The Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) is a unique asset for the nation. It is the only university-based organization creating innovative solutions to managing the costs of environmental protection and improvement. The EFCN consists of ten Environmental Finance Centers (EFCs) serving states within EPA's ten regions. By sharing and integrating information, tools and techniques, the EFCs work together and with the public and private sectors to promote a sustainable environment, bolstering efforts to address difficult how-to-pay issues.