Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 23 - Parks, Forests and Public Shade Trees › 101(b) - Greenways Small Grants › Section 23-101(b)-4 - Applications

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An application for a greenways small
			 grant shall be made on a form furnished by the commissioner and shall provide
			 at least the following information:
(1) The
			 name, business address, and business telephone number of the individual
			 functioning for the applicant as manager of the project which is the subject of
			 the application;
(2) the name,
			 business address, and business telephone number of each consultant or other
			 independent contractor the applicant has retained or will retain to perform the
			 activities which are the subject of the application;
(3) a description of the geographical
			 location of such project;
(4) the
			 purpose of such project;
(5)
			 whether public access will be allowed to the subject project area and, if not,
			 why;
(6) if the applicant is a
			 municipality, whether the applicant has adopted a conservation and development
			 plan which includes a greenways or other open space component and, if so, the
			 applicant must demonstrate how the proposed project relates to said
			 plan;
(7) the identity of any
			 person in addition to the applicant which has assumed responsibility together
			 with the applicant for completing such project; the specific components of the
			 project for which the applicant and each such other person will be responsible;
			 and the name, business address, and business telephone number of a contact
			 person for each such other person;
(8) a detailed budget for the project and a
			 description of precisely how the applicant intends to use the grant funds for
			 which the applicant has applied;
(9) the estimated dates for (A) completion of
			 such project and (B) completion of each activity for which funding is sought in
			 the application;
(10) the estimated
			 total cost of such project and precisely how the applicant developed such
			 estimate;
(11) if the grant funds
			 applied for do not equal the estimated total cost of such project, including
			 the cost of land acquisition, how the applicant will pay for all costs not
			 covered by such funds;
(12) the
			 owner of such project area; documentation of such ownership, and the
			 relationship of the applicant to the owner if they are different; if the
			 applicant is not the owner of the project area, the application shall be
			 accompanied by a municipal or corporate resolution, certified by the
			 appropriate official, consenting to the project;
(13) if the applicant is not the owner of
			 such project area, whether the applicant intends to acquire the fee interest,
			 an easement, or any other interest therein, when the applicant will acquire
			 such interest, and whether there are any legal, financial, or other obstacles
			 to such acquisition;
(14) if the
			 applicant is not the owner of such project area and intends to acquire an
			 interest therein, the nature of such interest and any anticipated obstacles to
			 such acquisition;
(15) a United
			 States Geological Survey Topographic Quadrangle Map at a scale of no smaller
			 than 1:2400 (7.5 minutes), showing such project area;
(16) whether such project area extends into
			 more than one municipality and, if so, which ones;
(17) whether such project area adds to a
			 greenway or other open space existing on the date the application is filed with
			 the commissioner;
(18) whether such
			 project area physically connects an urban area to a greenway or other open
			 space existing on the date the application is filed with the
			 commissioner;
(19) whether such
			 project area physically connects two or more greenways or open space existing
			 on the date the application is filed with the commissioner;
(20) if public access to such project area
			 will be allowed, the activities, such as bicycling, walking, and horseback
			 riding, in which the public will be allowed to engage;
(21) whether such project area, because of
			 its location, biological resources, or other features, is capable of being and
			 is likely to be utilized as a corridor for wildlife or fish migration and, if
			 so, the species likely to so utilize it;
(22) whether such project will preserve
			 scenic values;
(23) whether such
			 project will protect or enhance biological or habitat values of a watercourse,
			 wetlands, or other natural resource;
(24) whether such project will protect a
			 significant geological or historical feature;
(25) whether such project includes provision
			 of educational material, such as trail guides, maps, or signage, about
			 biological, scenic, geological, or historical features, within or in the
			 vicinity of such project area; and
(26) whether such project includes the
			 provision of educational materials or opportunities, including, but not limited
			 to, planning, design or policy studies or workshops which would have a positive
			 impact on greenways statewide.