CIF - Capital Projects - Round 9

  • Community Investment Fund 2030 - Round 9

    Grant Application

    Deadline is 12:00PM NOON on Friday, June 5, 2026. Please visit our website, or contact CIF officials at communityinvestmentfund@ct.gov for further information on program requirements. 

    DECD encourages you to thoroughly review the Notice of Funding Availability before completing this application.

    All attachments must be uploaded into a unique SharePoint folder. Please email communityinvestmentfund@ct.gov by May 29, 2026, at 5 PM to request a folder.

    DECD strongly encourages applicants to complete the Word version of the application. Copy and paste answers into this application.

    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. 

    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 requirements related to procurement and bidding procedures.

  • SECTION I: APPLICANT INFORMATION

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

  • 4. Contact Information - All communication regarding this grant application will be sent to this contact.

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • 6a. Have you requested a SharePoint folder? The deadline to request a folder is 05/29/2026 at 5 PM.*

  • This application is ineligible without a SharePoint folder. Attachments are not accepted via email. Please email communityinvestmentfund@ct.gov by May 29, 2026, at 5 PM to request a folder.

  • SECTION II: ELIGIBILITY

  • 7. The applicant is a*
  • 0/100
  • 9. Is this municipality a Public Investment Community, an Alliance District, and/or a Distressed Community?*
  • 0/300
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  • 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.

  • 0/500
  • 0/300
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  • 0/300

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

  • a. Has the municipality implemented local hiring preferences pursuant to section 7-112 of the General Statutes?*
  • b. Will this project leverage municipal, private, philanthropic, or federal funds?*
  • c. Does this application include a letter of support from one or more members of the General Assembly in whose district the project will be located?*
  • 19. Does this application include a project labor agreement or other employment proposal to employ ex-offenders or individuals with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities?*
  • 0/500
  • 0/1000

  • Capital Improvement Project

     

     

  • Capital Improvement Project (Choose the one category that best applies to the overall 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

     

  • 0/500
  • 0/300

  • 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?

  • 0/300

  • Project Budget and Sources of Funding:

  • 4. Please upload to your unique SharePoint folder the required CIF Round 8 Sources & Uses Budget Template (link below). Please follow the instructions and complete all necessary fields within the form for each source and its status. Also upload a detailed budget, in your own format, for your proposed project.*

  • *CIF Sources & Uses Budget Template Link: Click here for Application Materials

    Eligible Projects require a total project budget of at least $1,500,000.

    Please ensure these amounts match your CIF Round 9 Sources and Uses Budget Form. Fields 5 through 13 are numeric only. Enter whole numbers with commas (ie 250,000 not 250000.00).

  • 14. Has prevailing wage been taken into account in your construction budget?*

  • Project Details:

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  • 18. Please upload a timeline for completion of the project to the project's SharePoint folder. If the capital improvement will include private or not-for-profit tenants, include a timeline for tenanting.*
  • 19. Please upload to your unique SharePoint folder any construction drawings, schematics or plans for the projects, including but not limited to: architectural plans or renderings, site plans, surveys, and zoning analysis.*
  • 0/300
  • 20. Detail who is on the project team and describe their capabilities to bring the project to completion. Please provide examples of similar successful projects they have completed. Please upload bios or additional information to your unique SharePoint folder.*
  • 23. Is the applicant the owner of the property?*
  • 0/300
  • 0/1000
  • 0/300
  • 27. Wetlands*
  • 28. Surface or Groundwater resources*
  • 29. Floodplains (100-year) or Floodways*
  • 30. Stream channel encroachment*
  • 31. Fish and/or wildlife habitats, including the presence of endangered and special concerns species and habitats (NDDB)*
  • 32. Air quality*
  • 33. Coastal resources*
  • 34. Agricultural lands and/or soils*
  • 35. Historic sites and districts*
  • 36. Archeologically sensitive areas*
  • 37. Aesthetic / scenic resources*
  • 38. Designated open space and recreational use*
  • 39. Surrounding land uses / neighborhood*
  • 40. Transportation*
  • 41. Utilities and services*

  • 44. 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 to assess the impacts to historic, cultural and archaeological resources and understand the federal and state obligations. 

  • 0/300
  • 0/300

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

  • 0/300
  • 45B. Has the applicant obtained approval to request this funding (i.e., from the Town Council / Board of Alderman, Board of Directors, etc.)? If so, please upload to your unique SharePoint folder the document giving such authority (i.e. Municipal or Board Resolution).*

  • 45C. Permitting and Utilities:

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  • 46. Select “Yes” and disclose in writing as an attachment to this application the following or select “No” if not applicable: To the best of the applicant’s knowledge, all actions, suits, claims, demands, investigations, and proceedings of any kind, open, pending, or threatened, whether mature, un-matured, contingent, at law or in equity in any forum, involving the applicant that might reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect its businesses, operations, assets, properties, financial stability, business prospects, or ability to perform the project as described in this application.*
  • 47. Please upload to your unique SharePoint folder a completed copy of the Required Documents Checklist and all related files.*

  • 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.

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