DECD - CIF 2030 Round 10 - Capital

The Department of Economic and Community Development (“DECD”) acts as administrator for the Community Investment Fund 2030 (“CIF”), a five-year program designed to support historically disadvantaged communities across the state with up to $767 million from 2022 to 2027. This Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is issued with respect to the tenth round of available CIF funds. CIF provides funding for a variety of capital improvement and planning projects as defined by statute and detailed further below (“Eligible Projects”). All project applications must be submitted to DECD for review pursuant to this NOFA and the attached CIF application materials (“Application”), after which they may be reviewed for recommendation by the CIF Board and the Governor, and then for approval by the State Bond Commission. As detailed more fully in the NOFA, project applications must: • Be submitted by an Eligible Applicant (as defined below); • Promote economic or community development in such municipality; and • Further consistent and systematic fair, just and impartial treatment of all individuals, including individuals who belong to underserved and marginalized communities that have been denied such treatment, as further detailed in the statute.

Source of Funding and Enabling Statutes: C.G.S. Section 32-285a, as amended, authorizes the State Bond Commission to issue bonds up to the amount of $767 million through 2027, for the purpose of funding the Community Investment Fund. Please see the CIF Program and Policy Guidelines for more information.

• Monday, October 26, 2026: Notice of Funding Availability issued • Friday, December 4, 2026, NOON: Deadline to submit applications • Wednesday, February 3, 2027: DECD transmits Executive Summaries and application materials to CIF Board for review • Tuesday, March 9, 2027: CIF Board meets to select project for recommendation • Within two months of CIF Board recommendations to the Governor: State Bond Commission meets to issue final approval of CIF Board-recommended and Governor-approved applications

Application Process (NEW): Applicants must fill out and submit the CIF application using DECD’s new Euna electronic grant portal. There are two separate online Euna application portals for this round. This is the Capital Application opportunity portal. There is no separate process for re-applications from a previous round. All required documents must be uploaded through the Euna portal. Please note that DECD is unable to accept applications outside of the Euna system. Paper copies, Word documents, and email/Share Point submissions will not be accepted. The Application has two separate sections – Part A: Threshold Eligibility Section and Part B: Project Details. Applications may be denied funding based on review of Part A of the Application Form. Please review the Euna Applicant Portal Guide for guidance on the new electronic submission process. Submit your completed application electronically by 12:00 PM NOON on Friday, December 4, 2026. Euna will be hosting a dedicated webinar on October 28th, 2026, from 11am to 12pm and multiple office hours prior to the submission deadline. Details and other application submission instructions can be found in the NOFA.

ONLINE WEBINAR INFORMATIONAL SESSION Monday, October 26, 2026, 1:00 pm A recording of the webinar and an updated FAQ document will be posted to the CIF website. Please attend or view a recording prior to submitting questions.

Eligible Applicants include: (i) municipalities which are designated in state law as either Public Investment Communities, Alliance Districts, or Distressed Municipalities; (ii) community development corporations which serve one or more such municipalities; and (iii) not-for-profit organizations which serve one or more of such municipalities. A list of municipalities currently designated as Public Investment Communities and designated as Alliance Districts can be found online. Description of Eligible Projects: Eligible Projects must 1. promote economic or community development in the municipality where the project is located, and 2. further consistent and systematic fair, just and impartial treatment of all individuals, including individuals who belong to underserved and marginalized communities that have been denied such treatment, such as Black, Latino and indigenous and Native American persons; Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer persons and other persons comprising the LGBTQ+ community; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.  There is no limit on the number of proposals which an Eligible Applicant may submit for each round of CIF funding. Multiple eligible applicants, including multiple municipalities, may partner to submit a joint application, with one entity taking the lead role as the applicant. An Eligible Applicant may resubmit a proposal from a previous round, provided it contains justification as to why the proposal is more meritorious than the previous occasion on which it was submitted. Grant Size: Individual Eligible Projects must have a proposed minimum funding request of $250,000; there is no maximum funding request. Minimum Budget: The total capital project budget must be at least $1,500,000. DECD recommends applicants review the FAQ document posted on the program website for questions regarding other specific project types or eligible expenses. Please see NOFA for additional information, including Criteria for Priority Given to Certain Projects, administrative and statutory requirements, examples of eligible projects, and eligible uses of funds.

Any clarification, addendum or supplemental information will be added to the FAQ and/or dedicated Program Webpage.