Funding Sources

State of Connecticut Funding Sources

Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)

Office of Brownfield Remediation and Development (OBRD)

• Brownfield Area-wide Revitalization Planning Grants (BAR) - help municipalities develop comprehensive redevelopment plans for areas with multiple brownfields
• Brownfield Municipal Grant Program - for municipalities' brownfield redevelopment projects that will make a significant economic impact
• Dry Cleaning Establishment Remediation Fund - provides grants to dry cleaners or landlords for remediation
• Latest Funding Round Announcements
• OBRD Funding Process - presentations describing the process
• Targeted Brownfield Development Loan Program - loans for remediation and redevelopment of brownfields

Other applicable DECD funding opportunities

• Community Investment Fund (CIF) - for brownfield remediation, affordable housing, clean energy, and infrastructure development in historically underserved communities
• The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) - a range of programs to identify and preserve historical structures

Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)

• Grants and Financial Assistance - dashboard to search of DEEP grant programs
• Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program - for municipalities, conservation non-profits, and water companies to acquire open space
• Urban Green and Community Gardens Grant Program - for projects that enhance or restore community gardens or green spaces in Distressed Municipalities, Targeted Investment Communities, or Environmental Justice Communities
• Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA):The Siting Clean Energy on Brownfield webpage -  information on financing and incentives, guidance, potential locations, and liability limitations for both clean energy projects and brownfield reuse

Federal Funding Sources

The EPA Brownfields Program lists programs that provide technical or financial assistance relevant to brownfields.

Grants -EPA offers grants for assessment and cleanup of brownfields through an annual competitive process. EPA publishes guidance for applying for Brownfields grants annually at How to Apply for Grants.

• Brownfields Assessment Grants - funding to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct a range of planning and community involvement related to brownfields
• Brownfields Cleanup Grants - funding for remediation at brownfield sites owned by the applicant
• Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, and Cleanup (MARC) Grant - funding for communities that have identified a discrete area where one or more brownfield sites are present
• Brownfields Job Training Grants - funding to recruit and train unemployed and under-employed residents of communities affected by pollution with skills needed to secure employment in the environmental field. Nonprofits and other organizations may apply for these grants.

Loans – Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund - enables States, political subdivisions, and Indian tribes to make low interest loans to carryout cleanup activities at brownfields properties

Other Assistance – The Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) Program - helps states, tribes, and municipalities minimize the uncertainties of contamination often associated with brownfields

State Letters and Petroleum Determination Letters

DEEP does not participate directly in the review of the applications submitted to EPA for Assessment, Cleanup, and Revolving Loan Fund grants, but DEEP is involved with EPA Brownfields grants in two ways:

• State Letters (for grant application packages): Each EPA Brownfields grant applicant must provide a letter from DEEP (the “State Letter”) acknowledging that the applicant intends to conduct assessment or conduct or oversee cleanup activities if EPA awards Brownfields grant funding. DEEP will provide the State Letter upon request. DEEP has prepared an information sheet on how to request a State letter to include in a Brownfields Grant Application.
• Petroleum Site Eligibility Determinations (for grant application packages or to utilize petroleum-only funding at specific sites for an active grant that was previously awarded for a general area but not for specific sites): If a potential applicant is requesting Petroleum-only funding for assessment or cleanup of a specific site, the state environmental agency has to determine if the site meets the eligibility criteria in the Grant Guidelines (or meets guidelines for petroleum site eligibility established in lieu of the criteria in the grant application guidelines). The applicant must include the Petroleum Eligibility Determination from DEEP in the application package. Applicants may also request petroleum-only assessment or revolving loan funds for sites that will be identified after the grant is awarded. The Applicant must obtain a Petroleum Eligibility Determination for each specific site from DEEP before performing any work or making loans or subgrants.

Content Last Updated November 20, 2025