State Financial Assistance Programs

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.
DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency) -- Comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Clean Diesel Program, State Revolving Fund (water), Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program
ADEM--Redevelopment Programs
ADEM--Alabama Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund (scroll down)
SBA, Alabama District Office

Alaska Community Resources Development
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)--Municipal Grants and Loans
Alaska DEC--Municipal Water, Sewerage, and Solid Waste Matching Grant Program
Alaska DEC--Response Fund Administration
Alaska DEC--Village Safe Water Program
SBA, Alaska District Office

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)--Brownfields Assistance Program
Arizona DEQ--Alternative Fuel Vehicle Program
Arizona DEQ--Financial Assistance
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
Governor Brewer's Office of Economic Recovery - Environmental Program Funding
SBA, Arizona District Office

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)--Arkansas Stimulus Projects
Arkansas DEQ--Brownfields Program
Arkansas DEQ--Environmental Loans for Small Business
Arkansas DEQ--Go Red! (Reduce Emissions from Diesels)
Arkansas DEQ--Recycling Equipment Tax Credit Program
Arkansas DEQ--Waste Tire Grants
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration--Current Bid Proposals
Arkansas Development Finance Authority
Arkansas Economic Development Commission (EDC)--Bring Your Business to Arkansas - Financing
Arkansas EDC--Grants
Arkansas EDC--Incentives
Arkansas EDC--Small and Minority Business - Financing
SBA, Arkansas District Office

California Air Resources Board (ARB)--Air Pollution Incentives, Grants and Credit Programs
California ARB--Business Assistance Resource Guide for California Environmental Management (scroll down to Financial Assistance Resources)
California ARB--Environmental Financing Resources for California Businesses
California ARB--Innovative Clean Air Technologies Program (ICAT)
California ARB--The Truck Stop--Resources and Information for Financial Opportunities
California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)--Grant, Payment, and Loan Programs
California Department of Pesticide Regulation--Pest Management Alliance Grants Program
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 (Cal EPA)--Loans and Grants
Cal EPA--Water Recycling Funding Program (WRFP)
California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA)
California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Water Quality--Financial Assistance Programs-Grants and Loans
SBA, Fresno District Office
SBA, Los Angeles District Office
SBA, Sacramento District Office
SBA, San Diego District Office
SBA, San Francisco District Office
SBA, Santa Ana District Office

Colorado Brownfields Foundation
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (DPHE)--Colorado Brownfields
Colorado DPHE--Emergency Medical and Trauma Service Provider Grants Program
Colorado DPHE--Pollution Prevention Grants Program
Colorado DPHE--Recycling Resources Economic Opportunity Fund Grants Program
Colorado DPHE--Water Quality Grants and Loans Unit
Colorado Department of Local Affairs--Financial Assistance
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade--Business Finance
Colorado Water Conservation Board--Loans and Grants
Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority--State Revolving Funds Program Update
Investing in Colorado's Future--Colorado's Headquarters for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
SBA, Colorado District Office

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 Financial Assistance
Connecticut DEP--Grants and Funding
SBA, Connecticut District Office
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, Federal Energy Funding Opportunities for Businesses
Recovery.Delaware.gov--Information for Small Businesses
SBA, Delaware District Office

District of Columbia

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

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--Recovery Information
Florida DEP--Recycling Grants and Loans
Florida DEP--Water Facilities Funding
Florida DEP--Water Project Funding in Florida
SBA, North Florida District Office
SBA, South Florida District Office

Georgia Department of Community Affairs (click on links under Community Development and Finance Division)
Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority
Georgia EPD--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding
Georgia.org--Financial Assistance
Georgia.org--Small Business Financial Assistance, Business Micro Loans
SBA, Georgia District Office

Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism--Find Financing
Hawaii Department of Health (DOH), Clean Water Branch--Polluted Runoff Control Program
Hawaii DOH--Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
SBA, Hawaii District Office

