The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development has begun accepting applications for the 11th round of competitive grant funding for the Brownfield Remediation Program.
In this round of funding, $4 million is being allocated for remediation projects while $1 million is budgeted for assessment projects. Applicants can request up to $2 million for remediation projects and up to $200,000 for assessment projects. Funding can be used for activities ranging from demolition, site investigation and assessment, groundwater monitoring, professional service fees including attorney”™s fees, and planning, design and consulting fees. Applications must be submitted via email to brownfields@ct.gov by May 16.
“Major investments in brownfield redevelopment are a core economic development priority because these projects help a community take back underutilized properties ”” sites that often were once a center of commerce ”” and put them back into a productive use that benefits residents, neighborhoods and businesses,” Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith said.
