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| Affordable Housing Program - Flex |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Provide affordable housing to persons/families with low to moderate incomes. |
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| Contact: Karen Santana |
| Phone: (860) 270-8224 |
| Email: Karen.santana@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/ecd/cwp/view.asp?a=1098&q=253406 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grants, Loans & Reduction in Principle/Interest |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 8-37 pp |
| Description |
| A housing production program known as "flex", funded through State bonds. Eligible applicants include municipalities, non-profit organizations, local housing authorities, & for-profit developers. |
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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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| Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund - South Central CT Regional Growth Partnership: |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Site assessment & remediation of contaminated properties |
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| Contact: Peter Stein or any staff person |
| Phone: (203) 821-3682 |
| Email: regiongrowthpartner@rgp-ct.org. |
| Website: http://www.rgp-ct.org |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant, Loan |
| Authority: |
| Description |
| Site assessment & remediation of contaminated properties via grants & loans to applicants within the in the South Central Regional Growth Partnership area. |
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| Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund, CT EPA |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Remediation of brownfields (contaminated properties) in distressed municipalities (www.ct.gov/opm/lib/opm/IGP/grants/datagrts/dismun2004.doc) |
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| Contact: Chet Camarata |
| Phone: (860) 270-8140 |
| Email: |
| Website: http://www.ctbrownfields.gov |
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| Type of Assistance: Loans & Grants (up to 40% of total needed) |
| Authority: EPA |
| Description |
| Revolving loan program for site assessment and remediation of brownfields statewide. Priority applications are for projects located in distressed municipalities. Funded by $1M EPA grant. |
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| Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund, Hartford - EPA |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Remediate contaminated properties in the City of Hartford. |
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| Contact: Chet Camarata |
| Phone: (860) 270-8140 |
| Email: chet.camarata@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ctbrownfields.gov |
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| Type of Assistance: Loan & Grant (40% of assistance) |
| Authority: EPA |
| Description |
| Assessment of contamination & remediation of properties within the City of Hartford, with funds from EPA. |
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| Greenways |
| Agency: Department of Environmental Protection |
| Purpose: Grant program for the planning, design and implementation of greenways around the state. |
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| Contact: Laurie Giannotti |
| Phone: (860) 424-3578 |
| Email: laurie.giannotti@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2707&q=323854&depNav_GID=1704&depNav=| |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant payment |
| Authority: |
| Description |
| Grants of up to $5000 for planning, design and implementation of greenways. Land acquisition and/or construction activities are not eligible for these grants. Funding provided through the sale of greenway license plates. |
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| HOME Investment Partnerships Program |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Provide affordable housing to persons/families with low to moderate incomes. |
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| Contact: Edward LaChance |
| Phone: (860) 270-8099 |
| Email: Edward.lachance@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/ecd/cwp/view.asp?a=1098&q=249716 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant, Loan & Reduction in Loan Principle/Interest |
| Authority: RCSA Sec. 24 CFR Part 92 |
| Description |
| Creation of both owner-occupied & rental affordable housing for low & moderate-income households. Allows for a wide range of eligible applicants & project types. Typically, CT receives $13M awarded via a formula. |
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| Housing Trust Fund Program |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Provide affordable housing to persons/families at low to moderate income levels |
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| Contact: Deb Russo |
| Phone: (860) 270-8223 |
| Email: Deborah.russo@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/ecd/cwp/view.asp?a=1104&q=316526 |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant, Loan & Reduction in Loan Principle/Interest |
| Authority: CGS 8-336 m |
| Description |
| Provision of competitively awarded loans &/or grants, funded through State bonds, to eligible sponsors of affordable housing . |
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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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| Urban Act Funds |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Promote urban planning & development activities. |
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| Contact: Chet Camarata |
| Phone: (860) 270-8140 |
| Email: chet.camarata@po.state.ct.us |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/ecd/LIB/ecd/20/14/Urban%20Act%20Application%20URI.PDF |
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| Type of Assistance: Grant |
| Authority: CGS Sec. 4-66c |
| Description |
| Statewide municipal funding for planning, design & development projects which redirect, improve & expand state activities that promote community conservation & development & improve the quality of life for urban residents of the state. |
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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 |
| Authority: |
| 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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| Urban Sites Remedial Action Program |
| Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development |
| Purpose: Environmental site assessment, remediation, and related costs in the State’s distressed areas |
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| Contact: Chet Camarata |
| Phone: (860) 270-8140 |
| Email: Chet.Camarata@ct.gov |
| Website: http://www.ctbrownfields.gov |
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| Type of Assistance: Grants or Loans |
| Authority: Chapter 22a-133m |
| Description |
| To facilitate the transfer, reuse and redevelopment of potentially polluted commercial and industrial real property (brownfields) which otherwise would remain vacant. When necessary, the state can commit funds to prepare the planning and implementation. |
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