Revitalize and Reimagine: Reinvesting in Our Communities

The War on Drugs significantly disrupted many Connecticut communities, creating stigmas that hindered economic growth, diverted resources from social programs, and created enduring challenges for affected individuals. Through targeted reinvestment, the Social Equity Council’s (the Council) Revitalize and Reimagine Program (R2 Program) is using a portion of the revenues from cannabis sales in Connecticut to strengthen these communities and create new opportunities for residents.

As part of the R2 Program, the Council is requesting proposals from qualified grant managers to assist in administrating a Notice of Funding Opportunity, evaluate, and recommend funding for Community-Based Organizations who apply for community reinvestment funds. Selected grant managers will administer a three-year funding initiative in support of the Council’s program priorities: Economic Development, Reentry Initiatives, and Youth Initiatives.

The Council intends to issue one contract per targeted region, for a total of 10 contracts.

The targeted regions are as follows: Bridgeport, Danbury, Hartford/East Hartford, Meriden, New Britain, New Haven/East Haven/West Haven, New London/Norwich/Windham, Norwalk, Stamford, and Waterbury. These regions account for 194 out of Connecticut’s 237 disproportionately impacted census tracts.

You can access the RFP documents below.

For questions regarding the RFP, please contact Mariedy Collazo, Legal Director at SEC.Community@ct.gov.