The Connecticut Department of Economic & Community Development has started accepting applications for $20 million in brownfield remediation grants and loans.
The proposed projects will be ranked by their financial need, the project feasibility, the economic impact, the growth initiatives, and the applicant capacity and experience.
Grants will be awarded up to $4 million and are available to municipalities and economic development agencies. Low-interest loans will be awarded up to $2 million and are available for businesses, nonprofits, municipalities, and agencies. The money can cover abatement, demolition, site investigation, assessment, groundwater monitoring, installation of controls, and professional services fees.
The deadline is June 30.
DECD will hold a series of sessions to discuss this round of funding in Waterbury, Hartford, Killingly, Norwich, New Haven, and Bridgeport.
