Important information about the Non-Priority list

According to the rules laid out in C.G.S. 10-283(b), Non-Priority List projects are those that:

• Assist school building projects to remedy damage from fire and catastrophe.
• Correct safety, health, and other code violations.
• Upgrade HVAC systems or make other improvements to indoor air quality in school buildings.
• Replace roofs, including the replacement or installation of skylights as part of the roof replacement project.
• Remedy a certified school indoor air quality emergency.
• Install insulation for exterior walls and attics.
• Purchase and install a limited use and limited access elevator, windows, photovoltaic panels, wind generation systems, building management systems, a public school administrative or service facility or portable classroom buildings. This applies only if portable classroom building projects do not create a new facility or cause an existing facility to be modified so that the portable buildings comprise a substantial percentage of the total facility area, as determined by the Commissioner.

Please note: The issuance of state grant commitments is not to be confused with the approval to begin construction. The licensed architects within the Department of Administrative Services oversee all plan approval requirements for public school construction projects seeking state grant assistance. Each project requires plan approval of each relevant phase prior to the work being publicly bid. Construction costs expended on projects that have not received plan approval to be publicly bid will be ineligible for grant assistance.

Office of Grants Administration

Address:
450 Columbus Blvd.
Hartford, CT 06103

Email: DAS.GrantsAdministration@ct.gov