How to Become a Technical Assistance Provider

Sample of agencies and programs that contract for Technical Assistance with nonfederal partners:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers
The Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTACs) will provide technical assistance, training, and other eligible forms of assistance, resources, and support to program participants.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Water Finance Center
Technical assistance providers will help communities develop and submit project proposals, including State Revolving Fund (SRF) applications for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding. Environmental Finance Centers (EFCs) will support underserved communities with technical assistance to identify sustainable infrastructure solutions.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Technical Assistance to Brownfields
EPA provides funding to organizations to conduct research and to provide training and technical assistance to communities to help address their brownfields challenges. Please review the Technical Assistance, Training, and Research Application Resources.

U.S. Department of Transportation/U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Thriving Communities Information for Capacity Builders
DOT is establishing a national technical assistance program that will drive innovation, advance equity outcomes, and build a national pipeline of community-driven infrastructure projects to help those communities with the highest degree of burden and capacity constraints.

U.S. Department of Energy SolSmart Providers
Advisors evaluated existing local government programs and processes and applied industry-leading best practices. Learn more about our recent SolSmart Advisors and some of their key accomplishments by downloading our fact sheet here.