Funding: $7,150,000,000 

Description: The National Highway Freight Program provides funds to the States, by formula, to improve the efficient movement of freight on the National Highway Freight Network.

Eligible Recipients: Formula funding to States (including District of Columbia)

Eligible Uses: Projects that contribute to the efficient movement of freight on the National Highway Freight Network and are identified in a freight investment plan included in the State’s freight plan. A range of activities are eligible for these funds, such as projects to reduce the environmental impacts of freight movement, adding road capacity to address highway freight bottlenecks, or a highway or bridge project to improve the flow of freight on the national highway freight network. In addition, a State may use not more than 30 percent of its total National Highway Freight Program funds each year for freight intermodal or freight rail projects, subject to certain restrictions 

State Administering Agency: CTDOT

Learn More: Here. On February 2, DOT also released “Highway Safety Improvement Program Eligibility Guidance,” which you may review here. Municipalities should contact their Regional Councils of Governments (COGs) with questions.

Funding: $1,992,000,000 

Description: Provides grants to States to improve driver behavior and reduce deaths and injuries from motor vehicle-related crashes. Grant funds can be used for programs to reduce drug- and alcohol-impaired driving, improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, and encourage seat belt use, among other uses.

Eligible Recipients: Formula funding to States, the Secretary of Interior for the Indian tribes, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

State Administering Agency: CTDOT

Learn More: Here

Funding: $15,557,499,996

Description: The Highway Safety Improvement Program provides States with critical safety funding that is used to save lives and prevent serious injuries on all public roads. The Highway Safety Improvement Program is based on a performance-driven process that identifies and analyzes highway safety problems and advances highway safety improvement projects that have the greatest potential to reduce fatalities and serious injuries. 

Eligible Recipients: Formula funding to States (including District of Columbia) 

Eligible Uses: Safety projects on all public roads. HSIP supports projects that improve the safety of road infrastructure by correcting hazardous road locations, such as dangerous intersections, or making road improvements, such as adding striping or rumble strips.

Learn More: Here and Here. Municipalities should contact CTDOT's Office of Highway Safety with any questions.

Funding: $2,193,105,343 

Description: To provide financial assistance in meeting the transportation needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities where public transportation services are unavailable, insufficient or inappropriate. The Section 5310 program is designed to supplement the Federal Transit Administration’s other capital assistance programs by funding transportation projects for seniors and individuals with disabilities in all areas - large urban, small urban, and rural. 

Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (federally recognized), Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, Nonprofits - without 501(c)(3) status 

Eligible Uses: Capital, Operating Assistance and Planning

State Administering Agency: CTDOT

Learn More: Here and Here

Funding: $550,000,000  

Eligible Recipients: State and local governments

Description: Provides funding for projects that reduce energy use, increase energy efficiency, and cut pollution. 

Eligible Uses

  • Developing and implementing an energy efficiency and conservation strategy; 

  • Conducting residential and commercial building energy audits; 

  • Establishing financial incentive programs for energy efficiency improvements; 

  • Developing and implementing energy efficiency and conservation programs for buildings and facilities; 

  • Developing and implementing programs to conserve energy used in transportation (e.g. flex time for employees; satellite work centers; zoning guidelines or requirements that promote energy efficient development; infrastructure, such as bike lanes, pathways and pedestrian walkways; and synchronized of traffic signals); 

  • Developing and implementing building codes and inspection services to promote building energy efficiency; 

  • Developing and implementing programs to increase participation and efficiency rates for recycling programs;  

  • Replacing traffic signals and street lighting with energy-efficient lighting technologies;  

  • Purchasing and implementing technologies to reduce and capture methane and other greenhouse gases generated by landfills or similar sources; 

  • Developing, implementing and installing on or in any government building onsite renewable energy technology that generates electricity from renewable resources, such as solar and wind energy, fuel cells and biomass; and 

  • Financing energy efficiency, renewable energy and zero-emission transportation (and associated infrastructure), capital investments, projects and programs for leveraging of additional public and private sector funds.

Deadline: TBA

Learn More: Here and Here

Funding: $5,000,000,000 

Description: Provides funding to reduce exposure to PFAS and other emerging contaminants in drinking water in communities that may not have resources to fund projects necessary to address these risks.

Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds through grants to water utilities and other eligible entities in small and/or underserved/disadvantaged communities. 

Eligible Uses

  • Efforts to address emerging contaminants in drinking water that would benefit a small or disadvantaged community on a per household basis; 

  • Technical assistance to evaluate emerging contaminant problems;

  • Programs to provide household water-quality testing, including testing for unregulated contaminants; 

  • Local contractor training; 

  • Activities necessary and appropriate for a state to respond to an emerging contaminant; and 

  • Installing centralized water treatment to address emerging contaminants at a small or disadvantaged community water system. 

Deadline: States and territories must submit a letter of intent by August 15, 2022, notifying the EPA of the intent to participate and the designating the appropriate agency.

Learn More: Here

Funding: $15,000,000,000 

Description: Functions like the traditional Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, except with the stipulation that these funds be used to replace old lead service lines

Eligible RecipientsStates initially receive funding, then provide funds to Water Utilities and/or Municipal and Other Eligible Entities. Communities submit applications to state agencies for financial assistance from the State Revolving Fund. States score each application to determine which projects receive funding.

Eligible Uses: Eligible under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and be a lead service line replacement project or associated activity directly connected to the identification, planning, design, and replacement of lead service lines

State Administering AgencyConnecticut Department of Public Health (CTDPH)

Learn MoreHere, Here, and Here

Funding: $4,000,000,000 

Description: DWSRF-eligible projects for which the primary purpose is to address PFAS or contaminants on any of EPA’s Contaminant Candidate Lists (CCL)

Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds to Water Utilities and/or Municipal and Other Eligible Entities. Communities submit applications to state agencies for financial assistance from the State Revolving Fund. States score each application to determine which projects receive funding.

Eligible Uses: States apply for a capitalization grant with no state match required. The states provide loans with principal forgiveness or grants to fund drinking water infrastructure projects to address emerging contaminants, including PFAS. 

State Administering Agency: Connecticut Department of Public Health (CTDPH)

Learn More: Here, Here, and Here

Funding: $11,713,000,000

Description: A federal-state program that provides funding and financing to public water systems for wide range of drinking water infrastructure projects and activities. 

Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds to Water Utilities and/or Municipal and Other Eligible Entities. Communities submit applications to state agencies for financial assistance from the State Revolving Fund. States score each application to determine which projects receive funding.

Eligible Uses: Provides loans and grants to water systems for eligible infrastructure projects including: construction of expansion of drinking water treatment plants and/or distribution systems; improving drinking water treatment; fixing leaky or old pipes (water distribution); improving sources of water supply; replacing or constructing finished water storage tanks; other infrastructure projects needed to protect public health. 

State Administering Agency: CTDPH

Deadline: Thursday, March 31, 2022, in order to be considered for inclusion on the SFY 2023 Project Priority List. 

Learn More: Here, Here, Here, and Here

Funding:  $912,000,000

Description: Provides funding for ferry services which are important links in the network of Federal-aid highways, and in many cases, are the only reasonable form of transportation. 

Eligible Recipients: Eligible ferry operations 

Eligible Uses: Replace or acquire new ferry boats; replace propulsion systems with newer cleaner and more energy-efficient power plants; update navigational control systems; construct new terminals; improve access for the disabled; and replace and construct new docking facilities.

State Administering Agency: CTDOT

Learn More: Here