Mansfield To Receive $4.8 Million In State Grants For Project

HARTFORD, CT – Gov. Ned Lamont announced Wednesday that the State of Connecticut is awarding $45 million to twelve cities and towns under his administration’s newly established Connecticut Communities Challenge Grant Program.

Projects in Mansfield include:

• Mansfield ($4,854,595; 113 to 121 South Eagleville Road): The town will partner with the Mansfield Nonprofit Housing Development Corporation to develop Eagleville Green, a 42-unit mixed income housing development. Grant funds will also be used for pedestrian safety, sidewalk and trail extensions and improvements on South Eagleville Road and for improvements to the western gateway to Downtown Storrs.

The grants are leveraging approximately $74 million in non-state and private dollars and will support projects that improve the livability and vibrancy of communities throughout the state.

More than 50% of funding will be invested in Connecticut’s distressed municipalities.

This is the first round of funding under the program, which is administered by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD).

The second round is expected to launch in the fall, and DECD is expected to award up to $100 million in grants over the next several years.

“Investing in our communities is a key part of our plan to accelerate long-lasting and equitable economic development in Connecticut," Lamont said in a statement. “This new grant program we launched will have wide-ranging impacts as we emerge stronger than ever from the pandemic, creating new jobs, improving the vibrancy and quality of life in our neighborhoods, and making all corners of the state even more attractive for investment and opportunity.”