State Financial Assistance Programs

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State Financial Assistance Programs

State Financial Assistance Programs

Funding Opportunities -- U.S. EPA State and Local Capacity Building Branch April 2004 directory of funding opportunities for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and environmental protection assistance programs.

Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) State Revolving Fund - Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
ADEM Redevelopment Programs
SBA, Birmingham Office--Financing

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Municipal Loan Program
Alaska DEC Municipal Water, Sewerage, and Solid Waste Matching Grant Program
Alaska DEC Response Fund Administration
Alaska Economic Development Resource Guide
SBA, Anchorage Office--Financing
Village Safe Water Construction Funding Conditions

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund
Arizona DEQ Alternative Fuel Vehicle Program
Arizona DEQ and WIFA Potential Funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2009
Arizona DEQ Financial Assistance
Arizona DEQ Recycling Funding
Arizona DEQ Underground Storage Tanks: Municipal Tank Closure Program
Arizona DEQ Underground Storage Tanks: State Assurance Fund
Arizona DEQ Water Quality Improvement Grant Program
Arizona Rural Water Infrastructure Committee
Arizona Water Infrastructure Financing Authority
SBA, Phoenix District Office--Financing

Arkansas Economic Development Commission (EDC)--Financing
Arkansas EDC--Incentives
Arkansas EDC--Taxation
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Arkansas Stimulus Projects
Arkansas DEQ Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund
Arkansas DEQ, Business Assistance--Recycling Equipment Tax Credit Program
Arkansas DEQ Environmental Loans for Small Business
Arkansas DEQ Go Red! (Reduce Emissions from Diesels)
Arkansas Development Finance Authority
SBA, Little Rock District Office--Financing

Cal EPA Water Recycling Funding Program (WRFP)
California Air Resources Board (ARB), Air Pollution Credits, Incentives and Grants Programs
California ARB--Environmental Financing Resources for California Businesses
California ARB--Innovative Clean Air Technologies Program (ICAT)
California Department of Conservation, Division of Recycling--Grants
California Department of Pesticide Regulation--Pest Management Grants
California Division of the State Architect--Sustainable Schools Financing and Incentives Resources
California Energy Commission--Requests for Proposals--Funding Programs, Contracts, Solicitations at the Energy Commission
California Environmental Protection Agency, California Environmental Technology Certification Programs
California Integrated Waste Management Board--Grants and Loans
California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA)
California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Water Quality--Financial Assistance Programs-Grants and Loans
SBA, Fresno Office--Financing
SBA, Los Angeles Office--Financing
SBA, Sacramento Office--Financing
SBA, San Diego Office--Financing
SBA, San Francisco Office--Finance
SBA, Santa Ana Office--Financing

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (DPHE), Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, Colorado Brownfields--Revolving Loan Fund, State Incentives, and Other Tax Benefit Programs
Colorado DPHE--Colorado EMTS Provider Grants Frequently Asked Questions
Colorado DPHE--Financial Solutions Unit, Domestic Wastewater Treatment and Drinking Water Treatment Programs
Colorado DPHE--Outreach and Project Assistance Unit, Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund
Colorado DPHE--Financial Solutions Unit, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Colorado DPHE--Financial Solutions Unit, Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund
Colorado DPHE--Pollution Prevention Grants Program
Colorado DPHE--Recycling Resources Economic Opportunity Fund Grants Program
Colorado Department of Local Affairs--Financial Assistance
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade--Business Finance Programs, Other Resources
Colorado Water Conservation Board -- Services and Programs
Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority--State Revolving Funds Program Update
SBA, Denver Office--Financing

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)--Clean Water Fund
Connecticut DEP--CT Recovery, DEP Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Connecticut DEP--Financial Assistance (DEP, Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Brownfield Remediation and Development, and CT Development Authority)
Connecticut DEP--Funding Sources for Watershed and Stormwater Projects
Connecticut DEP--Grants and Funding
SBA, Hartford Office--Financing
State of Connecticut, Department of Economic and Community Development

Delaware Department of Environmental Resources and Environmental Control--Loans, Grants and Cost-Share Programs
Delaware Energy Office, Clean Cities Funding Opportunity for Reducing U.S. Petroleum Dependency
Recovery.Delaware.gov--Information for Small Businesses
SBA, Wilmington District Office--Financing

