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Verified August 29, 2026
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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.
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.