News Release

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February 10, 2006
 

Software Created at Boise State Center Gains National EPA Attention

Software created by the Environmental Finance Center at Boise State University has garnered national attention. The Environmental Protection Agency’s January 2006 Nonpoint Source Newsletter features a spotlight on Plan2Fund, a financial management tool developed to assist with “how to pay” challenges of environmental protection.

Plan2Fund is a watershed planning tool that helps organizations better track their workflow management within their budget. The software is designed with four user interfaces: program planning data, financial information, contact list and reports. The program not only identifies budget shortfalls, but also the parts of the watershed that need the money. To help in the search for additional resources, the Environmental Finance Center offers another resource, “The Directory of Watershed Resources,” to help people search for and identify funding sources.

More information on these programs is available at http://efc.boisestate.edu.

In addition, Plan2Fund will be the topic of a national Watershed Academy Webcast presented from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 15 by center director Bill Jarocki and the EFC’s Amy Williams. The EPA Webcasts generally register 500 participants. More about the Webcast can be found at http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/webcasts.

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Contact: Bill Jarocki, Environmental Finance Center, (208) 426-4293, bjarock@boisesetate.edu 
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu

Boise State University is the largest institution of higher education in Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and public service.

 

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