District of Columbia

Green Energy DC--Renewable Energy Incentive Program
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development--Opportunities and Financing
Recovery.dc.gov

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)--Brownfields Redevelopment Program Economic Incentives
Florida DEP--Clean Vessel Act Grant
Florida DEP--Florida Section 319 Grant (Nonpoint Source Management)
Florida DEP--Recycling Grants and Loans
Florida DEP--Water Facilities Funding
Florida DEP--Water Project Funding in Florida
SBA, Jacksonville District Office--Financing
SBA, Miami District Office--Financing

Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Small Business Assistance Program--Pay No Sales/Use and Ad Valorem Taxes
Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority
Georgia EPD American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding
SBA, Georgia District Office--Financing

Hawaii Department of Health, Clean Water Branch--Polluted Runoff Control Program
SBA, Hawaii District Office--Financing

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding: Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds
Idaho DEQ--Funding Opportunities for Water-Related Projects
SBA, Idaho District Office--Financing

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Business Development
Illinois DCEO--Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)--Agriculture Financial Assistance
Illinois EPA, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water--Financial Assistance Programs
Illinois EPA--Local Government Financial Assistance
SBA, Illinois District Office--Financing
Smart Energy Design Assistance Center--Small Business Loan Information and Other Funding Opportunities

Indiana Department of Commerce--Grants and Incentives
Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)--Funding
SBA, Indianapolis District Office--Financing

Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)--Grants
Iowa DNR--State Revolving Fund
Iowa DNR, Waste Management, Financial Assistance Programs
Iowa DNR--Water Security Funding Sources
Iowa DNR--Watershed Improvement Grants
Iowa Department of Economic Development (DED) Financial Assistance for Starting Your Business
Iowa DED--Financial Assistance with Brownfield Redevelopment
Iowa Department of Economic Development--Recycle
SBA, Cedar Rapids District Office--Financing
SBA, Des Moines District Office--Financing

Kansas Department of Commerce--Business Development
Kansas Department of Commerce--Grants
Kansas Department of Commerce--Loans
Kansas Department of Health and Environment--Kansas Brownfields Program
Kansas Department of Health and Environment--Kansas Public Water Supply Loan Fund
Kansas Green Schools Grant Program
NetWork Kansas Funding Options
SBA, Kansas District Office--Financing

Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development--Funding
Kentucky Division of Compliance Assistance--Financing Your Brownfield Project
Kentucky Division of Conservation--Kentucky Soil Erosion and Water Quality Cost Share Program, Kentucky Soil Stewardship Program-Phase I TSA
Kentucky Division of Waste Management--Grants
Kentucky Division of Water--Funding
SBA, Kentucky District Office--Financing

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Louisiana DEQ--Brownfields Initiative and Voluntary Remediation Program
Louisiana DEQ--Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Funding (DERA)
Louisiana DEQ--Financial Services
Louisiana DEQ--Municipal Facilities Revolving Loan Fund
Louisiana Economic Development (LED)--Financial Assistance
LED--Small Business Loan Program
SBA, Louisiana District Office--Financing

Finance Authority of Maine--Business, Innovative Financial Solutions
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Bureau of Land and Water Quality--Grants and Loans
Maine DEP--Grants and Loans
Maine DEP Implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funds
SBA, Augusta District Office--Financing

Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development--Business Financing
Maryland Department of the Environment--Grants and Other Financial Assistance Opportunities at MDE
Maryland Department of the Environment--Small Businesses Pollution Compliance Loan Program (page down)
Maryland Energy Administration--Business Programs and Incentives
SBA, Baltimore District Office--Financing Resources
Southern Region Maryland Small Business Development Center--Small Business Financing

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)--Grants and Financial Assistance
Massachusetts DEP--Recovery and Reinvestment - Clean Energy and Environment
Massachusetts Development--Financing
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs--Grant and Loan Programs
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative--Funding for Onsite Clean Energy Projects
Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation
SBA, Boston District Office--Financing

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)--Grants and Loans
Michigan Recovery and Reinvestment Plan--Competitive Grant Opportunities for Michigan
Michigan Recovery and Reinvestment Plan--Grant Opportunities
SBA, Detroit District Office--Financing

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Business Services, Business Financing
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (PCA)--Green Building Financing and Incentive Programs
Minnesota PCA - Financial Assistance Opportunities--Grants and Loans
Minnesota PCA, Small Business Assistance Program--The Small Business Environmental Improvement Loan Program
Minnesota Technical Assistance Program--Grants/Financial Assistance
SBA, Minneapolis District Office--Financing

