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Connecticut Small Business Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

UConn Technology Incubation Program

Connecticut Green Bank C-PACE Naugatuck

Ion Bank Foundation Grants

Energize CT Commercial EV Charging Incentives

Naugatuck CDBG Public Service and Community Development Funding

Connecticut Urban and Industrial Sites Reinvestment Tax Credit

CT Green Bank C-PACE Financing

City of Groton Tax Increment Financing District Assistance

Connecticut Children Healthy Homes Program

Meriden Urban Jobs Program Outside Enterprise Zone Incentives

Meriden East Main Street Incentive Zone

Waterbury Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup Assistance

United Illuminating Business Energy Efficiency Rebates

Stamford Affordable Housing Trust Fund

Connecticut Apprenticeship Training Program

Waterbury Enterprise Zone Corporation Business Tax Credit

Naugatuck Arts Commission Community Arts Support

Wallingford Incentive Housing Zone Real Property Tax Incentive

Connecticut Green Bank C-PACE Storrs

Connecticut Enterprise Zone Program

Naugatuck Economic Development Corporation Business Assistance

Connecticut Film, Television and Digital Media Tax Credit

New Haven Economic Development Business Assistance

Waterbury Development Corporation Business Loan Funds

Meriden Section 3 Business Certification

New Haven HOME Investment Partnerships Program

Connecticut Green Bank Solar PPA and Commercial Solar Financing

NewAlliance Foundation Grants

Connecticut Green Bank C-PACE

New Haven Emergency Solutions Grants Program

Wallingford Personal Property Tax Incentive for Manufacturers

Meriden West Main Street and Colony Street Incentive Zone

Naugatuck Enterprise Corridor Zone Benefits

Bridgeport Community Development Block Grant Program

Eversource Business Equipment Rebates and Discounts

Meriden Manufacturing Assistance Loan Program

Waterbury Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy

Wallingford Real Property Tax Incentive for Manufacturers

Bridgeport Prospers Collective Impact Grants

Bridgeport Economic Development Business Assistance

Meriden Arts Council Community Arts Support

Naugatuck CDBG Public Services and Community Development Funding

Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Responsive Grants

Connecticut C-PACE Financing

Connecticut Apprenticeship Training Grant

Wallingford Real Property Tax Incentive for Office Development

Naugatuck Tax Increment Financing Assistance

Connecticut Green Bank C-PACE Wallingford

Artists of Color Accelerate Fellowship

Yale Community for New Haven Fund

Meriden Enterprise Zone State Incentives

Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments Brownfields Program

Waterbury Urban Jobs Program

Wallingford Town Center Zone Reduced Water and Sewer Connection Units

Connecticut Green Bank C-PACE Financing

New Haven Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Small Business Support

Connecticut Office of the Arts Supporting Arts Grant

Mansfield Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy

Connecticut Arts Foundation Artist Grants

Bridgeport Small and Minority Business Enterprise Support

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