Provincial Funds for Environmental Protection are important elements of the environmental protection system. They grant low-interest credits and subsidies for implementation of tasks connected with pollutant emissions control, construction of wastewater treatment plants, waste management and nature conservation. Krzysztof Bolek (M.Sc., Eng.), the chairman of the Management Board of the Provincial Fund for Environmental Protection, and Adam Kociołek (M.Sc), head of the Program Council, present the activity of the Cracow Provincial Fund and attempts to improve the effectiveness of expenditures.