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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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| Clean Water Fund Program |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: To provide financial assistance to municipalities for planning, design and construction of wastewater collection and treatment projects. |
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| Contact: Grant and Clean Water Fund |
| Phone: (860) 424-3704 |
| Email: |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2719&q=325578&depNav_GID=1654 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant Payment, Loan |
| Authority: Federal Clean Water Act 33 U.S.C. 1251 et. Seq. |
| Description |
| The Connecticut Clean Water Fund (CWF) is the state's environmental infrastructure assistance program. It provides a combination of grants and loans to municipalities which undertake water pollution control projects at the direction of the DEP. |
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| Distressed Municipalities - Reimbursement of Tax Loss for Exemptions |
| Agency: Office of Policy and Management |
| Purpose: To provide state reimbursement to eligible municipalities for a portion of the revenue loss sustained as a result of property tax exemptions granted to eligible manufacturing and service facilities. |
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| Contact: LeAnn Graham |
| Phone: (860) 418-6278 |
| Email: leeann.graham@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/opm/cwp/view.asp?a=2985&q=383140&opmNav_GID=1807 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant |
| Authority: CGS Sec 12-81(59), (60) and (70), 12-81k and 32-9p through 32-9s, and 32-80 |
| Description |
| provides a 5-year state reimbursement of a portion of the property tax loss towns sustain as a result of property tax exemptions granted to qualified manufacturing facilities located in designated municipalities (designated by DECD). |
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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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| Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment Exemption Program |
| Agency: Office of Policy and Management |
| Purpose: The Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment Exemption Program provides for 100 % exemption of local property taxes on qualified, newly acquired manufacturing machinery and equipment. |
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| Contact: Shirley Corona |
| Phone: (860) 418-6221 |
| Email: shirley.corona@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/opm/cwp/view.asp?a=2985&q=383148&opmNav_GID=1807 |
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| Type of Assistance: Reimburesment |
| Authority: CGS: Secs 12-81(72), 12-81k, 12-94b and 12-94c. |
| Description |
| The State of Connecticut reimburses municipalities for the exemptions granted under the provisions of the program. Qualified manufacturing and biotechnology companies may receive a tax exemption on their local property taxes for a period of five years. |
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| Neighborhood Revitalization Zone Coordination (NRZ) |
| Agency: Office of Policy and Management |
| Purpose: The objective of the NRZ process is to revitalize neighborhoods through the collaborative involvement of residents, businesses and government. |
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| Contact: Joan Hubbard |
| Phone: (860) 418-6306 |
| Email: joan.hubbard@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/opm/cwp/view.asp?a=2985&q=383116&opmNav_GID=1807 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grants |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 7-600 - 7-608 |
| Description |
| The NRZ process provides a mechanism for local stakeholders, along with local municipal officials, to develop a strategic plan to revitalize their neighborhood. Muncipalities may establish zones by resolution of their legislative body. |
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| Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: To provide funding to municipalities, non-profit land conservation organizations, and water companies to protect open space |
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| Contact: David Stygar |
| Phone: (860) 424-3016 |
| Email: David.Stygar@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2706&q=323834&depNav_GID=1641 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant payment |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 7-131d through 7-131i |
| Description |
| Grants may be made for the purchase of land that has specific environmental attributes outlined on website. |
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| Section 319 Grant Program (Nonpoint Source Pollution) |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: To protect public health and the environment from the impacts of nonpoint sources of pollution. |
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| Contact: Stan Zaremba |
| Phone: (860) 424-4055 |
| Email: stanley.zaremba@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2719&q=325594&depNav_GID=1654 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant Payment |
| Authority: The Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1329) |
| Description |
| Funding priorities are for implementation projects, particularly those that address a documented non-point source pollution-related water quality impairment identified on Connecticut’s List of Impaired Waterbodies. |
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| State-Owned Property - Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) |
| Agency: Office of Policy and Management |
| Purpose: To provide state reimbursement to towns of the property tax loss on eligible state-owned real property. |
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| Contact: Paul LaBella |
| Phone: (860) 418-6313 |
| Email: paul.labella@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/opm/cwp/view.asp?a=2985&q=383162&opmNav_GID=1807 |
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| Type of Assistance: Reimbursement |
| Authority: CGS 12-19a, 12- 19b and 12-19c, RCSA §12-19b-1 and §12-19b-2 |
| Description |
| This program provides a payment in lieu of local property taxes (PILOT) for property owned and used by the State of Connecticut. The payment is equal to a percentage of the amount of taxes that would be paid if the property were not exempt from taxation. |
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| Urban Forestry Program |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: To support and further advance urban forestry in Connecticut. |
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| Contact: Chris Donnelly |
| Phone: (860) 424-3718 |
| Email: chris.donnelly@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2697&q=322872&depNav_GID=1631 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant payments and technical assistance |
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| Description |
| Provides technical assistance and grants to promote urban forestry, including trees along roads and highways, in park and recreation areas, and in residential and commercial neighborhoods. |
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