



Permitting and enforcement professionals and regulated communities know how to use
green infrastructure to protect surface waters when planning for and complying with
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits and enforcement actions.

Objective 1: Review and update existing guidance to promote the incorporation of green infrastructure
into plans, permits, and enforcement actions.

Clarify how green infrastructure can support Clean Water Act regulatory compliance. Facilitate peer
exchanges and trainings for permitting and enforcement professionals to build capacity on asset
management and designing and effectively maintaining green infrastructure.

Objective 2: Showcase successful examples of how communities and permitting authorities have
incorporated green infrastructure into plans, permits, and enforcement actions.

Share case studies and permitting examples that demonstrate how regulated communities have used
green infrastructure to comply with Clean Water Act requirements. Highlight geographically diverse case
studies through trainings and webinar series to reach a broad audience.

Objective 3: Continue to ensure all water enforcement actions consider the use of green infrastructure.

Identify green infrastructure approaches in the development of orders and settlements related to sanitary
sewer overflows (SSOs), combined sewer overflows (CSOs), and municipal separate storm sewer systems
(MS4s). Incorporate green infrastructure into injunctive relief where appropriate.

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PRIORITY #3:

Demonstrate How the Multiple Benefits of
Green Infrastructure Enhance Communities

and Watersheds

Evidence shows that green infrastructure provides environmental, social, and economic benefits to
communities. However, more effective storytelling and compelling case studies are still needed to
demonstrate how and why green infrastructure is a smart investment for building vibrant, resilient, and
healthy communities. As emerging issues arise, such as intensified precipitation events, extreme heat,
and contaminants of concern (e.g., 6PPD-quinone, microplastics), additional research can pinpoint the
effectiveness of green infrastructure in mitigating hazards and solving real-world challenges.

Current and potential benefits of green infrastructure—including stormwater management,
localized flood mitigation, aquifer recharge, heat reduction in urban centers, air quality
management, increased biodiversity, and habitat restoration—are well understood.
Communities can use the readily available current information to gain buy-in from residents
and decision-makers as experts actively pursue future research gaps.

Objective 1: Distribute information on the benefits of green infrastructure more broadly and make the
information more accessible.

Provide opportunities to share compelling stories about the multiple benefits of green infrastructure.
Translate research into resources, media, and case studies in multiple languages that showcase the
benefits of green infrastructure. Host webinars and conduct workshops that share how different types of
communities have benefited from adopting green infrastructure in their planning (e.g., climate planning,
master plans, strategic plans, sustainability plans) and capital improvement investments.

Objective 2: Identify data gaps for targeted research on the benefits and limiting factors of green
infrastructure, including for intensified precipitation events, extreme heat, public health, and emerging
contaminants.

Inventory current benefits research to identify where additional information is needed to showcase
how green infrastructure can address emerging containments, environmental performance, and equity.
Acknowledge limiting factors to avoid unintended consequences.

Objective 3: Conduct research to fill the wide range of green infrastructure data gaps.

Convene experts to conduct targeted peer-reviewed research and literature reviews to fill existing
qualitative and quantitative data gaps on the multiple benefits of green infrastructure.

Objective 4: Continue to provide user-friendly tools and methods to assess and quantify the benefits of
green infrastructure that promote sustainability planning and interdisciplinary coordination.

Enhance the costs and benefits quantification modules within EPA's Green Infrastructure Modeling Toolkit.
Develop resources that build on the Land Use and Green Infrastructure Scorecard to help communities
include green infrastructure in strategic planning between departments within municipalities.

GOAL
for 2035

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PRIORITY #4:

Connect Communities to Federal Funding,
Technical Assistance, and Sustainable
Financing Opportunities

Numerous federal funding or technical assistance opportunities are available for projects that incorporate
green infrastructure and nature-based solutions. The volume and variety of opportunities can be
overwhelming for communities to navigate. More support is needed to help communities identify funding,
financing, and technical assistance options that are best suited for their specific project(s), and to help them
understand how to maintain funding/financing for long-term success.

GOAL
for 2035



Communities are aware of and able to easily navigate funding, financing, and technical
assistance opportunities that support all parts of the green infrastructure life cycle
(e.g., assessment, planning, design, implementation, operations and maintenance, and
monitoring).

Objective 1: Continue to track and compile federal funding and technical assistance opportunities for
green infrastructure and nature-based solutions.

