CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CT DEEP) DISTRICT GEOTHERMAL HEATING + COOLING DEPLOYMENT IN A CT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY PROJECT OBJECTIVES FOR BUDGET PERIOD 1 ARE: (1) DESIGNING A TECHNICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE LOW-TEMPERATURE GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR A LOW-INCOME, CT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY IN WALLINGFORD, CT, TO BE USED IN A SUBSEQUENT PROCUREMENT; (2) WRITING BOTH A GEOTHERMAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR CONNECTICUT AND A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN TO BE IMPLEMENTED DURING THE PROJECT’S BUDGET PERIOD 2; AND (3) PROACTIVELY SHARING LESSONS LEARNED, OPENSOURCE TOOLS CREATED, AND GEOTHERMAL TECHNOLOGY BENEFITS WITH THE SPECIFIC COMMUNITY, OTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING STAKEHOLDERS, AND INTERESTED PARTIES.