The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s (DECD) Office of Brownfield Remediation and Development (OBRD) has announced availability of funding under the State’s Municipal Brownfield Grant, Targeted Brownfield Development Loan, and Brownfield Area-Wide Revitalization Grant programs, and is inviting applications for same.
The deadline to submit applications to DECD for this funding round, which has a $25 million pool of available funds, is Wednesday, March 25, 2026, and funds are anticipated to be awarded by June/July 2026.
The Municipal Brownfield Grant Program funding is available to municipal applicants for costs associated with investigating, remediating, and developing a “brownfield.” DECD encourages public-private partnerships and structures pass-through grants from eligible municipal applicants to private partner entities.
The Targeted Brownfield Development Loan Program is designed to provide low-interest loans for eligible costs of brownfield remediation projects to potential brownfield purchasers and certain current brownfield owners who are not directly responsible for property conditions and are seeking to revitalize such brownfield.
The Brownfield Area-Wide Revitalization (BAR) Planning Grant Program is aimed at helping eligible applicants (municipalities, land banks, economic development agencies and the like) develop comprehensive implementation plans for transforming underutilized neighborhoods burdened with brownfield properties into coveted community assets.
More information and details regarding these programs and this funding round is available here.
Please contact our Environmental Group if you would like additional information or need advice about these funding opportunities:
Deborah R. Brancato
Partner
203.252.2648
[email protected]
Carmody’s Environmental Group focuses on Brownfield/site development projects, transactions, regulatory compliance, litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
This information is for educational purposes only to provide general information and a general understanding of the law. It does not constitute legal advice and does not establish any attorney-client relationship.