For more information on BIL & IRA-specific federal funding, please visit DEEP's BIL & IRA Updates page.
Below is a list of active funding opportunities administered by DEEP. For more information on a specific program, please click the grant title link.
Current Funding Opportunities:
Energy | Forestry | Open Space | Outdoor Recreation | Pollution Prevention | Remediation | Sustainable Materials MGMT | Water
Solar for All
Federal grant from US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to increase access to distributed solar and energy storage technologies for low-income and disadvantaged communities. DEEP has five years to spend the $62.45 million grant and will focus on multi-family affordable housing in implementing the Solar for All funding through Project SunBridge. DEEP encourages participation in stakeholder and community engagement opportunities as the details of Project SunBridge implementation are determined. Funding is expected to be available to customers in 2025.
Application Deadline:To be determined
Grant Closed Date: August 31, 2029
Point of Contact: DEEP.EnergyBureau@ct.gov
Grid Resilience State/Tribal Grant Program
Federal grant from the US DOE which will support the efficient and reliable integration of variable and distributed energy resources needed to meet the state's 100% zero-carbon electric sector goal and avoid fossil peaking generation. DEEP will receive a total of $16 million over a period of five years. Grant funds will be used to improve system reliability and resilience in various weather and storm conditions as well as to attract, train, and retain a skilled and local workforce, especially from disadvantaged communities. There is not an active request for proposals to select projects. DEEP has not yet selected projects for the funding.
Application Deadline: To be determined
Contact: DEEP - BETP | Deep.EnergyBureau@ct.gov
State Energy Program
Federal grant from US DOE which can be used to fund projects which promote energy efficiency, energy security, or environmentally friendly economic growth. Typical annual funding around $700k. No maximum individual award limit. Projects are selected by DEEP in alignment with goals of the Comprehensive Energy Strategy.
Application Deadline: Annually, in April
Contact: DEEP - BETP | DEEP.EnergyBureau@ct.gov
Weatherization Assistance Program
Federal grant from US DOE to address weatherization and health and safety issues in homes for low-income residents. Annual funding of about $3.5 million. Roughly 80% of funds are passed through to local community action agencies who administer the program at the ground level. Eligibility for customers is 60% SMI.
Application Deadline: Annually, in May
Contact: DEEP Weatherization Assistance Program | DEEP.Weatherization@ct.gov
ConneCTed Communities Grant Program
Round two of the ConneCTed Communities will have approximately $10 million in funding available via a competitive grant program that will fund the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure designed to support the goal of universal access to affordable, resilient, and reliable broadband. DEEP is seeking applications for grant funding to facilitate low-income and multi-family curb-to-home and business broadband infrastructure buildout in underserved areas that will result in service at speeds of at least 100 Mbps/100 Mbps. Eligible applicants include governmental entities, private for-profit entities, non-profit entities, and certain other organizations and partnerships.
Application Deadline: Rolling
Application Close Date: December 2026
Contact: DEEP.Broadband@ct.gov
BEAD Program: Prequalification Process
The Prequalification Process is an opportunity to for potential BEAD Program applicants to fulfill programmatic obligations and compliance requirements ahead of the main application round in early 2025. Potential subgrantees must participate in this Prequalification Process in order to submit a project-specific funding application during the subgrantee selection phase of this grant program. Eligible entities include those with the technical, managerial, and financial expertise to design, build, and operate high-speed broadband service infrastructure.
Application Deadline: November 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Application Close Date: November 21, 2024
Contact: DEEP.Broadband@ct.gov
Urban and Community Forestry Planning Grant Program
The Urban and Community Forestry Planning Grant Program is available to support projects that will help local governmental entities and non-profit organizations collect baseline data that can be used to inform future forest management decisions. Such projects may include, but are not limited to, conducting inventories of street and/or park trees, creating urban and community forest management plans, developing monitoring programs to document tree condition, and surveys of urban forested natural areas, and applicants should articulate how final products will be used to promote data driven urban forest management into the future. The maximum individual award is $65,000, with 50% match required.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
Application Close Date: January 31, 2025
Contact: Les Welker | DEEP.UCF.Grants@ct.gov
Urban Forested Natural Area and Riparian Corridor Restoration Grant Program
The Urban Forested Natural Area and Riparian Corridor Restoration Grant Program is available to help support local land managers in their efforts to address forest health issues by providing funding that can support management interventions to promote the health and resilience of urban natural forested areas and riparian corridors. Such projects may include, but are not limited to, chemical or mechanical removal of invasive plant species, vine removal, tree planting, and other site treatments intended to slow the spread of invasive plants and promote regeneration of native tree species. Grant recipients must either be a local government entity or a 501(c)3 non-profit organization registered with the CT Secretary of State, and the maximum individual award is $20,000.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
Application Close Date: January 31, 2025
Contact: Les Welker | DEEP.UCF.Grants@ct.gov
The Land and Water Conservation Fund: Outdoor Recreation and Legacy Partnership Program
The ORLP Program is a nationally competitive grant program wherein Municipalities over 30,000 population and containing distressed communities (census tracts) per the Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool, or Regional Planning Groups applying on their behalf, may submit proposals for land acquisitions or improvements that will provide or improve recreational opportunities in those communities.
