Active Capital — Nationwide internet-based listing service that provides information to "angel" investors (typically wealthy individuals with significant business experience) on small, dynamic, growing businesses seeking $250,000 to $5 million in equity financing.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance — Summary of federal programs that provide grants, loans, loan guarantees, services, information, scholarships, training, and insurance to the American public.

Doing Business with Region 5 — EPA Region 5's listing of current procurements, Requests for Quotations (RFQs), closed procurements, and award notices.  

The Environmental Finance Program — U.S. EPA program providing financial technical assistance to the regulated community and advice and recommendations to the Agency on environmental finance issues, trends, and options.

Environmental Technology Initiative — The Environmental Technology Initiative for Chemicals seeks to promote risk reduction within industry sectors by encouraging innovation and offers industry the opportunity to work with EPA.

Funding Opportunities (pdf) -- 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.

Glossary of Risk Management & Insurance Terms — University of Calgary web site.

Inventions and Innovation Program — U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) program providing financial assistance at two levels (up to $40,000 or up to $100,000) for establishing technical performance and conducting early development of innovative ideas and inventions.  Ideas that have a significant energy savings impact and future commercial market potential are targeted through a competitive solicitation process.  Also offers technical guidance and commercialization support to successful applicants.

Jobs Through Recycling — U.S. EPA program to support projects designed to enhance business development, technical assistance, and financing efforts for recycling-related industries.  The web site provides recycling market development information for state and local officials, sources of technical and financial assistance for recycling businesses, and general information about the program for visitors.

Small Business Development Centers — Quasi-governmental entities in every state created for the purpose of addressing the needs of small businesses.  These agencies have close ties with the federal SBA.

Small Business Innovation Research Program (National Center for Environmental Research--NCER) — Awards grants for research and development of pollution control technologies to small high-technology firms.

STAR Grants and Cooperative Agreements (NCER) — Awards grants to universities and other not-for-profit research institutions to help forge solutions to environmental problems.  Funding levels vary depending on the solicitation and research area (between $75,000 to $500,000 per year).

State Innovation Grants Solicitation (EPA) — Part of U.S. EPA's comprehensive strategy to advance innovative approaches for improving environmental results.  Part of EPA's National Center for Environmental Innovation (NCEI), a testing ground for innovative ideas that advance environmental protection.

U.S. EPA-Grants--How to Apply — Provides links to information on applying for U.S. EPA grants, small business grants, and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.

U.S. EPA-Grants and Fellowship Information — Provides links to grant programs available through the U.S. EPA.

U.S. EPA-Green Chemistry — Provides information about Grants and Fellowships available for funding fundamental research in green chemistry to provide industry with chemicals and methods necessary to develop environmentally friendly products and processes.

U.S. EPA-Tribal Grants — Provides information about EPA's Indian Environmental General Assistance Program, information on tribal grants, an overview of categorical (program) financial and program assistance from EPA, and a link to the Tribal Environmental and Natural Resource Assistance Handbook.

U.S. Small Business Administration: Financing Your Business — Provides loans and venture capital financing by working with intermediaries, banks, and other lending institutions through a variety of programs.

U.S. Small Business Administration: Financing Your Business--Pollution Control Loan Program — SBA offers a "Pollution Control Loan Program" for planning, designing and installing pollution control facilities.  Under this loan guarantee program, loans up to $1,000,000 are available for the prevention, reduction, abatement, and control of any form of pollution, including recycling.

Last Updated: October 26, 2007