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 implementation plan for the remediation and redevelopment of zones or other areas burdened with multiple brownfields. Through this program, DECD hopes to work with municipalities to transform the brownfields in these areas from liabilities to community assets. The program provides an opportunity to move from the site-by-site approach in DECD’s other brownfield programs to a more comprehensive area-wide approach to arriving at reuse and redevelopment strategies. The area-wide plan should include specific plan implementation strategies for assessing, cleaning up and reusing the specific brownfields as well as for overall revitalization of the designated BAR Planning area. The following are expected outcomes of the BAR Planning Process and Program: Comprehensive understanding of existing conditions and issues Community participation to develop a successful implementation strategy Effective implementation strategies (based on market studies and feasibility analyses) Prioritization of specific brownfield sites for cleanup and reuse Priorities for public and private investment Formation of an advisory/steering committee Latest Funding Round Announcements CLOSED 03/25/2026 :    Round 23 Funding Round Announcements Click here  for the tentative schedule of future funding rounds Please revisit this site or sign up on the  mailing list   for the latest updates CLOSED 03/25/2026:    Brownfield Area-wide Revitalization (BAR) Program Grant Materials BAR Program Grant Request for Applications - 23(BAR7) Application Forms Package Schedule A - Certified Resolution - 23(BAR7) Schedule B - Certification by Applicant - 23(BAR7) Schedule C - DECD BAR Budget Form - 23(BAR7) FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions - 23(BAR7)  (No Addendum) 12/17/2025 : Round 22 – Remediation Grant, Remediation Loan, Assessment-Only Grant, and BAR Planning Grant Awardees Announced Presentations and Video Recordings Webinar: An Overview of Round 23 PowerPoint Presentation | Video Recording Eligibility Eligible Applicants Municipalities, Connecticut brownfield land bank, Economic Development Agencies and Regional COGs. Maximum Funding Amount Applicants may apply for a grant amount up to $200,000.  The program requires a minimum 10% match. Funding Process Grants under this program are made periodically on a competitive basis, based on a request for applications published on this website. Criteria for Funding Proposals for funding will be evaluated according to the criteria included in the Request for Applications under each offering. Project Need and Purpose Project Description and Vision Work Plan Applicant Capacity and Capability Leverage and Collaborations Relation to State and Projects Eligible Uses of Funding The following is a general list of eligible activities under the BAR Planning Grant Program: Please check the latest fund availability announcement for the current list of eligible uses: Community visioning/public participation exercises; Analysis of existing environmental conditions and other issues/conditions in the area — building conditions survey, historic properties inventory, historic survey, hazardous building material survey; Limited Phase I and II Environmental Site Brownfields mapping; Market/demand studies and feasibility analyses; Infrastructure analyses; Roadway and streetscape planning; Site inventory; Strategic site identification; Cost-benefit analysis; Coordination with existing community plans; Site reuse/redevelopment plans; Conceptual designs.