Municipal Brownfield Grant Program

Municipal Brownfield Grant Program is sponsored by Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). Provides grants to municipalities and economic development agencies for assessing, cleaning up, and preparing brownfield sites for reuse.

Brownfield Municipal Grant Program Brownfield Municipal Grant Program If you are viewing this version of CT. gov, you are using an unsupported browser or you are in Internet Explorer 9 using compatibility mode. This means that the design and layout of the site is not fully supported, however the content of the site is still fully accessible and functional.

For the full website experience, please update your browser to one of the Internet Explorer 10 or higher. High Contrast Mode On or Off switch Brownfield Municipal Grant Program The Brownfield Municipal Grant Program is a competitive program for municipalities and municipal entities, designed to assist with brownfield redevelopment projects in their communities that will make a significant economic impact.

Only municipalities and municipal entities are eligible to apply. Latest Funding Rounds 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 - Remediation Grants (RG) - Round 24 Resources Remediation Grant: Notice of Funding Availability – 24 (RG) Euna Applicant Portal Guide (Help Manual) Euna Electronic Application Portal (RG): https://www. gotomygrants.

com/Public/Opportunities/Details/7a3dcbd5-cf13-42dd-9078-f236e91324bb 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 (RG) NEW 7/15/2026 - Assessment-Only Grants (AO) - Round 24 Materials Assessment-Only Grant: Notice of Funding Availability – 24 (AO) Euna Applicant Portal Guide (Help Manual) Euna Electronic Application Portal (AO): https://www. gotomygrants.

com/Public/Opportunities/Details/5152ed45-444d-47c8-85a5-3c49b9d4094b 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 (AO) Presentations and Video Recordings Building Your Redevelopment Project Capital Stack (a presentation from other public funding programs) PowerPoint Presentation | Video Recording Public-Private Partnerships: Options Available to Brownfield Developers and Stakeholders PowerPoint Presentation | Video Recording 6/17/2026: Round 23 - Remediation Grant, Remediation Loan, Assessment-Only Grant, and BAR Planning Grant Awardees Announced A Municipality as defined by C.

G. S Section 32-760 (12); Economic Development Agency, as defined by C. G.

S Section 32-760 (6) ; and Connecticut Brownfield Land Banks, as defined by C. G. S Section 32-760 (22) .

Entities responsible for the contamination are ineligible. All applicants must provide proof of access to the site, site control or path to site control Funding Amounts Grants of up to $4 million (dependent on the maximum allowable amount in each funding round as published in the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)).

Funding Process Grants under this program will be made periodically on a competitive basis, based on a NOFA published on this website. Please check this page periodically for updates and information about upcoming funding rounds Applicants are required to fill out the Grant Application Form. The form has two separate sections - Part A: Threshold Eligibility Section and Part B: Project Details.

An Applicant or Application may be denied funding after review of Part A of the Application Form. All applications (along with attachments) shall either be: [PREFERRED METHOD] Uploaded onto a SharePoint folder that will be provide by OBRD upon receipt of a request email sent to Brownfields@ct. gov Please make sure to include Applicant Name, brief Project Name, and Program Code (see NOFA) in the subject line Emailed to Brownfields@ct.

gov Please make sure to include Applicant Name, brief Project Name, and Program Code (see NOFA) in the subject line Please refer to the NOFA posted for each competitive round for details on allowable funding amounts, award criteria, deadlines for submission and other information.

Some of the general criteria that will be used to review the applications include: Shovel-readiness and merits of project The economic and community development impact of the project and the projected tax revenues associated with returning a brownfield to productive use Relative economic condition of the municipality in which the brownfield is located Consistency with Local and State Plan of Conservation and Development Support of DECD’s and the State’s economic and other policy initiatives Public-private partnerships Private/Applicant leverage of funds Applicant team’s experience Availability of a Municipal Plan of Conservation and Development (Current - not older than 10 years) for eligibility to receive discretionary funding.

Municipal Certification of Eligibility for Discretionary State Funding form Please refer to the NOFA posted for each competitive round for the specific eligible uses under a particular grant offering.

In general, these are the eligible uses - Costs associated with the investigation, assessment, remediation and development of a brownfield, including but not limited to: Soil, groundwater and infrastructure investigation Hazardous materials or waste disposal Long-term groundwater or natural attenuation Other forms of institutional controls Attorneys’ fees for environmental consulting Planning, engineering and environmental consulting Building and structural issues (including demolition, asbestos abatement, PCB removal, contaminated wood or paint removal or other infrastructure remedial activities) Please email brownfields@ct.

gov for more information or, reach out to the dedicated Brownfields hotline @ 860-500-2395.