Municipal and Regional Grants and Technical Assistance
NEW: Sustainable Materials Management Round 2 (SMMR2) Grant Program
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS - Applications Due Friday, June 27, 2025
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to announce the availability of grant funding and technical assistance for Connecticut municipalities and regions through a Sustainable Materials Management Round 2 (SMMR2) Grant Program, Public Act No. 24-151, ยง 2(d).
DEEP is issuing the RFA for this current round of grant funding with the objective of providing eligible applicants with the opportunity to receive funding for waste reduction and/or diversion initiatives spanning programmatic, operational, and technical assistance areas. DEEP invites proposals seeking grant funds to help municipalities, regional waste authorities (RWAs), regional councils of governments (COGs), and similar entities in developing and implementing a wide variety of waste diversion and/or reduction programs and initiatives.
Informational Webinar
DEEP hosted an informational webinar on this grant program on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 2:00pm.
Responses to Questions
Questions on the RFA may be submitted to DEEP.MMCAPlanning@ct.gov by Friday, June 13, 2025. Responses to questions will be posted to this page on a rolling basis.
Responses to Questions - May 9, 2025
Responses to Questions - May 27, 2025
Responses to Questions - June 6, 2025
Applications Due
Applications may be submitted not before May 8 and no later than Friday, June 27, 2025. The Request for Applications can be viewed here.
CLOSED: Materials Management Infrastructure (MMI) Grant Program
More information on the MMI Grant Program can be found
here.
A list of grant recipients can be found here.