For more than three decades, the Environmental Finance Center has helped hundreds of local, state, and federal partners throughout the Mid-Atlantic region advance policies, programs, and financing strategies that achieve outcomes for people, places, and the environment. See EFC’s featured work below.
EFC's Featured Work
2024 Annual Report
The Environmental Finance Center worked with communities big and small, rural and urban, red and blue throughout the Mid-Atlantic to advance locally identified environmental priorities.
Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Breweries
UMD EFC’s Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Breweries Program offers free sustainability consultations to help craft brewers assess operations and implement practices related to energy, water, wastewater, air emissions, and cleaning and sanitizing – all while saving costs and improving brand recognition.
Designing a Resilience Action Plan for Maryland’s Coastal Communities
As Maryland’s coastal communities face increasing climate threats, including rising sea levels and severe storms, this initiative aims to strengthen the resilience of eight vulnerable coastal jurisdictions.
Building Climate Resilience in Prince George's County, MD
The Climate Wise Academy aims to strengthen climate resilience in Prince George’s County, Maryland. This program supports local climate preparedness through training and capacity building for Green Teams and community members. The project will enhance local climate resilience by developing a comprehensive climate-specific training curriculum and toolkit.
EFC Projects and Publications
See EFC’s work in action by browsing our current and archived (completed) projects below.
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2021 - PresentPrince George’s County Climate Action Implementation and Programmatic Support Services
EFC is supporting the Prince George’s County Department of Environment in their effort to develop and adopt a County Climate Action Plan (CAP). EFC is providing the county with technical support in the development of greenhouse gas inventories, climate action and resilience plans, and translating technical language for a wide variety of stakeholders.View Project Details for Prince George’s County Climate Action Implementation and Programmatic Support Services -
2021 - PresentTraining and Technical Assistance for Small Public Water and Wastewater Systems
The Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) provides training and technical assistance to small public water and wastewater systems in rural and urban communities and to tribally-owned and -operated systems throughout the U.S. The EFCN works to expand and enhance the capacity of these systems to address their technical, managerial, and financial needs and achieve long-term sustainability and resiliency.View Project Details for Training and Technical Assistance for Small Public Water and Wastewater Systems -
2020 - PresentResidential Action Framework & Stormwater Outreach Campaign, City of Gaithersburg, MD
Through its Sustainable Maryland program, EFC is working with homeowners and civic associations (HOAs/CAs) in the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland. This education effort aims to increase awareness about natural resources and watershed protection issues; increase the rate of residential participation in sustainability efforts; and engage the leadership and residents of HOAs/CAs in the implementation of sustainability and watershed protection activities.View Project Details for Residential Action Framework & Stormwater Outreach Campaign, City of Gaithersburg, MD -
2017 - PresentPorts of Wilmington, Philadelphia, and Virginia Dray Truck Replacement Program
The port communities of Wilmington, Delaware; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Hampton Roads, VA face some of the most severe air quality problems in the nation. Ground transportation of goods is a significant source of emissions that cause smog and other harmful air pollutants linked to multiple health and environmental problems. EFC partners with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association (MARAMA) to implement the Ports of Wilmington, Philadelphia, and Virginia Dray Truck Replacement Program. Funded by a U.S.View Project Details for Ports of Wilmington, Philadelphia, and Virginia Dray Truck Replacement Program -
2009 - PresentClimate Action Planning and Greenhouse Gas Inventories
EFC provides technical support in developing greenhouse gas inventories and climate action planning to University of Maryland System institutions. Previous and current work includes the University of Maryland Global Campus, University of Maryland Baltimore County, University of Maryland College Park, The Universities at Shady Grove, and Towson University. EFC helps calculate campus carbon emissions, assists in developing carbon reduction strategies, and develops basic cost calculations for prioritizing strategies.View Project Details for Climate Action Planning and Greenhouse Gas Inventories -
2025 (June)Delaware Tree and Climate Workshop
EFC partnered with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Climate, Coastal, and Energy to plan and facilitate the Delaware Tree and Climate Workshop. This event convened partners from across the state to forge alignment around Delaware’s interrelated priorities related to forestry, urban trees, natural and working lands, and climate resilience. View Project Details for Delaware Tree and Climate Workshop