New Fairfield and Ridgefield will receive a combined $975,272 in state Small Town Economic Assistance Program grants for improvements to the New Fairfield Town Green and Mountain Road in Ridgefield. New Fairfield received $475,272 that will be matched by $413,117 in town funds. Ridgefield received $500,000 in state funding that will be matched by $266,100 in town funds. The grants were part of $24.5 million in state grants for 60 small towns across Connecticut.