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EPA awards University of Maryland’s Environmental Finance Center six-year grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the University of Maryland as the recipient of a six-year award to expand the work of the university’s Environmental Finance Center (EFC). The grant, one of only nine awarded nation-wide, will allow the center to develop new financing initiatives that span a wide environmental spectrum, from sustainability and green infrastructure to climate and energy issues.View Article Details for EPA awards University of Maryland’s Environmental Finance Center six-year grant University of Maryland’s Environmental Finance Center to Create Region’s First Online Stormwater Training Center
The University of Maryland’s Environmental Finance Center (EFC) begins work this month on the region’s first Municipal Online Stormwater Training (MOST) Center, a web-based resource to help municipalities within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed access and implement innovative stormwater management techniques to improve water quality in the Bay. The project was made possible by a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), who will provide $350,000 a year for the next five years to launch and operate the center.View Article Details for University of Maryland’s Environmental Finance Center to Create Region’s First Online Stormwater Training Center EFC Recognized for Climate Change Efforts in Oxford
EFC’s Work in Oxford Hailed a Case Study in “Consensus on Climate Change” by International Policy DigestView Article Details for EFC Recognized for Climate Change Efforts in Oxford 
William Bonstra Endowment to Provide Need-based Student Support through New Terpstart Program
Bill Bonstra, FAIA (B.ARCH ’83) has spent his career as an architect seeking to enrich people’s lives through thoughtful design, a philosophy he has extended to his relationship with the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation for over 30 years. This past month, Bonstra, who has supported the school over the years financially and as an advisor, mentor and teacher, pledged a $30,000 endowment through UMD’s New TerpStart Matching Scholarship Program.View Article Details for William Bonstra Endowment to Provide Need-based Student Support through New Terpstart Program 
Third Annual Colvin Case Study Challenge
UMD Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development Announces Winners in Third Annual Colvin Case Study Team of undergrads wins top prize for first timeView Article Details for Third Annual Colvin Case Study Challenge 
Ariel Bierbaum Receives Research Grant from Spencer Foundation
MAPP is proud to announce that Ariel Bierbaum, along with her team of three other researchers, has secured $50,000 in research grant funding from the Spencer Foundation’s Small Research Grants Program. The grant will allow continuing work into the socioeconomic impact of public school closures in Philadelphia, and will look specifically at issues of school reuse and/or demolition.View Article Details for Ariel Bierbaum Receives Research Grant from Spencer Foundation