The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
(DECD) recently announced its next round of brownfield funding.
DECD is accepting applications until November 17, 2014, for grants
of up to $1.5 million to qualifying municipalities and economic
development agencies. DECD anticipates in the neighborhood of five
awards to incentivize the continued revitalization of
Connecticut's brownfield sites under the Historic Brownfield
Revitalization Program.
Grants are for sites that are eligible for listing on the National
Register of Historic Places or State Register, or already a
designated Local Historic Property. During this sixth round of
brownfield funding, each of the qualified applicants is eligible
for a grant of up to $300,000. These dollars are available for
assessing environmental and structural conditions, as well as for
conducting community-driven reuse visioning and planning
activities. As part of this round of funding, DECD, the State
Historic
