The Connecticut Communities Challenge Grant program recently awarded its third round of grants to eight cities and towns to fund a range of revitalization projects intended to support job growth.

“We created this grant program to help our towns and cities build more housing and improve our ability to attract businesses and grow jobs,” Gov. Ned Lamont said in a statement. “These grants are targeted toward projects that will make neighborhoods even more attractive for private investments and increase new opportunities for residents.”

The recipients of the recent grants include:

Bethel: $4.5 million to convert vacant and underutilized land into a transit-oriented mixed-use development.

Bridgeport: $2.255 million for the “reimagining” of Post Office Square into an “outdoor living room.”

Haddam: $4.55 million for the adaptive reuse of a former elementary school into a new senior center and affordable senior housing.

Hebron: $2.1 million for the establishment of water wells to support the continued growth of the town center.

Naugatuck: $3 million for the expansion and renovation of the YMCA Childcare Center.

New Britain: $4 million for the redevelopment of a former theater property into market-rate and affordable housing.

New London: $1.24 million for phase two of the downtown revitalization.

Torrington: $1.4 million for the adaptive reuse of the Sophia Building into mixed-use and affordable housing.

Additional details of the projects are available on the state’s website.