Community Development

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• Waterfront Development

  Find out about programs designed to enhance, support and protect Connecticut’s shoreline communities and business districts.

• The Brownfield Remediation & Revitalization Program

  Learn more about the Brownfield Remediation & Revitalization Program.

• Community Development Corporation (CDC) Certification Process

  Per Public Act 24-151, Sections 118-121, Community Development Corporations (CDCs) must be certified by the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) to be eligible for grants from the Community Investment Fund 2030 or other discretionary funds as they become available.

• Environmental Compliance

  Find resources and documents to assist in compliance with the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA).

• BAR Planning Grants

  Learn more about grants available for the remediation and redevelopment of neighborhoods, districts, downtowns and other areas with multiple brownfields.

• Tax Increment Financing

  Learn more about this program offering financing to fund Brownfield redevelopment projects through future property taxes.

• Urban Act Grant Program (OPM)

  Learn about these grants open to economically distressed municipalities, public investment communities and urban centers.

• Help Working with Other Agencies

  Access a list of resources in state, regional and federal offices across Connecticut.

• Strategic Planning Assistance

  Find support and services to assist with community development projects and planning.

• Flanagan's Landing - Glastonbury

  The Flanagan’s Landing mixed use development includes 6,000 square feet of commercial, retail, restaurant and office space.

• Hockanum Mill - Vernon

  The goal is to restore 10 buildings, 150,000 square feet for commercial and industrial space on the 11 acre property.

• Hartford Hospital CESI - Hartford

  The new building has provided the CESI program with an additional 30,000 square feet of space for simulation areas, electronic training facilities, and research laboratories.

• Storrs Center - Mansfield

  Creating a downtown revitalization and enhancement project which has developed Mansfield downtown into a vibrant and economically successful mixed use development known as Storrs Center.

• About the Office of Community Development

  Access state funding and technical assistance for a wide variety of economic and community development projects.