Center for Environmental Finance (CEF)

Helping to answer the "how to pay" question.

EPA's Center for Environmental Finance (CEF) evolved from the Public Private Partnership Program in 1993. The CEF assists the public and private sectors in their search for creative approaches to funding environmental programs, projects and activities. The CEF uses leveraging and partnerships to extend the reach and impact of its activities.

The center has three closely related components that provide financial outreach services to Agency customers and the regulated community. These components include:

• The Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) - a federally chartered advisory committee
• The Environmental Finance Center (EFC) Network - the network consists of ten university-based programs in all ten EPA regions
• The Environmental Financing Information Network (EFIN) - information from the network is available via the web site and the phone-in reference line at the EFIN Library

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