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)--Water Quality Grants, Loans, and Other Resources
SBA, Boise District Office

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Business Development
Illinois DCEO--Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Technology
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)--Agriculture Financial Resources
Illinois EPA, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water--Financial Assistance Programs
Illinois EPA, Financial Help for Brownfields Investigations and Cleanups
Illinois EPA--Local Government Financial Assistance
Illinois Green Fleets--Clean Diesel Grant Program (scroll down)
Illinois Green Fleets--Illinois Alternate Fuels Rebate Program
SBA, Illinois District Office
Smart Energy Design Assistance Center--Energy Incentive Opportunities

Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)--Funding
IDEM--CLEAN Communities Financial Assistance
Indiana Economic Development Corporation--Programs and Initiatives
INvest.in.gov (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act)
SBA, Indiana District Office

Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)--Grants
Iowa DNR and Iowa Finance Authority--The State Revolving Fund
Iowa DNR, Waste Management--Financial and Business Assistance
Iowa DNR--Watershed Improvement Grants
Iowa Department of Economic Development (DED) Entrepreneurial Assistance
Iowa DED--Financial Assistance with Brownfield Redevelopment
Iowa Department of Economic Development--Recycling
Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management - Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Grant Program
SBA, Des Moines District Office

Kansas Department of Commerce--Finance and Incentives
Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)--Kansas Brownfields Program
KDHE--Kansas Petroleum Storage Tank Release Trust Funds
KDHE--Kansas Public Water Supply Loan Fund
Kansas Green Schools Grant Program
NetWork Kansas Funding Options
SBA, Wichita District Office

Kentucky at Work--Incentives
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development--Small Business Support
Kentucky Division of Compliance Assistance--Brownfields Funding
Kentucky Division of Conservation--Equipment Loans
Kentucky Division of Conservation--State Cost Share
Kentucky Division of Waste Management--Recycling and Local Assistance Grants
Kentucky Division of Water--Funding
SBA, Kentucky District Office

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

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--Clean Marine Engine Program
Maine DEP--Grants and Loans
Maine DEP Implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funds
SBA, Maine District Office

Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development--Access to Capital
Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE)--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Water Quality and Drinking Water Projects
MDE--Grants and Other Financial Assistance Opportunities at MDE
MDE--Water Quality Financing
Maryland Energy Administration--Business (Incentives)
Maryland Energy Administration--State and Local (Incentives)
Maryland Energy Administration--Transportation (Incentives)
Maryland Governor's Grants Office
Maryland Small Business Development Center, Southern Region--Financing
SBA, Baltimore District Office

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center--Renewable Energy Generation, Incentives and Partnerships
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 Development Corporation
SBA, Massachusetts District Office

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)--Grants and Loans
Michigan Recovery and Reinvestment Plan
SBA, Michigan District Office

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development--Financing a Business
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (PCA)--Drycleaner Fund: Environmental Response and Reimbursement Account
Minnesota PCA--Green Building Financing and Incentive Programs
Minnesota PCA--Financial Assistance Opportunities - Grants and Loans
Minnesota PCA--Small Business Environmental Improvement and Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Loan Programs
Minnesota Technical Assistance Program--Financial Assistance
SBA, Minnesota District Office

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--Finance & Tax Info
SBA, Mississippi District Office

Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR)--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Energize Missouri
Missouri 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
Missouri DNR--Water Protection Financial Assistance Center
SBA, Kansas City District Office
SBA, St. Louis District Office

Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)--Wetlands Grants
Montana DEQ--Grants/Loans Available
Montana DEQ's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Montana Department of Commerce (DOC), Business Resource Division (scroll down to Business Finance Assistance)
Montana DOC--Finance Information Center
SBA, Montana District Office

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, Nebraska District Office

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
Nevada DEP--Water Grants Program
SBA, Nevada District Office

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority--Financing for New Hampshire's Future
New Hampshire Business Resource Center, Business Services
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--Current Grant/Loan Opportunities
SBA, New Hampshire District Office

