Brownfield Planning Grants

Brownfield Planning Grants is sponsored by Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (CT DECD). The goal of this program is to help eligible applicants develop a comprehensive implementation plan for the remediation and redevelopment of neighborhoods, districts, corridors, downtowns, waterfront zones, or other areas burdened with multiple brownfields.

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S. Section 32-763 (g). The goal of this program is to help eligible applicants develop a comprehensive implementation plan for the remediation and redevelopment of neighborhoods, districts, corridors, downtowns, waterfront zones or other areas burdened with multiple brownfields.

Through this program, DECD hopes to work with municipalities to transform the brownfields in these areas from liabilities to community assets. The program provides an opportunity to move from the site-by-site approach in DECD’s other brownfield programs to a more comprehensive area-wide approach to arriving at reuse and redevelopment strategies.

The area-wide plan should include specific plan implementation strategies for assessing, cleaning up and reusing the specific brownfields as well as for overall revitalization of the designated BAR Planning area.

The following are expected outcomes of the BAR Planning Process and Program: Comprehensive understanding of existing conditions and issues Community participation to develop a successful implementation strategy Effective implementation strategies (based on market studies and feasibility analyses) Prioritization of specific brownfield sites for cleanup and reuse Priorities for public and private investment Formation of an advisory/steering committee Latest Funding Round Announcements NEW 7/15/2026 – Round 24 Funding Round Announcement Attention : Applications for Round 24 must be submitted exclusively through the new Euna electronic application portal.

Please see announcement and application material for guidance. NEW 7/15/2026 - Brownfield Area-wide Revitalization (BAR) Program Grant Resources BAR Planning Program Grant Notice of Funding Availability - 24(BAR) Euna Applicant Portal Guide (Help Manual) Euna Electronic Application Portal (BAR): https://www. gotomygrants.

com/Public/Opportunities/Details/62094db7-64fc-42d6-83ee-c1acffc657d1 Application Form (Word) – provided to assist applicants in drafting and assembling responses prior to submitting through the Euna Electronic Grant Portal.

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions - 24(BAR) 6/17/2026: Round 23 - Remediation Grant, Remediation Loan, Assessment-Only Grant, and BAR Planning Grant Awardees Announced Municipalities, Connecticut brownfield land bank, Economic Development Agencies and Regional COGs. Applicants may apply for a grant amount up to $200,000. The program requires a minimum 10% match.

Grants under this program are made periodically on a competitive basis, based on a request for applications published on this website. Proposals for funding will be evaluated according to the criteria included in the Request for Applications under each offering.

Project Description and Vision Applicant Capacity and Capability Leverage and Collaborations Relation to State Policies, Programs, Initiatives and Projects The following is a general list of eligible activities under the BAR Planning Grant Program: Please check the latest fund availability announcement for the current list of eligible uses: Community visioning/public participation exercises; Analysis of existing environmental conditions and other issues/conditions in the area — building conditions survey, historic properties inventory, historic survey, hazardous building material survey; Limited Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments (Please note: The Phase I and II ESAs will have to help achieve the goals of the BAR Plan.

Also, the total cost spent on this project activity cannot exceed 25% of the grant amount); Market/demand studies and feasibility analyses; Roadway and streetscape planning; Strategic site identification; Coordination with existing community plans; Site reuse/redevelopment plans; Implementation strategies; Identifying funding sources for redevelopment and implementation of the BAR Plan; Acquisition due diligence; Marketing to assess developer interest; Local zoning revisions and other local law changes (including adaptive reuse code); Legal analysis of environmental liabilities; Completion of the EPA/DEEP’s PREPARED Workbook (only if used as a tool to help prepare the BAR plan); Project management (limited, not more than 5% of grant); and Other actions to spur investment in these sites.

Please refer to the latest Request for Applications documents for detailed instructions.

To make a complete application for a BAR Planning Grant, applicants should expect to provide project information to DECD including but not limited to: A description of the proposed project including the approach and vision An explanation of the expected outcomes and impacts to project area long-term goals and objectives and expected benefits of the project Information concerning the capacity and capability of the applicant A project budget, project work plan, timeline and schedule Confirmation of an advisory/steering committee; potential public private partnerships For the FAQ document from previous a competitive round, refer to the please refer to the Funding Round material .

If you have any questions, please email brownfields@ct. gov for more information or, reach out to the dedicated Brownfields hotline @ 860-500-2395.