(CLOSED) 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.
Informational Webinar - September 16, 2024
Application Submission
There is no specified application form. Application details are located in section 3 of the RFA. Applications should be submitted to DEEP.MMCAPlanning@ct.gov
Associated Documents and Websites
Municipal and Regional Grants and Technical Assistance (ct.gov)
Application Deadline
DEEP is no longer accepting applications. DEEP accepted applications up to December 20, 2024.
Grant Awards
DEEP is excited to fund grant awards for the following projects and initiatives through the MMI Grant Program:
- Town of Coventry – Aerated Static Pile Composting Facility
- Town of Greenwich – Food Scraps Recycling Collection Units
- Housatonic Regional Recovery Authority – Regional Waste Stream Management Infrastructure (Partial Award)
- Town of Manchester – Multiple Waste Diversion Initiatives (Partial Award)
- City of New Haven – NHSWRA Co-Collection Support Infrastructure
- Town of Mansfield – Transfer Station Compost Project
- Southeastern Connecticut Regional Resources Recovery Authority – Regional Composting Facility for SE Connecticut
- Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments – Regional Food Waste Collection and Processing Demonstration Project
- Town of Stratford – Food Scraps Composting Program