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)--Dry Cleaner Equipment Replacement Reimbursement Program
New Jersey DEP--Grant and Loan Programs
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
SBA, New Jersey District Office
State of New Jersey Business Action Center--Financing & Incentives

New Mexico Business Resource Center--Business Loan Capital
New Mexico Economic Development Department--Financial Development Team
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, New Mexico District Office

New York Empire State Development, Environmental Assistance (scroll down for Financial Assistance Programs)
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)--Brownfield Cleanup Program
New York 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 Environmental Facilities Corporation
SBA, Buffalo District Office
SBA, New York District Office
SBA, Syracuse District Office

NCRecovery.gov
NCRecovery.gov--NC Recovery Competitive Grants and Contracts
North Carolina Department of Commerce--Incentives
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources--Financial Assistance and Tax Credits
North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance (DPPEA)--Local Government Financial Assistance
Recycling Business Assistance Center--Financing
SBA, North Carolina District Office
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, North Dakota District Office

Clean Ohio Fund
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 Drinking Water Stimulus Projects One Stop Shop
SBA, Cleveland District Office
SBA, Columbus District Office

Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ_--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Information
Oklahoma DEQ--Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
Oklahoma Water Resources Board--Water & Wastewater Financing
SBA, Oklahoma District Office

Business Oregon--Business Financing Resources
Green Investment Fund
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--Fleet Forward Financial Incentives
Oregon DEQ--Loans and Grants
Oregon Water Resources Department--Water Development Loan Program
SBA, Portland District Office
State of Oregon--Oregon Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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

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

SBA, South Carolina District Office
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)--Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program
South Carolina DHEC--Compass - Financial Assistance
South Carolina DHEC--Dry Cleaning Facility Restoration Trust Fund
South Carolina DHEC--Grants and Loans
South Carolina DHEC--Recycling Grants Program
South Carolina DHEC--State Revolving Fund
South Carolina DHEC--Underground Storage Tanks (SUPERB Financial Responsibility Fund and the SUPERB Account) (scroll down)

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

SBA, Tennessee District Office
State of Tennessee American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development--Grants and Loans
Tennessee DEC--Grants and Loans
Tennessee DEC--Summary of Solid Waste Assistance Grants

SBA, Dallas/Forth Worth District Office
SBA, El Paso District Office
SBA, Lower Rio Grande Valley District Office
SBA, Houston District Office
SBA, Lubbock District Office
SBA, San Antonio District Office
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)--American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
TCEQ--Contracting with TCEQ to Do Remediation
TCEQ--Grants: Funding Opportunities

SBA, Utah District Office
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

SBA, Vermont District Office
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

Chesapeake Bay Program--Grants and RFPs
Green Building Incentive Program (Arlington County)
SBA, Richmond District Office
Virginia American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA.Virginia.gov)
Virginia Department of Business Assistance--Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Business Assistance and Economic Development
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

King County--Green Building Incentives and Grants
SBA, Seattle District Office
Seattle City Light--Financial Incentives
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, West Virginia District Office
West Virginia DEP, Division of Water and Waste Management--Clean Water State Revolving Fund

SBA, Wisconsin District Office
Wisconsin DOC--Business Development-Financial Assistance
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)--American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
Wisconsin DNR--Community Financial Assistance (CFA)
Wisconsin DNR--Financial Assistance in the Bureau of Watershed Management
Wisconsin DNR--Financial Resources for Cleaning Up & Redeveloping Contaminated Properties
Wisconsin DNR--Private Forestry - Financial Help Plus Tax Tips
Wisconsin DNR--Runoff Management Grants

SBA, Wyoming District Office
Wyoming Business Council
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)--Brownfields Assistance
Wyoming DEQ--State Revolving Fund
Wyoming DEQ--Wyoming Recovery & Reinvestment Plan
Wyoming State Library--Wyoming Grants Information

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