Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
state agency
Funding opportunities
Targeted Brownfield Development Loan Program
Targeted Brownfield Development Loan Program Overview The Targeted Brownfield Development Loan Program provides loan financing to eligible entities for costs as...
OBRD Funding Process
OBRD Funding Process Overview On March 22, 2016, the DECD Office of Brownfield Remediation and Development (OBRD) held a Brownfield Client Workshop at the Mark...
Dry Cleaning Remediation Fund
Dry Cleaning Remediation Fund Overview The Dry Cleaning Establishment Remediation Fund provides grants to eligible dry cleaning business operators and landlords...
Brownfield Municipal Grant Program
Brownfield Municipal Grant Program Overview The Brownfield Municipal Grant Program is a competitive program for municipalities and municipal entities, designed...
BAR Planning Grants
BAR Planning Grants Overview Funding is authorized under Section 32-763 (g). The goal of this program is to help eligible applicants develop a comprehensive im...
Urban/Industrial Sites Reinvestment Tax Credit
Urban/Industrial Sites Reinvestment Tax Credit Overview Connecticut provides compelling tax incentives for companies seeking to revitalize urban and industrial...
Tips for Muncipalities
Tips for Muncipalities Overview The success of the Opportunity Zone program depends on each municipality’s ability to clearly articulate its vision for the futu...
State Opportunity Zone Enhancements
State Opportunity Zone Enhancements Overview Connecticut is one of the only states in the country that has made it even more attractive to invest in its Opportu...
Sales and Use Tax Exemption
Sales and Use Tax Exemption Overview Investments that help your business create jobs and modernize may be eligible for tax relief, including: Sales and use tax...
Real and Personal Property Tax Exemptions
Real and Personal Property Tax Exemptions Overview To encourage businesses to continue to create jobs and modernize their operations, Connecticut exempts certai...
Railroad Depot Zone
Railroad Depot Zone Overview To encourage businesses to redevelop land/facilities around abandoned or underutilized railroad depots, any Targeted Investment Com...
Qualified Manufacturing Plant
Qualified Manufacturing Plant Overview Any Targeted Investment Community with a manufacturing plant that has at least 500,000 square feet may apply to have that...
Our Partners
Our Partners Overview State Office of Policy and Management (ORG) ORG establishes responsible growth policies, and manages Connecticut’s Plan of Conservation an...
Opportunity Zone Resources
Opportunity Zone Resources Overview The State of Connecticut is committed to helping all stakeholders optimize the opportunities in Opportunity Zones. Here are...
Municipal Tax Abatements
Municipal Tax Abatements Overview Each Connecticut municipality can offer local tax abatements for both real estate and manufacturing machinery and equipment. T...
Manufacturing Plant Zone
Manufacturing Plant Zone Overview Targeted investment communities that have State-approved Enterprise Zones may request the DECD Commissioner for this additiona...
Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment Tax Exemption
Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment Tax Exemption Overview Connecticut is committed to fostering the growth of its burgeoning advanced manufacturing and biosc...
Manufacturing and Biotech Sales and Use Tax Exemption
Manufacturing and Biotech Sales and Use Tax Exemption Overview Connecticut is home to a dynamic ecosystem of growing advanced manufacturing and bioscience compa...
Insurance Reinvestment Tax Credit
Insurance Reinvestment Tax Credit Overview Are you an insurance company willing to invest your capital with approved fund managers who in turn invest such capit...
Film/TV/Digital Media Tax Exemptions
Film/TV/Digital Media Tax Exemptions Overview The Office of Film, TV & Digital Media offers incentives to encourage production in Connecticut. To that end, cert...
Film Infrastructure Tax Credit
Film Infrastructure Tax Credit Overview Administered by the Office of Film, TV & Digital Media, a tax credit equal to 20% is available to any taxpayer that inve...
Federal Opportunity Zone Tax Benefits
Federal Opportunity Zone Tax Benefits Overview The federal Opportunity Zone program was designed to encourage private investment in rebuilding American cities....
Entertainment District
Entertainment District Overview Once the state has designated an Enterprise Zone within a municipality, that municipality becomes known as a Targeted Investment...
Enterprise Zone (targeted investment communities)
Enterprise Zone (targeted investment communities) Overview The cities and towns with Enterprise Zone designations have met the Statutory requirements at the tim...
Enterprise Corridor Zone
Enterprise Corridor Zone Overview Enterprise Corridor Zones are designated to encourage development Route 8 (north and south including the state's Naugatuck Val...