CRCOG has developed a program to provide free technical assistance to small businesses looking to transition or improve their digital presence. Using EDA CARES grant funds provided by a sub-grant through DECD, CRCOG has contracted with HostingCT, LLC in Windsor, CT to provide services at no cost to eligible businesses in the Capitol Region. APPLY […]
Calling all towns to participate! On December 18th, 2019 the CRCOG Policy Board passed a resolution to apply for Regional Performance Incentive Program (RPIP) Grants. All towns interested in participating or supporting, should pass a resolution by February in order to be eligible for the grants. The projects approved are: CRCOG Region-wide Planimetric Data School-Municipal [...]
RPIP Resolution of Endorsement Sample 2015 Sample Support Resolution 2015 OPM's Regional Performance Incentive Program (RPIP) is an annual grant that is based on available revenues in a specific account. Total number of grant amounts and numbers awarded vary from year to year. All applications are due by December 31st. CRCOG has received numerous RPIP grants [...]
What we do: The Capitol Region Council of Governments, in partnership with the MetroHartford Alliance, established the MetroHartford Brownfields Assessment Program in 2004 to inventory and assess properties contaminated by petroleum products and/or hazardous substances in communities throughout the greater Hartford area. We use grant funding from the US EPA and State of Connecticut to undertake [...]
The Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-Aside program is designed to help expand transportation choices and enhance the transportation experience. Federal regulations define categories of eligible activities encompassing a variety of smaller-scale transportation projects such as pedestrian and bicycle facilities, recreational trails, safe routes to school projects, community improvements such as historic preservation and vegetation management, and [...]
The Local Road Accident Reduction Program provides funding for lower cost safety improvements on local roads. The Council of Governments’ role in the program is to solicit proposals from the towns, conduct the initial screening of proposals, and identify those which will be forwarded to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT). These proposals will then be […]
About Connecticut Public Act 13-239 was signed into Law in June 2013, directing the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) to create a state funded Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program (LOTCIP). LOTCIP was established to provide municipalities with a funding source and to supplant federal funds offering opportunities for improved project delivery. The program provides State [...]