Application Deadline: Annually
Contact: Cameron Clegg | Cameron.clegg@ct.gov
Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program
The Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition (OSWA) Grant Program provides financial assistance to municipalities and nonprofit land conservation organizations to acquire land for open space, and to water companies to acquire land to be classified as Class I or Class II water supply property.
Application Deadline: December 2, 2024
Appraisal Deadline: January 6, 2025
Contact: Allyson Clark | Allyson.Clarke@ct.gov
Urban Green and Community Gardens Grant Program
The Urban Green and Community Gardens Grant Program (UGCG) is available to Distressed Municipalities, Targeted Investment Communities and Environmental Justice Communities. It provides funding assistance to enhance urban green spaces for public enjoyment and/or environmental education. This can include green infrastructure (rain gardens/bioswales), community gardens, native plantings and passive walking paths. Grants are awarded to projects that demonstrate the highest ability to benefit urban communities in close proximity to population centers.
Application Deadline: December 2, 2024
Contact: Jamie Sydoriak | Jamie.Sydoriak@ct.gov
Federal Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program
The Federal Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program is a competitive federal funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Department of the Interior (DOI). The Boating Infrastructure Grant Program was created by Congress to address the need for better shoreline access for traveling boaters to enhance access to recreational, cultural, historic, scenic, and natural resources across the United States. For Fiscal Year 2024, USFWS is making an estimated total of $14 million available for transient amenities. The grant is intended to provide federal funds to public and private agencies, marinas, and other facilities for creating or renovating tie-up facilities for transient recreational boats 26 feet or larger.
Application Deadline: July 29, 2024, 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Contact: Kate Hughes Brown | 860-447-4340 | Kate.Brown@ct.gov
Federal Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Grant Program
The CVA program provides annual matching federal grants to fund the purchase, installation, repair/upgrade, operation and maintenance of recreational vessel marine sanitation facilities (pumpout facilities) and pumpout vessels. Eligible applicants include public and private marinas, yacht clubs, boatyards, municipal and state-owned facilities and pumpout vessel programs. Approximately $1 million in grants is available each year in Connecticut for CVA grants. Grants provide up to 75% of the cost of each project, with 25% matching funds being required from the individual grantees.
Application Deadline: Annually
Contact: Kate Hughes Brown | 860-447-4340 | Kate.Brown@ct.gov
Funding for Craft Beverage Manufacturers in CT for Projects that Prevent Pollution
Funding to help craft beverage manufacturers implement source reduction practices that reduce CO2, GHG emissions, avoid air and wastewater pollutants, eliminate or reduce toxic chemical use, and /or decrease solid waste. Funding for new projects only, previously purchased equipment is not eligible. Up to $5,000 available per award.
Application Deadline: Rolling status
Grant Closed Date: Grantees must complete all deliverables by June 1, 2025
Point of Contact: DEEP.Pollutionprevention@ct.gov and Connie.Mendolia@ct.gov
DEEP’s CERCLA 128(a) Grant Program
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to announce the availability of funding under DEEP’s CERCLA 128(a) Grant Program and is inviting applicants that are municipalities or non-profit entities to apply. The total funding pool available for this program is $750,000 with grants of up to $250,000 for assessment and $250,000 for cleanup. DEEP encourages applicants whose projects will enable the creation, preservation, or addition of park space, greenways or other recreational space, or other property used for nonprofit purposes, to apply for this pool of funding.
Application Deadline: Noon (12:00 p.m.) on Friday, November 22, 2024
Contact: Amanda Limacher | Amanda.Limacher@ct.gov
Materials Management Infrastructure Grant Program
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to announce the availability of solid waste infrastructure grant funding for Connecticut municipalities and regions through the Materials Management Infrastructure (MMI) Grant program, pursuant to Public Act No. 23-205, § 13(c)(7). The Public Act authorized $15 million in total. DEEP expects to award this grant funding over two (2) grant rounds, the size and scope of which are yet to be determined but will be influenced by the number, type, and amount of funding requests received in the first grant round.
Application Deadline: December 6, 2024
Grant Closed Date: December 9, 2024
Point of Contact: DEEP.MMCAPlanning@ct.gov
DEEP Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grants
Grants are awarded for projects that address Nonpoint Source impacts in surface waters including creation and implementation of approved Watershed Based Plans. Typical maximum awards are under $500,000 from a total available of approximately $1.2 million. Proposals may be submitted by any interested public or private organization.
Application Deadline: Annually
Contact: DEEP.Watershed@ct.gov
Grants for the Control of Aquatic Invasive Species
Grant funding opportunity for municipalities, stage agencies, and not-for-profit organizations to conduct control/management projects, research projects, and education and outreach projects related to aquatic invasive species and cyanobacteria.
Application Deadline: December 6, 2024
Contact: Madeline Ortiz | DEEP.AISGrants@ct.gov
Content last updated October 2024.