Please note that this tool is in BETA form. We appreciate your paitience as we build it out and work through bugs.
The Funding and Financing Navigator is a dynamic, evolving resource designed to help communities across New England access funding for environmental work. The Navigator features an expanding list of grants, loans, tax credits, and other financing options to support your organization’s mission and project goals.
Easily explore opportunities tailored for nonprofits, municipalities, schools, small businesses, and other local entities. The tool is available in both sheet and gallery formats, with funder profiles, deadline calendars, and a user guide to help you find the best-fit opportunities for your needs.
Developed and maintained by the New England Environmental Finance Center (www.neefc.org), the Navigator is currently in its beta version. We invite you to explore, share feedback, and help us improve this tool to better support your work in advancing environmental issues throughout the region. To suggest new funding or financing opportunities, please use the form located on the navigation bar. Form and functionality suggestions can be emailed to andrea.berry@maine.edu.
Below are four formatting options to use to search for grant opportunites. Choose the format that works best for you and dive in!
Use this view if you want to see funding opportunites in easy-to-read card formats. You can click on individual cards and get quick access to more information about the opportunity selected.
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Use this view if you want to see a lot of opportunites all at once. This format is also the best format for downloading grant opportunity lists as a csv file, accessible by Excel, Google Sheets, or another spreadsheet tool.
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This view displays opportunites by deadline. Note that rolling deadlines and those unspecified will not show up in this format.
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Below is a complete list of all funders with opportunities included in the Funding Navigator.
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If you would like to add a funding/financing opportunity to our database, please fill out this Google form. We will monitor the form and add opportunities as the come in.
About the NEEFC
Since 2001, the New England Environmental Finance Center (NEEFC) at the University of Southern Maine has worked to build local capacity to pay for the growing cost of protecting critical environmental resources and fostering resilient communities.
Our programs reflect the greatest needs of the 6 New England states including funding and financing of climate adaptation and resilience, stormwater and nutrient management, water infrastructure, and sustainable operating practices.