Maintain an inventory of funding and technical assistance opportunities that support green infrastructure
and nature-based solutions projects and life cycle costs.

Objective 2: Provide outreach to help communities learn how to identify and apply for federal funding and
technical assistance opportunities for green infrastructure.

Build trust with communities when providing outreach and conducting webinars, consistently announce
new opportunities, and speak at conferences to share how all communities can successfully obtain federal
funding and technical assistance. Explore how automation and machine learning can help communities
navigate and apply for opportunities.

Objective 3: Educate partners and communities on financing models to move from grants-only funding
to sustainable models for communities to support the full range of green infrastructure life cycle costs,
including monitoring and maintenance over the long term.

Host workshops that help communities understand the life cycle costs, return on investment, and
importance of public-private partnerships associated with green infrastructure and the correlated funding
and financing opportunities.

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Programmatic Highlights

The ability of green infrastructure and nature-based solutions to deliver multiple environmental, social,
and economic benefits beyond stormwater management is reflected in the breadth of EPA programs
that promote green infrastructure to achieve EPA's mission and the four priorities summarized above.
EPA regional offices have provided one part-time green infrastructure coordinator to promote green
infrastructure within each region. EPA programs across water, air, and land management recognize the
strong evidence that green infrastructure restores healthy watersheds, reduces heat and local flooding,
and can encourage equitable development when communities become involved at the outset of a project.
EPA researchers continue to study the performance of green infrastructure under changing conditions and
evaluate its costs, benefits, limitations, and operation and maintenance challenges. The image below shows
the various EPA offices that are involved in advancing green infrastructure across the Agency.

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OWOW

OECA

Regions

OEJECR

National Green Infrastructure Program
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
Campus RainWorks Challenge
NPDES Stormwater Program

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Program



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Regional outreach and
technical assistance for green
infrastructure

•	Grants for historically
underinvested communities

•	EJCPS Cooperative
Agreement Program

•	EJG2G Program

Heat Island Reduction Program
Best practices for air quality
management

National Estuary Program
Nonpoint Source Program
Urban Waters Program
Wetland Program
Geographic Programs

Consent decrees
incorporating green
infrastructure

Technical assistance for
community resilience
Studies exploring climate
migration

Water Reuse Program

Research on multi-media benefits, costs, performance, and operation
and maintenance of green infrastructure

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The table below lists activities EPA supports to advance green infrastructure.

Activity

Priority
Area #1

Priority
Area #2

Priority
Area #3

Priority
Area #4

The Office of Wastewater Management (OWM) releases guidance documents
promoting green infrastructure to meet Clean Water Act requirements,
includinq intearated olanninq resources that oromote lonq-term stormwater
olanninq and qreen infrastructure as kev solutions for manaqinq stormwater.



X





EPA is incorporating green infrastructure into federal consent decrees as an
ootion to meet Clean Water Act reauirements.



X





The 2024 Soak ud the Rain webinar series focuses on the intersection of eauitv
and green infrastructure.

X



X



The Camous RainWorks Challenqe showcases innovative qreen infrastructure
projects and encourages students to join the green infrastructure workforce.





X



The Nonooint Source Proqram develoos resources such as the Bioretention
Desiqn Handbook, the Green Streets Handbook, and the Environmental Benefits
Comoendium to hiqhliqht the multiole benefits of qreen infrastructure.





X



In 2024. OWM established the Centers of Excellence for Stormwater Control
Infrastructure Technoloqies Grant Proqram. The Stormwater Centers of
Excellence will conduct research and provide technical assistance to support
stormwater infrastructure improvements that protect public health, safeguard
the environment, and increase resilience.

X



X



An innovative Artist-in-Residence oilot initiative throuqh the National Estuarv
Program (NEP) and the Urban Waters Federal Partnership aims to boost
awareness, engagement, and participation in water challenges in six watersheds
across the country.

X



X



The Brownfields Redevelooment and Suoerfund Redevelooment oroqrams
provide job training, including green remediation practices and green
infrastructure, for unemployed/underemployed residents of communities
affected by solid and hazardous waste.

X

X

X



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Activity

Priority
Area #1

Priority
Area #2

Priority
Area #3

Priority
Area #4

The Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) oroaram
provides funding at the state, Tribal, and local levels to support government
activities with measurable environmental or public health impacts in
communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms.

