The state Department of Economic and Community Development has announced it is now accepting applications for its 10th round of competitive grant funding. The grants will provide up to $5 million to remediate and redevelop brownfield sites throughout the state.

The funding will be available through the Connecticut Brownfield Remediation Program. Municipalities and economic development agencies will be eligible for the grant. Awards may be used for a range of brownfield assessment, remediation and redevelopment activities, including abatement, demolition, site investigation and assessment, groundwater monitoring, installation of institutional controls and professional service fees associated with redevelopment including attorney’s fees, planning, design and consulting fees.

“Major investments in brownfield redevelopment are a core economic development priority because these projects help a community take back underutilized properties – sites that often were once a center of commerce – and put them back into productive use that benefits residents, neighborhoods and businesses,” DECD Commissioner Catherine Smith said in a statement.

Applications must be submitted via email to brownfields@ct.gov no later than 3 p.m. on Nov. 16. More information is available on the program’s website.