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3rd Annual SRC Regional Funding Workshop: Connecticut

March 31 @ 9:30am – 2:30pm

Promotional flier including an image of a snow-covered shoreline with a lighthouse in the background. The flier reads, "Sustainable and resilient communities third annual Connecticut funding workshop. Tuesday, March 31, 2026. 10:00am - 2:30pm. Gateway Community College - Curran Community Room. Lunch will be provided. Hear about local, state, and Long Island Sound funding opportunities. Engage in discussions with funders to explore project ideas and ways to improve funding applications. Hear from a panel of successful awardees about their experiences and strategies." Logos are included at the bottom for Connecticut Sea Grant and Long Island Sound Partnership.

Please join the Long Island Sound Partnership and the CT Sea Grant Sustainable and Resilient Communities (SRC) team at the 3rd Annual SRC Funding Workshop for Connecticut! The event is free and lunch will be provided.

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Time: 9:30am – 2:30pm (lunch will be provided)

Location: Gateway Community College – Curran Community Room (N100), 20 Church St, New Haven, CT 06510

Registration will be required by March 26th

Attendees will hear from program officers representing various local, state, and regional funding organizations and be able to engage in discussions with funders to explore project ideas and ways to improve funding applications. Attendees will also hear from a panel of successful awardees about their experiences and strategies. The workshop is intended for municipal officials and staff, nonprofits, community organizations, and other interested groups in the Long Island Sound region.

Draft Agenda:

  • Lightning Talk Presentations from Funders – local, state, federal, and Long Island Sound-focused funding opportunities
  • Lunch (provided)
  • Successful Awardees Panel – Hear from communities that have been successful in applying to these grant opportunities
  • Roundtable Discussions – Participants encouraged to interact with funders and panelists

Featured Funding Opportunities:

  • Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
  • Congressionally Directed Spending 
  • CT Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Team (CTBILT) & CT Fed Funds Team
  • CT DECD Community Investment Fund
  • CT DECD Office of Brownfield Remediation & Development
  • CT DEEP CERCLA 128(a) Brownfield Grant Program
  • CT DEEP Climate Resilience Fund
  • CT DEEP Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program
  • CT DEEP Recreational Trails
  • CT DEEP Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grants
  • CT DEEP Urban Green & Community Gardens Grant Program
  • CT Federal Funding Planning Team
  • CT Land Conservation Council
  • Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund
  • Long Island Sound Futures Fund
  • Long Island Sound Stewardship Fund
  • New England Environmental Finance Center
  • UConn Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB)

Email lisresilience@gmail.com with questions.