Community Investment Fund 2030 - Round 4

Grant Application

Deadline is 12:00PM NOON on Friday, December 15, 2023. Please visit our website, or contact CIF officials at communityinvestmentfund@ct.gov for further information on program requirements. All attachments will be uploaded into a unique SharePoint folder. Please email communityinvestmentfund@ct.gov by November 30, 2023, to request a folder.

Complete the form below and upload attachments to your unique SharePoint folder. Narrative responses should thoroughly answer each question.

DECD will use the information you provide to vet your application for eligibility, assess whether the application is eligible for statutorily-mandated priority, and provide an Executive Summary for the CIF Board to review. We encourage you to review the Notice of Funding Availability thoroughly before completing the application.

This application may be reviewed by the CT Office of Policy and Management and other state or quasi-state agencies. Certain projects funded under this program are subject to the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act ("CEPA"), other environmental regulations, and DECD regulations related to procurement and bidding procedures.

SECTION I: APPLICANT INFORMATION

For a Capital Improvement Project proposal, complete the form below.

4. Contact Information

SECTION II: ELIGIBILITY

13. How does your project help underserved and marginalized communities?
Explain how this project furthers consistent and systematic fair, just and impartial treatment of all individuals, including individuals who belong to underserved and marginalized communities that have been denied such treatment, such as Black, Latino and indigenous and Native American persons; Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer persons and other persons comprising the LGBTQ+ community; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.  Explain how your project:

a. promotes new economic outcomes
b. benefits workforce or job access
c. provides other benefits or assets that promote equitable economic
    growth and capacity building.

20. Priority of certain projects. (Applies to municipalities only. NPO and CDC please select N/A.)

Capital Improvement Project

 

 

*Brownfield remediation definition 588-gg (2)  “Brownfield” means any abandoned or underutilized site where redevelopment, reuse or expansion has not occurred due to the presence or potential presence of pollution in the buildings, soil or groundwater that requires investigation or remediation before or in conjunction with the redevelopment, reuse or expansion of the property

 

3. Address how the elements of the state's Economic Action Plan align with your project.  Only address those that apply:

• Workforce: How does the project broaden the base of skilled workers to meet increasing industry demand?
• Communities: How does the project attract and retain talent by investing in vibrant and affordable communities for all?
• Innovation: How does the project support growth and generate inclusive economic opportunity within CT’s most innovative and specialized industries?
• Business Environment: How does the project improve CT’s environment and reputation for starting and growing businesses?

Project Budget and Sources of Funding:

*CIF Budget Template Link: Click here

Please ensure these amounts match your CIF Round 4 Sources and Uses Budget Form. Fields 5 through 12 are numeric only. Enter whole numbers with commas (ie 250,000 not 250000.00). 

Project Details:

42. Please note that if the project involves federal funding, the project will need to be in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Separately, if this project is successful in receiving this grant and involves other state funding, it will have to be in compliance with several state laws including the CT Environmental Policy Act (CEPA). Please visit the State Historic Preservation Office's (SHPO) webpage for more information. Please answer the below questions and submit the Project Notification Form to assess the impacts to historic, cultural and archaeological resources and understand the federal and state obligations.

C. Please upload to your unique SharePoint folder a completed copy of the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Project Notification Form. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD the form and upload it to your unique SharePoint folder. 

43. To what extent is the site "shovel ready?" In answering this question, consider:

C. Permitting and Utilities:

It is hereby represented by the undersigned, that to the best of your knowledge and belief no information or data contained in the application and attachments are in any way false or incorrect and that no material information has been omitted.

Your application and the contents of your application and our discussions with you are subject to public disclosure. DECD may communicate with the municipality, state agencies (including the CT Office of Policy and Management, DEEP, the CT Department of Transportation, the CT Department of Housing, the CT Department of Public Health), the EPA, and the general public. Projects funded under this program may be subject to the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (“CEPA”), as well as other environmental regulations, and DECD regulations related to procurement and bidding procedures.

State funding may require placement of a lien on project property. In addition, if the applicant is a private corporation, a personal guaranty may be also required from each owner of 10% or more. In addition, the undersigned agrees that any funds provided pursuant to this application will be utilized exclusively for the purposes represented in this application, as may be amended and agreed to by the DECD.

DECD reserves the right to modify or waive any requirement, condition or other term set forth in this Application, to request additional information at any time from one or more applicants, to select any number of applications submitted to this program, or to reject any or all such applications, in each case at DECD’s sole discretion. DECD may exercise the foregoing rights at any time without notice and without liability to any applicant or any other party. Applications to this program shall be prepared at the sole expense of the applicant and shall not obligate DECD to procure any of the services described therein or herein from any applicant. DECD shall not be obligated to any applicant until a final written agreement has been executed by all necessary parties thereto and all applicable approvals have been obtained. As such, any funds expended by the applicant prior to these approvals will be done so entirely at the risk of the applicant.