The Office of Brownfield Remediation and Development (OBRD) of the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has announced the availability of funding under the Municipal Brownfield Grant Program (Remediation and Limited Assessment).
Donor Name: Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
State: Connecticut
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/14/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $4,000,000
Details:
The purpose of the Municipal Grant Program as per C.G.S Section 32-763, is to provide grants for brownfield remediation and redevelopment. Additional goals for DECD include encouraging public-private partnerships, leveraging the maximum amount of private funds to increase the economic impact of the State’s investment, reactivating long-stalled sites and encouraging job creation.
OBRD has also simultaneously announced the availability of funding under the Targeted Brownfield Development Loan and the Assessment-only Grant Program. The total funding pool available for all Round 17 notices is $25 million. The review and decision process for all programs will be simultaneous.
Funding Information
- Grants of up to $4,000,000 per application.
- Minimum Requested Grant Amount – $200,000.
Eligibility Criteria
A Municipality as defined by C.G.S Section 32-760; Economic Development Agency, as defined by C.G.S Section 32-760; and Connecticut Brownfield Land Banks, as defined by C.G.S Section 32-760. Entities responsible for the contamination are ineligible. All applicants must provide proof of access to the site, site control or path to site control.
Eligible Uses of Funds
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
- Assessment
- Remediation
- Abatement
- 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)
For more information, visit CDECD.
