The following costs or expenses are not eligible for reimbursement under this Grant Program per Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-265r, as amended: 

i. Routine maintenance and cleaning of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system, 

ii. Work that is otherwise eligible for a school building project grant under chapter 173 of the general statutes, and 

iii. Work performed at or on a public school administrative or service facility not located or housed within a public-school building.

Funds will not be awarded for grants that include filtration or air purification systems using technology that has not been supported by peer-reviewed scientific evidence. DAS highly encourage applicants to use technology that is supported by ASHRAE standards & guidelines, guidance documents, or written recommendations.

Routine maintenance is considered any recurring, preventive, and/or on-going work or expenditures to adjust components and restore expendable materials to their agreed upon condition or to delay or prevent the failure of physical properties. Typical examples of such tasks include cleaning, adjusting, tightening, calibration, measurement, and lubrication, as well as replacement of fluids and filters.