SRF Links
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Project sponsors are required to ensure, to the best extent possible, that disadvantaged businesses have the opportunity to participate in a fair share of the contracts and subcontracts awarded in a SRF-funded project. Entities listed below can help you find such businesses.
- Office of Small Minority Business Assistance
Office of the Governor
1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 418 Columbia,
South Carolina 29201
Telephone:(803)734-0657
- South Carolina Department of Transportation
Office of Compliance, Room 403
Post Office Box 191 Columbia, South Carolina 29202
Telephone: (803)737-1372
- South Carolina Statewide Minority Business Development Center
2111 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Telephone:(803)779-5905
Check Up Program for Small Systems (CUPSS)
CUPSS is a free, easy-to-use, asset management tool for small drinking water and wastewater utilities. CUPSS provides a simple approach based on EPA's highly successful Simple Tools for Effective Performance (STEP) Guide series. Use CUPSS to help you develop a record of your assets, schedule of required tasks, understanding of your financial situration and a tailored assest management plan.
Financial Comparison Tool
EPA has come up with a comparison tool called FACT. You can click on Financing Alternatives Comparison Tool (FACT) to help find the most cost effective way to fund a wastewater or drinking water management project. This tool make a comprehensive analysis that compares several financing choices for these projects by including financing, regulatory, and other important costs.