Community Development

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• Gov. Malloy: Reclaiming Brownfields is Key to Improving the Environment and Creating Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is accepting applications for a new round of funding of up to $20 million that will be awarded to help remediate and redevelop brownfield sites throughout the state.

• Gov. Malloy: Recycling Market Development Council Will Strengthen Economy, Create Jobs, and Protect Environment

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Daniel Esty, Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith, and state leaders, today announced the formation of the Recycling Market Development Council to expand and strengthen Connecticut's efforts to recapture valuable materials that are in the waste stream.

• Gov. Malloy: Revitalizing Housing for a Stronger Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state is making $25 million available to build or renovate 250 units of affordable rental housing.

• Gov. Malloy: State Brownfield Funding Will Help 11 Communities Take Important Step in Redevelopment Process

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has awarded $1,698,400 in assessment grants to 11 municipalities to support property cleanup and advance the development of brownfield sites throughout the state.

• Gov. Malloy: State to Invest $19 Million in Waterbury for Economic Development and Infrastructure Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Waterbury Mayor Neil M. O’Leary and other state and local officials, today announced a $19.2 million package of state investment in six development and improvement projects in downtown Waterbury, as well as funding for the design of a new signalization system for Metro-North’s Waterbury Branch.

• Gov. Malloy: State/Local Partnerships Restore Brownfield Sites for Economic Development

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith and other state and local officials, today announced that Bridgeport, Naugatuck, Newington, North Haven, Plainville, and Trumbull will receive a total of more than $6.5 million in grants and loans to clean up eight blighted brownfield sites.

• Gov. Malloy: Statewide Port Authority Will Attract New Investment, Economic Development and Create Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined state and local elected officials and members the state’s maritime industry, today held a signing ceremony for legislation that creates the Connecticut Port Authority which will act as a quasi-public agency to market and coordinate the development of the state’s ports and maritime economy.

• Governor Malloy Announces $3.5 Million in Funding to Remediate and Revitalize 59 Acres of Land in Eight Municipalities

  $3.6 million in state funding is being awarded to eleven projects in eight Connecticut municipalities to assess, remediate and revitalize blighted properties in their communities.

• Governor Malloy Announces Opportunities To Remediate And Revitalize Brownfields In Connecticut

• Ground Broken on New Tech Campus

  Old CT Transit bus site, to be renovated into $22 million projected called DISTRICT: a future tech hub, beer garden, kayak launch, and a new destination that might become the Elm City’s version of Silicon Valley linking Fair Haven and East Rock along a cleaned-up Mill River.

• Harbor Point - Stamford

  This is a $2,717,000 brownfields grant to the City of New Britain to fund the abatement and demolition of the former Police Station building located at 125 Columbus Boulevard

• Hartford Hospital CESI - Hartford

  The new building has provided the CESI program with an additional 30,000 square feet of space for simulation areas, electronic training facilities, and research laboratories.

• Help Working with Other Agencies

  Access a list of resources in state, regional and federal offices across Connecticut.

• Hockanum Mill - Vernon

  The goal is to restore 10 buildings, 150,000 square feet for commercial and industrial space on the 11 acre property.

• Latest Funding Round

  Find the latest round of funding announcements here.