by Sami Stroud | Mar 2, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Financial Management
Image generated by ChatGPT, courtesy of Sarah Diefendorf. Are you considering applying for State Revolving Fund (SRF) assistance? State SRF programs are often the most favorable option for financing small system projects, especially in the current funding landscape....
by Southwest EFC | Mar 2, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Technical Assistance
This podcast outlines how to frame the funding challenges, how to understand the Funding Landscape, ways to identify funding sources for you utility, the best ways to stay organized, how to manage multiple funding sources, and how Technical Assistance can help. Hosted...
by Sami Stroud | Feb 10, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Additional Support Organizations, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Small Water Systems
Staff at rural, small, and tribal (RST) water utilities often operate in remote, hard-to-reach areas, and face aging infrastructure with limited financial resources. These challenges threaten their core mission of providing safe, reliable, and affordable water...
by Sami Stroud | Feb 10, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Additional Support Organizations, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Partnerships, Utility Management, Workforce Development
Photo: Lawren Lu The “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) series, a joint effort between Quantified Ventures (QV) and the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN), has completed its first year of sessions. AMA sessions are a mix of themed session and office hours...
by Sami Stroud | Feb 2, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Additional Support Organizations, Financial Management, Groundwater, Managerial & Financial Leadership, Source Water Protection, Utility Management
Protecting your source water is one of the most important ways to protect public health. When it comes to the money, many utilities run into the same problem: there are a lot of funding programs out there, and it can be hard to know where to start and what you could...
by Southwest EFC | Jan 5, 2026 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Access to Water/ Wastewater Funding Sources, Complying with Wastewater Regulations, Funding Coordination, Funding Pipeline to Success, Policy and Legislation, Small Water Systems
Small water systems are struggling to keep up with compliance and rising costs. In this episode, we explore how new policy tools, partnerships, and restructuring can unlock solutions for the future. This episode is hosted by Danish Kumar, Climate Change Program...
