Connecticut Energy Resilience Construction Grant Program, 2026 Funding Round

Connecticut DEEP reopened its Energy Resilience Construction Grant Program on August 26, 2026, with up to $24 million available and awards from $10,000 to $6 million. Hospitals and other eligible nonprofit, private and governmental entities can pursue resilient power and critical-facility infrastructure projects. Proposals are due December 1, 2026.

FundingUp to $24,000,000 total funding available; individual grants from $10,000 to $6,000,000.

DeadlineDecember 1, 2026 (time not specified on the program page)

Last verifiedAugust 29, 2026

Required next actionDetermine whether the proposed hospital, health-system, nonprofit, governmental or other eligible critical-facility project fits the 2026 RFP; identify the resilience need and eligible construction scope such as distributed energy resources, microgrids, energy storage, monitoring and control, weatherization, fire prevention, undergrounding or facility hardening; review the match structure and CT DEEP's stated plan to support the subawardee cost match; attend the September 3 or September 9 informational webinar if useful; complete the RFP technical, budget and community-resilience requirements; and submit by December 1, 2026 using the official procurement instructions.

Broad Eligibility

Eligible applicants include electric-grid and energy-sector entities, local and regional governmental entities, municipal corporations, councils of governments, public authorities, state and federally recognized Tribes, energy improvement districts, and nonprofit, academic and private entities. Healthcare organizations can be relevant applicants when their project and facility meet the RFP requirements. Prior Connecticut resilience grants have supported critical facilities including hospitals.

Atlas Analysis

Strong infrastructure opportunity for Connecticut hospitals, health systems and other healthcare organizations with a qualifying resilience project. It is not healthcare-exclusive, so organizational fit depends on the facility, project type and RFP scoring factors, but the $6 million ceiling and eligible microgrid, storage, controls and facility-hardening scopes make it highly valuable for critical healthcare operations seeking continuity during outages and other disruptions.

Source verificationOfficial government source · portal.ct.govAtlas last verified this record August 29, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