Dear Friends and Supporters,
Reflecting on 2024, it was truly a year of unprecedented growth for the Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland. We worked with communities big and small, rural and urban, red and blue throughout the Mid-Atlantic to advance locally identified environmental priorities. Formalizing our WaterTA program greatly enhanced our technical assistance offerings; our participation in the Global FEWture Alliance expanded our network of collaborators both on campus and around the world; and the addition of four new team members broadened our skill set and the services we provide. We witnessed firsthand the power of community engagement to affect long-overdue change, the ability of applied research to improve local conditions, and the promise of creating the next generation of environmental stewards – all of which you will read about in 2024 Annual Report accessible at the link below.