Office of Community Renewal. Project funded by a Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) in Town of Martinsburg, NY.
You want to deliver the best services to your community, but there is much to navigate – funding & financing choices, project priorities, regulations, and more. Talk with us! Our team at the Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center enhances the managerial and financial capacity of regional and local governments to improve environmental infrastructure, services, and quality of life. Our primary focus is clean and safe water resource management.
Your community may request free advice & technical assistance in the following areas:
- Planning for and managing pandemic-related stimulus funds
- Water infrastructure management
- Water utility workforce planning
- Resiliency planning
The assistance we provide is free and is supported by the Rural Utilities Service under the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Additional Resources
Browse and download resources created by SU-EFC and our partners!
Planning for and managing pandemic-related stimulus funds:
- Assistance for State, Local, and Tribal Governments, US Department of the Treasury
- State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) New User Guide, Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
- Coronavirus Response Resource Center, GFOA
- Coronavirus Resources, Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN)
- Introduction to ARPA: Funds for Water Bill Assistance and Infrastructure Projects (webinar recording), GFOA
Water infrastructure management:
- Funding Source Guide for NYS Watersheds and Water Infrastructure
- Smart Management for Small Water Systems, EFCN
- NYS Grant Writing: A Guidebook for Local Officials
- Developing a Municipal Downspout Disconnect and Green Infrastructure Program, SU-EFC, NYS Water Resources Institute
Water utility workforce development:
- NYS Succession Planning: A Guidebook for Local Officials
- Work in Water Recruitment Brochure: Water Resource Recovery Operator & Drinking Water Operator, SU-EFC, NY Water Environment Association (NYWEA) & Work in Water
- Water Resource Recovery Operator Position Description, SU-EFC, NYWEA & Work in Water
Resiliency planning:
- Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT), US Environmental Protection Agency
- Resources for Resiliency Planning in NYS
- Flood Resiliency Funding
- Flood Resiliency Resources
- New York Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Index: A Community Assessment, New York Sea Grant
- Municipal Awareness and Perceptions of Resiliency in NYS
Additional resources related to Asset Management, Rates and Finance, Energy Management, Funding Coordination, Water Loss, and Management are available at the EFCN Resource Library.
Questions? Contact Averi Davis, adavis02@syr.edu