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Mississippi DEQ--Grants, Loans, and Trust Funds Available Through MDEQ
Mississippi Development Authority--Financing a Business
SBA, Jackson District Office--Financing

Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR)--Energy Revolving Fund (Low-Interest Loans for Energy Efficiency Improvements)
Missouri DNR--Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority (EIERA)
Missouri DNR--Grants and Loans
SBA, Kansas City District Office--Financing
SBA, St. Louis District Office--Financing

Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)--Wetlands Grants
Montana Department of Commerce (DOC), Business Resource Division (scroll down to Business Finance Assistance)
Montana DOC--Finance Information Center
Montana Department of Environmental Quality--Grants/Loans Available
SBA, Helena District Office--Financing

Nebraska Department of Economic Development--Financing & Incentives
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)--Distribution of Aid (Grants, Rebates, Loans, Reimbursements)
Nebraska DEQ--Grants
Nebraska DEQ--Recovery Funds
Nebraska Environmental Trust
SBA, Omaha District Office

Nevada Department of Business & Industry--Office of Business Finance & Planning
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (DEP)--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Nevada DEP--Board For Financing Water Projects
Nevada DEP--Brownfields Resources
Nevada DEP--Clean Water Act 319(h) Grants
Nevada DEP--Petroleum Fund Claims
SBA, Las Vegas District Office--Financing

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority--Financing for New Hampshire's Future
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES)--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Resources - Brownfields Program ARRA Funding
New Hampshire DES--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Resources - Clean Water SRF Funding for Wastewater and Stormwater Projects
New Hampshire DES--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Resources - Drinking Water SRF Funding
New Hampshire DES--Grants and Loans
New Hampshire Economic Development Division, New Hampshire Business Resource Center, Business Services--Incentives
SBA, Concord District Office--Financing

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection--Grant and Loan Programs
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
SBA, Newark District Office--Financing
State of New Jersey, Taking Care of Business--Incentives

New Mexico Business Resource Center, Business Loan Capital
New Mexico Economic Development Department, Financial Assistance
New Mexico Environment Department (NMENV), Construction Programs Bureau--Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste Construction Funding
NMENV--Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund
NMENV--Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau Corrective Action Fund
New Mexico Finance Authority--Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund
SBA, Albuquerque District Office--Financing

New York Empire State Development, Pollution Prevention and Recycling--Financial Assistance (also see Tax & Financial Incentives tab on left)
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)--Grant Applications
New York State DEC--Environmental Stimulus Funding for New York
New York State DEC--Funding Sources for NYC Watershed Projects
New York State DEC--Green Building Tax Credit
New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation--Finance Center
New York State--Tax & Financial Incentives
SBA, Buffalo District Office--Financing
SBA, New York District Office--Financing
SBA, Syracuse District Office--Financing

NCRecovery.gov--NC Recovery Competitive Grants
North Carolina Department of Commerce--Incentives
North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources--Financial Assistance/Tax Credits
North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance (DPPEA)--Financial Assistance
SBA, Charlotte District Office--Financing
Small Business & Technology Development Center

North Dakota Department of Health (DOH), Division of Municipal Facilities
North Dakota DOH--Livestock Waste Management SRF Loan Program
North Dakota DOH--Section 319 Grant Application Guidance
North Dakota Insurance Department--Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Fund
North Dakota, New Business Registration--How to Build a Business, Access to Capital
SBA, Fargo District Office--Financing

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, Clean Air Projects, Small Business--Financial Benefits of OAQDA Financing
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)--Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance
Ohio EPA--Financial Assistance Programs and Information
Ohio EPA--Funding Sources
Ohio EPA--Stimulus Projects One Stop Shop
SBA, Cleveland District Office--Financing
SBA, Columbus District Office--Financing

Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Information
Oklahoma Water Resources Board--Water & Wastewater Financing
SBA, Oklahoma District City Office--Financing

