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Connecticut DEEP Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program

From Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Competitive state grants for land trusts, municipalities and water companies in Connecticut to buy land that will be preserved in perpetuity as open space or water supply land, favouring projects that leverage private and municipal funds.

Summary in our words. Each fact below shows the funder’s own words and links to its page.

Open

Apply by 6 November 2026

Days left
3
Call
2026 application round

Go to the funder’s call pageChecked 3 Nov 2026

The facts, in the funder’s words

How to apply

Apply directly

When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

Through November 6, 2026, the Department is currently accepting applications from municipalities, non-profit land conservation organizations, and water companies to the competitive Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program. 

Amount

Not found on the pages we read

Where

Connecticut: United States

More grants in United States and North America.

A permanent conservation easement will be provided to the State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection 

Who can apply

NGOs, Government bodies and Companies

Through November 6, 2026, the Department is currently accepting applications from municipalities, non-profit land conservation organizations, and water companies to the competitive Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program. 

Rounds

Fixed rounds with deadlines

Applications must be submitted by November 6, 2026, Appraisals must be submitted by December 4, 2026, and Appraisal Reviews must be submitted by January 4, 2027. 

Co-funding required

Yes

Applicants must show a reasonable anticipation that cost-share match funding will be available within one year of the State grant being awarded. 

Restoration approach

Protected areas and Rivers and lakes

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

More grants for wetlands and wildlife.

The call

Open

2026 application round

Closes 6 November 2026
Call page
Status

Open

Through November 6, 2026, the Department is currently accepting applications from municipalities, non-profit land conservation organizations, and water companies to the competitive Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program. 

Deadline

6 November 2026

Applications must be submitted by November 6, 2026, Appraisals must be submitted by December 4, 2026, and Appraisal Reviews must be submitted by January 4, 2027. 

Ready to apply to 2026 application round?Go to the funder’s call page

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

Not found on the pages we read

Something wrong?

Every fact above links to the page we read it from. If a deadline, amount or rule has changed, tell us and we will check it against the funder’s page.

Both open an email to contact@naturefunding.org with this listing filled in. Listings can’t be bought.