Technical assistance will be available to communities in New England through the EPA PREPARED program. Eligible entities to receive technical assistance include community based non-profit organizations, local governments, and regional planning entities who are planning to apply for or are currently recipients of EPA grants and State Revolving Loan Funds.

One-to-one consultations: The EPA PREPARED team will offer one to one consultations to communities to answer technical questions on EPA and SRF pre-application preparation and post-award management and evaluation.

Community Engagement Plans & Storytelling: 5 pilot communities will be invited to participate in the program and work with the team to launch an engagement plan for their community following the participatory storytelling approach and receive support on post-award data collection. Technical assistance requests are anticipated to start in Fall 2024.