Report: Audit of Environmental Finance Centers Providing Water Infrastructure Technical Assistance in EPA Region 4
April 29, 2026 | Report No. 26-P-0026
Why We Did This Report
We conducted this audit to determine whether the Environmental Finance Centers, which are funded by annual and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriations and perform work in EPA Region 4 states, are accomplishing the outputs and outcomes established in their cooperative agreements.
Summary of Findings
We found that six out of the eight Environmental Finance Centers, or EFCs, that provided technical assistance, or TA, in EPA Region 4 exceeded their target output for the number of communities receiving TA over the first year of performance under their cooperative agreements.
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