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Waterbury Development Corporation
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Connecticut Small Business Grants 2026
Browse open Connecticut grant programs for small businesses, nonprofits, and founders in 2026, sorted by award size with deadlines and eligibility.
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Browse open Connecticut grant programs for small businesses, nonprofits, and founders in 2026, sorted by award size with deadlines and eligibility. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.
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Meriden Section 3 Business Certification
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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small_businesslow_income
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New Haven HOME Investment Partnerships Program
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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affordable_housingdeveloper
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Connecticut Green Bank Solar PPA and Commercial Solar Financing
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Connecticut Green Bank
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small_businessnonprofit
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NewAlliance Foundation Grants
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NewAlliance Foundation
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nonprofitgreater_new_haven
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Connecticut Green Bank C-PACE
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Connecticut Green Bank
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property_ownerenergy_efficiency
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New Haven Emergency Solutions Grants Program
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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nonprofithomeless_services
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Wallingford Personal Property Tax Incentive for Manufacturers
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Town of Wallingford
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manufacturerbusiness
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Meriden West Main Street and Colony Street Incentive Zone
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City of Meriden
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small_businessproperty_owner
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Naugatuck Enterprise Corridor Zone Benefits
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State of Connecticut
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tax_creditenterprise_zone
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Bridgeport Community Development Block Grant Program
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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nonprofitpublic_agency
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Eversource Business Equipment Rebates and Discounts
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Eversource and Energize Connecticut
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utility_customerenergy_efficiency
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Meriden Manufacturing Assistance Loan Program
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City of Meriden
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small_businessmanufacturing
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Waterbury Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy
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Connecticut Green Bank
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small_businessproperty_owner
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Wallingford Real Property Tax Incentive for Manufacturers
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Town of Wallingford
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manufacturerproperty_owner
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Bridgeport Prospers Collective Impact Grants
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Bridgeport Prospers
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nonprofityouth_services
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Bridgeport Economic Development Business Assistance
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City of Bridgeport
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small_businessbusiness_expansion
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Meriden Arts Council Community Arts Support
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Meriden Arts Council
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artistarts
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Naugatuck CDBG Public Services and Community Development Funding
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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nonprofitcommunity_group
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Bridgeport Storefront Improvement Program
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City of Bridgeport
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small_businessnonprofit
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Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Responsive Grants
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The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
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nonprofitcommunity_foundation
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Connecticut C-PACE Financing
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Connecticut Green Bank
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property_ownersmall_business
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Connecticut Apprenticeship Training Grant
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State of Connecticut
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workforce_trainingapprenticeship
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Wallingford Real Property Tax Incentive for Office Development
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Town of Wallingford
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developerproperty_owner
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Naugatuck Tax Increment Financing Assistance
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Borough of Naugatuck
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developerproperty_owner
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Connecticut Green Bank C-PACE Wallingford
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Connecticut Green Bank
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property_ownercommercial_customer
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Artists of Color Accelerate Fellowship
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Greater Hartford Gives Foundation
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artistartist_of_color
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Yale Community for New Haven Fund
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Yale University
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nonprofitschool
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Meriden Enterprise Zone State Incentives
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State of Connecticut
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businessmanufacturer
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Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments Brownfields Program
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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local_governmentdeveloper
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Waterbury Urban Jobs Program
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City of Waterbury
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small_businessmanufacturer
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Wallingford Town Center Zone Reduced Water and Sewer Connection Units
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Town of Wallingford
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small_businessproperty_owner
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Connecticut Green Bank C-PACE Financing
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Connecticut Green Bank
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clean_energyenergy_efficiency
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New Haven Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Small Business Support
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City of New Haven
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small_businessunderserved_business
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Connecticut Office of the Arts Supporting Arts Grant
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State of Connecticut
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nonprofitarts_organization
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Mansfield Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy
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Connecticut Green Bank
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small_businessnonprofit
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Connecticut Arts Foundation Artist Grants
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Connecticut Arts Foundation
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artistcreative_worker
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Bridgeport Small and Minority Business Enterprise Support
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City of Bridgeport
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small_businessminority_owned
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Fairfield County Community Foundation Strategic Grants
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Fairfield County Community Foundation
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nonprofitcommunity_foundation
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Town of Mansfield Economic Development Business Assistance
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Town of Mansfield
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businessstartup
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Waterbury Community Development Block Grant Public Services
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City of Waterbury
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nonprofitcommunity_organization
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Naugatuck Housing Rehabilitation Program
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Borough of Naugatuck
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housinglow_income
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Community Foundation of Greater Waterbury Responsive Grants
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Connecticut Community Foundation
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nonprofitcommunity_organization
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United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut Grants
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United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut
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nonprofitalice_households
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Bridgeport HOME Investment Partnerships Program
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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affordable_housingdeveloper
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Wallingford Economic Development Business Support
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Town of Wallingford
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businessstartup
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Bridgeport Regional Business Council Small Business Support
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Bridgeport Regional Business Council
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small_businesstechnical_assistance
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Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund
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Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
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manufacturerworkforce_training
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The Great Give Nonprofit Matching and Prize Grants
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Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
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nonprofitfundraising
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New Haven Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Program
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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homeownerlandlord
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New Haven Community Development Block Grant Program
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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nonprofitpublic_agency
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Stamford Community Development Block Grant Program
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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nonprofitpublic_agency
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Greater Hartford Gives Foundation Arts and Culture Grants
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Greater Hartford Gives Foundation
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nonprofitartist
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Connecticut Green Bank C-PACE Meriden
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Connecticut Green Bank
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property_ownercommercial_customer
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Waterbury Enterprise Zone Program
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City of Waterbury
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small_businessproperty_owner
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Mansfield Agriculture Committee and Open Space Partnership Grants
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Town of Mansfield
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farmernonprofit
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Wallingford Downtown Economic Development Electric Rate Discount
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Town of Wallingford
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small_businesscommercial_tenant
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New Haven Small Contractor Development Program
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City of New Haven
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small_businesscontractor
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Hartford Land Bank Gap Financing Program
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Hartford Land Bank Authority
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developeraffordable_homeownership
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Meriden Brownfield Redevelopment Assistance
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City of Meriden
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brownfieldredevelopment
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