What is the Brownfield Area Revitalization (BAR) Grant?

The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) provides several brownfield grant and loan programs to fund the investigation and cleanup of brownfields and to plan for the redevelopment of these key properties.  Unlike grants that target specific brownfield properties, the BAR Grant program funds comprehensive planning and design studies for an entire BAR Project area.  The goal is to develop strategies for cleaning up and reusing the specific brownfields, and the overall revitalization of the BAR Project area. Click here to view DECD’s BAR Grant Program description.