X





X

The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solvinq (EJCPS) Coooerative
Aareement Proaram suooorts communitv oraanizations in buildinq
collaborative partnerships to develop solutions to environmental or public
health issues.

X



X

X

The Office of Communitv Revitalization (OCR) will conduct future studies
exploring the emerging issue of "climate migration" and how green
infrastructure can be used to restore ecosystems while maintaining access to
places of cultural value.

X



X



Existinq resources such as the Land Use and Green Infrastructure Scorecard are
being revised to incorporate equity concerns.

X







The Office of Science and Technology (OST) is developing resources under the
National Water Reuse Action Plan oromotinq and exolaininq oooortunities to
use green infrastructure and nature-based solutions.





X



The Heat Island Reduction Proqram helos educate the oublic on how qreen
infrastructure can help mitigate the heat island effect.

X



X



The Office of Research and Develooment CORD) researches how to leveraqe
benefits from green space and green infrastructure and how specific nature-
based solutions can alleviate climate-induced health and well-being challenges
that vulnerable communities in urban areas experience.

X



X



ORD and the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) have conducted research and
orovided best oractices for imolementinq urban qreen infrastructure to reduce
local air pollution and avoid unintended consequences related to air quality in
near-roadway communities.

X



X



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Activity

Priority
Area #1

Priority
Area #2

Priority
Area #3

Priority
Area #4

The Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW) provides grant
funds from the Section 319 Nonooint Source Grant Proaram that can be used
to address stormwater pollution in urban areas and continues to support the
implementation of green infrastructure.

X



X

X

ORD publishes peer-reviewed journal articles evaluating green infrastructure
performance, costs and benefits, and operation and maintenance issues.





X



EPA's Green Infrastructure Modelinq Toolkit helos communities assess the costs
and benefits of green infrastructure projects.



X

X



The Urban Waters Federal Partnershio collaborates with communitv-led
revitalization efforts in overburdened or economically distressed communities.

X



X

X

EPA administers 12 Geoaraohic Proarams CGeos). These oroarams are lonq-
standing, geographically specific programs that help protect local ecosystems
and communities from habitat loss and pollution.



X

X

X

The Clean Water State Revolvinq Fund CCWSRF) orovides fundinq for qreen
infrastructure projects. The program promotes and highlights opportunities to
use CWSRF funds for green infrastructure and nature-based solutions, as well
as educates communities on the benefits of green infrastructure and nature-
based solutions through outreach materials, public presentations, and webinars.





X

X

Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA) orovides suooort and education for
communities applying for federal funding, developing sustainable financing
mechanisms, and meeting NPDES permit requirements.



X



X

The Water Finance Clearinqhouse is a database that helos communities
understand the multiple benefits of investing in green infrastructure and
provides information and resources on funding sources and sustainable
financing strategies.





X

X

The EPA Reqion 3 Office annuallv orovides qrants throuqh the Green Streets.
Green Jobs. Green Towns CG3) Proqram to fund qreen infrastructure olanninq.
design, and implementation.



X

X

X

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Conclusion

EPA's Green Infrastructure Strategic Agenda recognizes that green infrastructure and nature-based
solutions are critical water infrastructure components to support resilient and sustainable communities.
Prioritizing green infrastructure in urban planning, capital improvement plans, sustainability initiatives, future
investments, and decisions will help address many challenges our society faces today. Green infrastructure
provides communities with strong stormwater management, localized flood mitigation, aquifer recharge,
heat reduction in urban centers, air quality management, increased biodiversity, and habitat restoration.
Programs across EPA will continue to prioritize green infrastructure and nature-based solutions to achieve
equitable outcomes and to develop healthy watersheds and vibrant communities. EPA highlights its
priorities through this strategy to encourage continued collaboration with partners. EPA will continue to
strengthen existing and form new partnerships with federal agencies, Tribes, states, nonprofits, communities,
permittees, engineers, landscape architects, national organizations, and others interested in collaborating for
meaningful action.

For specific programmatic information, contact EPA Headquarters and Regional Office staff for green
infrastructure through the EPA Green Infrastructure website.

To connect with the EPA Green Infrastructure program, join the Greenstream listserv to receive updates
on green infrastructure publications, training, and funding opportunities by sending an email to

ioin-qreenstream@lists.eDa.gov.

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