Municipal and Regional Grants and Technical Assistance

NEW: Sustainable Materials Management Round 2 (SMMR2) Grant Program 

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS - Applications Due Friday, June 27, 2025

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to announce the availability of grant funding and technical assistance for Connecticut municipalities and regions through a Sustainable Materials Management Round 2 (SMMR2) Grant Program, Public Act No. 24-151,§ 2(d). 

INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR: DEEP will host an informational webinar on this grant program on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 2:00pm to receive feedback and answer questions. To attend the webinar: REGISTER HERE

DEEP is issuing the RFA for this current round of grant funding with the objective of providing eligible applicants with the opportunity to receive funding for waste reduction and/or diversion initiatives spanning programmatic, operational, and technical assistance areas. DEEP invites proposals seeking grant funds to help municipalities, regional waste authorities (RWAs), regional councils of governments (COGs), and similar entities in developing and implementing a wide variety of waste diversion and/or reduction programs and initiatives.

Questions on the RFA may be submitted to DEEP.MMCAPlanning@ct.gov at any time. Questions must be submitted by Friday, June 13, 2025. Responses to questions will be posted to this page on a rolling basis. 

Applications may be submitted not before May 8 and no later than Friday, June 27, 2025. The Request for Applications can be viewed here. 

CLOSED: Materials Management Infrastructure (MMI) Grant Program
More information on the MMI Grant Program can be found here.
A list of grant recipients can be found here.