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Additional Information on Programs and Initiatives

United States Government Agencies:

Small Business Administration (SBA):
1100 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 606-4000

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA):
Independence Avenue between 12th and 14th Streets, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
(202) 720-2791

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
(202) 260-2090

 

Programs and Initiatives:

Business Information Centers (BICs):
SBA
www.sba.gov/BI/bics/index.html

Calumet Environment Resource Center (CERC):
Chicago State University
Paul and Emily Douglas Library
9501 S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Chicago, IL 60628-1598
bsmfs@csu.edu
(773) 995-2964

Center for Environmental Information and Statistics (CEIS):
EPA Office for Policy
www.epa.gov/ceis
(202) 260-1849

Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CESD):
United States Department of Energy
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Denver Regional Support Office
1617 Cole Blvd.
Golden, CO 80401
sustainable.development@hq.doe.gov
(800) 363-3732

Common Sense Initiative Council Report (CSI):
EPA Office of Reinvention
www.epa.gov/commonsense/index.htm
(202) 260-1849

Community Research Network (CRN):
The Loka Institute
P.O. Box 355
Amherst, MA 01004
www.loka.org/crn
(413) 582-5860

Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service:
USDA
www.reeusda.gov
(202) 720-4423

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse:
Ohio State University
web@enc.org
(614) 292-9734

Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) Hotline:
(800) 424-9346

Envirofact Warehouse:
www.borderecoweb.sdsu.edu/Drct_pgs/enfacts.html
(202) 260-3130

EnviroLink Network:
5808 Forbes Avenue
Second Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
www.envirolink.org
(412) 420-6400

Environmental Defense Fund Scorecard:
Environmental Defense Fund
1873 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
www.scorecard.org
(202) 387-3500

Environmental Enforcement: A Citizen’s Guide:
EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
www.epa.gov/reg5oair/enforce/citizenf.htm
(202) 564-2440

Environmental Health Network:
P.O. Box 16267
Chesapeake, VA 23328
(757) 546-0663

Environmental Information Service Center (EISC):
EPA Region VIII
999 18th Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2466
(303) 312-6312

Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking (EMPACT):
EPA Office of Research and Development
www.epa.gov/empact
(202) 564-6620

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP):
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
14th and Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/OPA/FB96OPA/eqipfact.html

EPA Federal Advisory Committees:
http://134.67.104.12/html/ozpmrh/FACA.htm
EPA Framework for Community-Based Environment Protection (CBEP):
www.epa.gov/ecocommunity

EPA Stakeholder Involvement Action Plan:
EPA Office of Reinvention
www.epa.gov./reinvent/stakeholders
(202) 260-1849

Good Neighbor Project:
P.O. Box 79225
Waverly, MA 02179
www.enviroweb.org/gnp
(617) 354-1030

Integrated Data for Enforcement Analysis System (IDEA):
EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
http://es.epa.gov/oeca/idea

Joint Center for Sustainable Communities:
United States Conference of Mayors and National Associations of Counties
1620 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
www.usmayors.org/uscm/sustainable/menu-wn.htm
(202) 942-4224

Local Government Environmental Assistance Network:
777 North Capitol Street, N.E.
Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20002
www.lgean.org
(887) TO-LGEAN

Master Gardeners Program:
USDA
(515) 294-2336
National Center for Environmental Publications and Information:
P.O. Box 42419
Cincinnati, OH 45242-2419
www.epa.gov/ncepihom/index.html
(800) 490-9198

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Model Plan for Public Participation:
EPA Office of Environmental Justice
es.epa.gov/oeca/oej/nejac
(202) 564-2515

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS):
P.O. Box 2890
Washington, D.C. 20013
www.nrcs.usda.gov

Natural Resources Defense Council Clean Air Network:
1200 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20005
www.cleanair.net/index.htm
(202) 289-2395

Natural Resources Defense Council Clean Water Network:
1200 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20005
www.cwn.org/homepage.htm
(202) 289-2395

North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE):
410 Tarvin Road
Rock Spring, GA 30739
www.naaee.org
(706) 764-2926

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Writers Training Courses:
EPA Office of Water
www.epa.gov/owm/npdesup.htm
(202) 260-5700

Office of Environmental Justice Small Grants Program:
EPA Office of Environmental Justice
www.epa.gov/oeca/oej/ejgrantf.html
(800) 962-6215

Office of Reinvention Stakeholder Internet Website:
EPA Office of Reinvention
www.epa.gov/reinvent/epastake
(202) 260-1849

One Stop Capital Shop (OSCS):
SBA
www.sba.gov/onestop

Permit Improvement Team (PIT):
EPA Office of Reinvention
www.epa.gov/ooaujeag/notebook/pit.htm
(202) 260-1849

Plug Your Classroom Into the Environment:
Environmental Defense Fund
www.edf.org/Earth2Kids/teachers
(800) 684-3322

Project XL Stakeholder Involvement: A Guide for Project Sponsors and Stakeholders:
EPA Office of Reinvention
www.epa.gov/ProjectXL
(202) 260-1849

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)/Superfund Hotline:
EPA
(800) 424-9346 or DC local (703) 412-9810

Restoration Advisory Boards (RABs):
Department of Defense
(703) 545-6700

Sector Facility Indexing Project (SFIP):
EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
www.epa.gov/oeca/sfi
(202) 564-2440

Senior Environmental Employment Program (SEE):
EPA Region V
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
(202) 260-2574

Action Guide to Greener Paper:
Environmental Defense Fund
www.edf.org/pubs/Brochures/GreenerPaper
(800) 684-3322

Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs):
SBA
www.sba.gov/sbdc
(202) 205-6766

Small Business Ombudsman (SBO):
EPA Office of the Small Business Ombudsman
www.epa.gov/sbo/
(800) 368-2772, x234 or (202) 260-1211

Smart Growth Network:
www.smartgrowth.org
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants (SDCG):
EPA Office of Policy
www.epa.gov/ecocommunity
(202) 260-1849

Sustainable Development Extension Network (SDEN):
The Council for Excellence in Government
www.excelgov.org/techcon/projects/sden.htm
(202) 728-0418

Technical Assistance Grant Program (TAG):
EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
www.epa.gov/oerrpage/superfund/tools/index.htm
(202) 260-4610

Technical Outreach Services for Communities Program (TOSC):
Michigan State University
www.egr.msu.edu/tosc
(800) 490-3890

Toxic Release Inventory (TRI):
EPA Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
www.epa.gov/opptintr/tri
(202) 260-2902

United States Consumer Products Safety Commission Hotline:
www.cpsc.gov
(800) 638-2772

United States Environmental Hotline:
www.1800cleanup.org
(800) CLEANUP


Table of Contents I. Intro II. Overview III. Approaches
IV. Impediments V. Observations VI. Next Steps Appendix

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