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| Agricultural Viability Grants |
| Agency: Department of Agriculture |
| Purpose: Encourage growth and viability of CT agriculture |
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| Contact: Ron Olsen |
| Phone: (860) 713-2550 |
| Email: ron.olsen@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/view.asp?a=3260&q=398982 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant Payment |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 22-26j |
| Description |
| Providing increased funding for municipal open space grants, farm viability & preservation, historic preservation, new and existing affordable housing programs and new infrastructure to support & promote agriculture in CT. |
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| Dairy Farm Reinforcement Program |
| Agency: Department of Agriculture |
| Purpose: Provide grants, loans and access to credit to offset costs incurred due to federal price controls and high energy costs |
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| Contact: Stephen Brown |
| Phone: (860) 270-8205 |
| Email: stephen.brown@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/view.asp?a=1368&q=331334 |
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| Type of Assistance: Loan |
| Authority: |
| Description |
| The program is designed to help dairy farmers reverse recent financial losses by providing grants, loans and access to credit to offset recent financial losses due to federal price controls and high energy costs |
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| Drinking Water Quality Management Plan |
| Agency: Department of Public Health |
| Purpose: To provide for a consistent and proactive methodology to protect public drinking water supplies while balancing the need for economic development within the State’s source water protection areas. |
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| Contact: Lori Mathieu |
| Phone: (860) 509-7333 |
| Email: lori.mathieu@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3139&q=387338 |
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| Type of Assistance: Technical Assistance |
| Authority: Special Act 06-6 |
| Description |
| The DWQMP plan is intended include locally developed and locally implemented land use management and development measures, including land preservation techniques to provide for the protection of critical public drinking water supply watershed areas |
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| Environmental Assistance Program |
| Agency: Department of Agriculture |
| Purpose: Help provide clean air and water to the community |
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| Contact: J. Dippel |
| Phone: (860) 713-2511 |
| Email: joseph.dippel@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/view.asp?a=1368&q=270138 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant Payment |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 22-6c |
| Description |
| Assist farmers with costs associated with agricultural waste management concerns/projects |
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| Farm Link |
| Agency: Department of Agriculture |
| Purpose: Keeping CT farmland in production |
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| Contact: Marketing Division |
| Phone: (860) 713-2503 |
| Email: |
| Website: http://www.farmlink.uconn.edu |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant Payment, information |
| Authority: |
| Description |
| Farm owners and farm seekers can share information with other registered owners (sellers) and seekers (buyers). The goal is to keep farmland in production. |
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| Farmers’ Markets and the Regional Market |
| Agency: Department of Agriculture |
| Purpose: Provide an opportunity for farmers to sell their crops and for consumers to purchase fresh, high-quality produce and other farm specialty items |
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| Contact: Rick Macsuga |
| Phone: (860) 713-2544 |
| Email: richard.macsuga@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/view.asp?a=3260&q=398996 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant payment, central market location |
| Authority: |
| Description |
| There are 87 farmers’ markets spread throughout the state. The regional market in Hartford provides a central location for farmers and wholesalers to sell and distribute food and other agricultural products. |
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| Farmland Preservation |
| Agency: Department of Agriculture |
| Purpose: Preserve CT’s farmland |
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| Contact: J. Dippel |
| Phone: (860) 713-2511 |
| Email: joseph.dippel@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/view.asp?a=3260&q=399016 |
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| Type of Assistance: Purchase of Development Rights |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 22-26cc |
| Description |
| Preserve CT’s agricultural lands based on soil types for food and fiber productions purposes |
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| Farm-To-School Program |
| Agency: Department of Agriculture |
| Purpose: Support local farms and offer fresher, more nutritious produce for school meals |
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| Contact: Jane Slupecki |
| Phone: (860) 713-2503 |
| Email: jane.slupecki@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/view.asp?a=2225&q=299424 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grants, Contracts for goods |
| Authority: PA 05-228 |
| Description |
| Statewide program designed to use Connecticut Grown fresh fruits and vegetables in local school cafeteria’s meals and snacks |
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| Geographic Information Systems |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: To provide a statewide automated geographic storage and retrieval system that can rapidly integrate and analyze large amounts of spatial map and file data over any selected geographic area. |
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| Contact: Geographic Information Systems |
| Phone: (860) 424-3540 |
| Email: |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2698&q=323342&depNav_GID=1707 |
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| Type of Assistance: Technical Assistance |
| Authority: |
| Description |
| DEP develops and maintains a statewide automated geographic storage and retrieval system that can rapidly integrate and analyze large amounts of spatial map and file data over any selected geographic area. |
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| Green Building |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: To promote Green Building practices. |
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| Contact: Kim Trella |
| Phone: (860) 424-3234 |
| Email: kim.trella@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2714&q=324910&depNav_GID=1645 |
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| Type of Assistance: Education and outreach |
| Authority: |
| Description |
| Promote the use of green building standards for new and renovated buildings, whereby the environmental qualities of both the indoor and outdoor settings have been considered and protected during design, construction, maintenance and use. |
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| Landscape Stewardship Initiative |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: Provide information on landscape stewardship. |
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| Contact: Margaret Welch |
| Phone: (860) 424-3618 |
| Email: margaret.welch@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/landscapestewardship |
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| Type of Assistance: Technical assistance, education and outreach. |
| Authority: |
| Description |
| Coordinate DEP programs that affect land use so as to avoid unintended impacts on land development patterns and to provide municipalities, individuals, and organizations with information to allow for better informed land use decision-making. |
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| Nonpoint Source Pollution Programs |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: To prevent the introduction of pollutants into surface waters through stormwater. |
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| Contact: Nonpoint Source Program |
| Phone: (860) 424-3020 |
| Email: |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2719&q=325588&depNav_GID=1654 |
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| Type of Assistance: Guidance & information |
| Authority: |
| Description |
| DEP is working to engage stakeholders to prevent the introduction of pollutants into stormwater through it's Non Point Source Pollution Management and Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Programs. |
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| Protection of Public Drinking Water Supplies -Technical Assistance |
| Agency: Department of Public Health |
| Purpose: To provide technical assistance to municipal land use decision makers and public water systems concerning consistent and proactive methods and measures to protect public drinking water supplies. |
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| Contact: Lori Mathieu |
| Phone: (860) 509-7333 |
| Email: lori.mathieu@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3139&q=387338 |
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| Type of Assistance: Technical Assistance |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 25-32f,8-2, 8-23,8-3i,22a-42f |
| Description |
| Technical assistance can be provided in the form of comments and recommendations on local actions that may affect public drinking water sources. |
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| Risk Management Crop Insurance Program |
| Agency: Department of Agriculture |
| Purpose: Coordinate crop insurance outreach education and training programs throughout the state |
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| Contact: Ron Olsen |
| Phone: (860) 713-2550 |
| Email: ron.olsen@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/frm/ |
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| Type of Assistance: Education and Training |
| Authority: |
| Description |
| Increase producers knowledge of crop insurance programs and its availability, increase crop insurance participation by CT farmers, and improve risk management on CT farms |
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