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BUILD NOFO released; CT grant deadlines approaching for trails, Long Island Sound and resilience projects
Summary
NVCOG staff briefed members on the federal BUILD NOFO (awards $5M–$25M), urged careful consideration before applying, and environmental planning staff outlined near-term state grant deadlines for Recreational Trails (Dec. 18), Long Island Sound Ecosystems (Dec. 16) and CT DEEP Climate Resilience Fund (Jan. 16).
NVCOG staff and environmental planning staff provided a funding and programs update that members said will shape municipal workplans for the coming months.
On federal competitive grants, staff announced the Department of Transportation’s BUILD NOFO (recently retitled BUILD), noting it typically supports large projects with federal awards between $5 million and $25 million and requires substantial application effort and local matching commitments. Staff cautioned municipalities to weigh project scale, likelihood of award and the 80/20 typical match structure for state assets; they offered technical assistance and said NVCOG will circulate a program memo to chief elected officials.
Christine (environmental planning) reviewed state opportunities with imminent deadlines: the CT Recreational Trails grant (due Dec. 18) requires a 20% match (in‑kind allowed) and NVCOG support for applications; the Long Island Sound Ecosystems grant (due Dec. 16) supports green stormwater infrastructure with no match; and CT DEEP’s Climate Resilience Fund (due Jan. 16) offers planning grants capped at $250,000 and advancement grants capped at $650,000, with regional applications possible for larger combined scopes.
Craig Stephenson said NVCOG will submit a regional Climate Resilience Fund application to advance nine towns to full planning and noted preliminary CTDEEP flexibility to allow a regional advancement request above the usual cap. Molly described a regional Long Island Sound planning application focused on green infrastructure for five Upper Naugatuck River towns (Watertown, Thomaston, Waterbury, Naugatuck, Beacon Falls) and asked municipalities to provide letters of support.
Staff encouraged interested towns to contact NVCOG promptly for application support, mapping and letters of support.
