First Annual Barns Grant awardees:

This is a very exciting time for the CT Trust as we just funded our first round of the Barns Grant. The purpose of this grant is to help barn owners understand that barns and outbuildings do not necessarily need to be abandoned after a farm is no longer being used. The Barns Grant can be used for one or more of the following three options: a conditions assessment, to determine what needs to be done to restore the structure;a feasibility study, to explore adaptive re-use options and/or a state or national register for historic places nomination, if the site and structures are significant enough.

The Barns Grant, which is funded by the CT General Assembly, pays 75% of these costs, up to a cap of 8k. This round we gave out almost 60k to 22 private citizens, non-profits organizations and municipalities.

CANTON
Canton Advocates for Responsible Expansion
Roaring Brook Nature Center barn
Conditions Assessment and Feasibility Study

Amount awarded: $2,662.00

CHESHIRE

Cheshire Land Trust
Ives Farm barn
Conditions Assessment

Amount awarded: $1,500.00

COLLINSVILLE
Sunset Terrace Barn
Feasibility Study and Conditions Assessment

Amount awarded: $2,000.00

EASTON

Historical Society of Easton

The Bradley-Hubbell barn
Conditions Assessment

Amount awarded: $1,500.00

FAIRFIELD

Whiteman barn
Conditions Assessment

Amount awarded: $1,500.00

FARMINGTON
Hill-Stead Museum

Hill-Stead barns
Conditions assessment and NR amendment
Amount awarded: $5,000.00

FARMINGTON

Farmington Land Trust

Cow run-in barn

Conditions Assessment

Amount awarded: 1,500.00

GLASTONBURY

Town of Glastonbury

Old Cider Mill Barn

Feasibility Study and Conditions Assessment

Amount awarded: $4,500.00

GUILFORD
The Dudley Foundation
Dudley Farm barns
Conditions Assessment

Amount awarded: $1,500

HAMDEN

Eli Whitney Museum
Eli Whitney barn
Feasibility Study and Conditions Assessment

Amount awarded: $4,500.00

HARWINTON

Samuel Peck barn
Conditions Assessment

Amount awarded: $675.00

KILLINGWORTH

Town of Killingworth
Parmelee Farm barn
Conditions Assessment and Feasibility Study

Amount awarded: $4,500.00

LEDYARD

Ledyard Ecclesiastical Society

Parsonage Farm barn
Conditions Assessment

Amount awarded: $1,500.00

MANCHESTER

Manchester Historical Society
Woodbridge Barn
Feasibility Study and Conditions Assessment

Amount awarded: $4,500.00

ORANGE
Treat Farm dairy barn

Feasibility Study and Conditions Assessment

Amount awarded: $4,500.00

ROXBURY

Lacy barn
Conditions Assessment

Amount Awarded: $375.00

SANDY HOOK

Medridge Tree Farm barn

Conditions Assessment

Amount awarded: $1,500.00

SOUTHBURY Land Trust
Marie Ludorf barn
Conditions Assessment and Feasibility Study

Amount awarded: $750.00

SOUTH WINDSOR
F.A.R.M.

Podunk Farm barn
Conditions Assessment and Feasibility Study

Amount awarded: $2,000.00

SUFFIELD
Friends of the Farm at Hilltop, Inc.

Hilltop Farm dairy barn
Feasibility Study

Amount awarded: $3,000.00

VERNON
Strong Farm barn
Conditions Assessment

Amount awarded: $4,500.00

WOODBRIDGE

Colbert barn
Conditions Assessment and State or National Register Nomination

Amount awarded $5,000.00