The Department of Economic and Community Development is accepting grant proposals to fund multiple projects under the CT Communities Challenge Grant Program in an effort to improve livability, vibrancy, convenience and appeal of communities throughout the state of Connecticut.
Donor Name: Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
State: Connecticut
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $1M to $10M
Details:
The Program is intended to potentially create approximately 3,000 new jobs. It is department’s goal to allocate up to 50% of the funds to eligible and competitive projects in distressed municipalities.
Successful projects will likely include multiple of the below elements:
- Transit-oriented development that densifies commercial and/or residential land uses near transit hubs,
- Downtown / major hub development that improves or reuses existing property (Brownfields remediation may be a component of such application)
- Essential infrastructure that facilitates future development
- Housing to support affordability, accessibility and local workforce,
- Mobility improvements that increase connectivity to transit and promotes economic activity, including pedestrian, ADA, and bicycle improvements
- Public space improvements that provide amenities to the community, including open spaces, public art projects, wayfinding, and lighting and safety improvements
Funding Information
Grant Size: $1M to $10M per project.
Eligible Uses
DECD would prefer that the majority of grant funds be used for construction– and renovation-related hard costs. A limited and reasonable portion of the funds may be used for design and engineering-related soft costs, land acquisition, project management, administrative and department’s legal expenses to prepare the Contract. department’s legal expenses for the department’s contract work (Assistance Agreement) is usually in the range of $5K to $10K depending on how complicated the project is. Department funds cannot be used for legal expenses of the client team for the Assistance Agreement work.
Eligibility Criteria
- Municipalities, economic development agencies and regional councils of governments are eligible to be the primary applicants for this Program. The Department of Economic and Community Development encourages public-private partnerships. Eligible entities are welcome to partner with one or more of the following types of organizations: private developers, business organizations, other institutions or each other to submit an Application.
- All applicants (or Project Applicant Teams) must provide proof of access to the site, site control or a path to site control if required to implement the project.
- Applicants may submit multiple projects; however, the department recommends that applicants submit shovel-ready applications.
For more information, visit DECD.