Green Investment Fund
Oregon Business--Incentives and Finance
Oregon Department of Agriculture--Grants and Business Resources
Oregon Department of Energy--Energy Information for Businesses
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)--Business Energy Tax Credits
Oregon DEQ--Loans and Grants
Oregon Water Resources Department--Water Development Loan Program
SBA, Oregon District Office--Financing
State of Oregon--Oregon Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)--Grant and Loan Program
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Office of Energy & Technology Deployment--Grants, Loans, & Rebates
Pennsylvania DEP, Office of the Small Business Ombudsman--Financial Assistance
Pennsylvania DEP, Office of the Small Business Ombudsman--Advantage Grant Program
Recovery.PA.gov--Opportunities
SBA, Philadelphia District Office--Financing
SBA, Pittsburgh District Office--Financing

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM)--Financing and Grants
Rhode Island DEM--Water Related Grants and Financing
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation--Financing
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation--Small Business Services
SBA, Rhode Island District Office--Financing
State of Rhode Island Office of Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Funding Opportunities

SBA, Columbia Office--Financing
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)--Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program
South Carolina DHEC--Dry Cleaning Facility Restoration Trust Fund
South Carolina DHEC--Grants and Loans
South Carolina DHEC--Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling
South Carolina DHEC--Onsite Septic System Financing
South Carolina DHEC--State Revolving Fund
South Carolina DHEC--Underground Storage Tanks (SUPERB Financial Responsibility Fund and the SUPERB Account) (scroll down)

SBA, Sioux Falls Office--Financing
South Dakota Department of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR)--Clean Diesel Grant Program
South Dakota DENR--Stimulus Funding - EPA State Revolving Funds
South Dakota DENR--Water and Waste Funding

SBA, Nashville Office--Financing
State of Tennessee American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development--Business Development
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC)--Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program
Tennessee DEC--Grants and Loans
Tennessee DEC--Summary of Solid Waste Assistance Grants

Austin Energy's Green Building Program
SBA, Dallas/Forth Worth Office--Financing
SBA, El Paso Office--Financing
SBA, Harlingen Office--Financing
SBA, Houston Office--Financing
SBA, Lubbock District Office--Financing
SBA, San Antonio District Office--Financing
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
TCEQ--Contracting with TCEQ to Do Remediation
TCEQ--Grants: Funding Opportunities

SBA, Salt Lake Office--Financing
Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)--Clean Fuel Vehicle Grant and Loan Program
Utah DEQ--Clean Fuel Vehicle Tax Credit
Utah DEQ Division of Water Quality--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) Funding Process
Utah DEQ--Grants, Loans, and Other Financial Assistance
Utah.gov--Financial Resources For Your Business
Utah's Own--Grants and Loans

SBA, Montpelier Office--Financing
Vermont Department of Economic Development (DED)--Financial Resources
Vermont DED--Funding
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)--Brownfields Reuse Initiative, Grants and Loans
Vermont DEC, Facilities Engineering Division--Grants and Loans Information
Vermont DEC--Grants and Loans Program Summary

Green Building Incentive Program (Arlington County)
SBA, Richmond Office--Financing
Virginia Department of Business Assistance--Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Business Assistance and Economic Development
Virginia DEQ, Chesapeake Bay Program--Water Quality Improvement Fund
Virginia DEQ, Construction Assistance Program--Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund
Virginia DEQ, Office of Small Business Assistance--Financial Resources
Virginia DEQ, Virginia Information Source for Energy (VISE)--Financial Incentives

U.S. Virgin Islands Division of Environmental Protection (DEP)--Drinking Water State Revolving Fund/Capital Improvement Grants
U.S. Virgin Islands DEP--Public Drinking Water Capital Improvements Program

City of Seattle--City Light's Energy Smart Services
King County--Green Building Incentives and Grants
SBA, Seattle District Office--Financing
Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE)--American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Projects at Ecology
Washington State DOE--Ecology's Grants and Loans Programs
Washington State DOE, Solid Waste--Grants and Financial Assistance

SBA, Clarksburg Office--Financing
West Virginia DEP, Division of Water and Waste Management--Clean Water State Revolving Fund

SBA, Madison/Milwaukee Office--Financing
Wisconsin DOC--Business Development-Financial Assistance
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)--American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
Wisconsin DNR--Community Financial Assistance (CFA)

SBA, Casper Office--Financing
Wyoming Business Council (click on Financial Tools)
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)--Brownfields Assistance
Wyoming DEQ--Financial Assistance
Wyoming DEQ--State Revolving Fund
Wyoming DEQ--Wyoming Recovery & Reinvestment Plan
Wyoming State Library--Wyoming Grants Information

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