Nearly three-dozen real estate development projects on blighted properties across the state received state grants to help them get rolling.

The $19 million in Department of Economic and Community Development brownfield remediation funding for 31 projects was announced by Gov. Ned Lamont’s office Thursday.

“Cleaning up blighted properties that have been vacant for decades and putting them into productive use will ultimately generate back many more times the amount of these grants through private investments,” Lamont said in a statement. “If we remediate these properties now, we can turn an eyesore into an asset, revitalize neighborhoods, and transform otherwise unusable property into new space for businesses and residents.”

The projects that received funding to perform remediation are:

• Ansonia: $1 million to assess, demolish and remediate a portion of the former Farrel Foundry and Machine Co. site on 35 North Main St. to create manufacturing and light industrial space that officials hope will help revitalize the city’s downtown.
• Bristol: $2 million to the New Colony Development Corp. for abatement and remediation activities to convert the former J. H. Sessions & Son Co. complex located at 273 and 296 Riverside Ave. into 91 apartments.
• Hartford/Windsor: $1.22 million to Riverfront Recapture, Inc. for cleanup and capping activities in the Windsor Meadows State Park and multiple contiguous parcels located around 228 Leibert Road in Hartford. This will help in the creation of a 9-acre cove to support a new paddle sport and outdoor recreation area as well as land for mixed-use housing, office space and/or retail in subsequent phases.
• Hebron: $245,520 for remediation activities to allow for the renovation of the former Amston Silver Co. building, located at 459 Church St.. The site will be home to a restaurant, craft brewery and other businesses.
• New Haven: $646,500 to remediate and cleanup a portion of the historic Bigelow buildings at 198 River St., which will be renovated and marketed for lease as office and light industrial uses.
• New London: $1.99 million for the abatement and remediation of the former Edward Bloom Silk Mill located at 90 and 100 Garfield Ave. for the creation of 90 units of affordable housing.
• Norwich: $795,000 to the Norwich Community Development Corp. to remediate and renovate the former Ponemah Mills Textile Complex located at 555 and 575 Norwich Ave., which will become a mixed-use residential project including 141 units and 6,000 square feet of restaurant/business space.
• Plainville: $1.17 million for repurposing the former White Oak Corp. site at 1 & 63 West Main St. into a mixed-use development consisting of medical office space, industrial condominiums, a community building, retail, housing and parking.
• Rocky Hill: $837,830 to complete environmental assessment and remediate 15 to 17 acres of farmland located at 374 New Britain Ave. to be reused for agricultural educational activities, community farming and passive recreation.
• Stonington: $753,889 for remediation and abatement of the property at 123 Greenmanville Ave., formerly occupied by the Rossie Velvet Mill for redevelopment into the Mystic River Boathouse Park.
• Vernon: $2 million  for abatement and remediation of the former Daniel’s Mill at 98 East Main St. that will be redeveloped along with the Amerbelle and Anacoil mills (also known as the Rockville Mill complex) as a gateway to downtown Vernon. This mixed-use project consists of 110,000 square feet of residential units and 20,000 square feet of commercial, brewpub/restaurant and event space.
• Waterbury: $2 million for remaining demolition and remediation of the former Anaconda American Brass/EWR Complex located at 130 Freight and 000 West Main St. for a potential mixed-use development including residential, commercial and/or manufacturing opportunities.
• Waterbury: $2 million for remaining demolition and remediation of the Anamet site located at 698 South Main St. for potential warehousing and/or manufacturing opportunities.
• West Haven: $245,333 to abate and remediate the former Allingtown Library building located at 1 Forest Road along with an adjacent property (55 Forest Road) that will be redeveloped into a modern office property.

Another 17 projects got state funds to assess contamination and other problems on their sites.