Grants

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that the Manchester Fire Department will be receiving a $265,841 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) from the Department of Homeland Security. The grant will allow the Manchester Fire Department to replace its aging firefighter breathing apparatus

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that Middletown, Manchester, Bristol, and Southington were awarded over $595,000 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG).

Today, Rep. John B Larson (CT-01) applauded the recent announcement of a $2 million grant to Community Partners in Action, who has been awarded a five-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation applauded $1,737,289 in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Long Island Sound Futures Fund (LISFF) to help improve the health and ecosystem of Long Island Sound by spurring efforts to reduce pollution, increase fish diversity and population and enhance greater understanding of Long Island Sound’s ecology.

Today, Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01), along with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) issued the following statement after the announcement that Capital Workforce Partners in Hartford will receive $5,880,350 in Trade and Economic Transition Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs) from the U.S. Department of Labor. Dislocated Worker Grants, supported under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, assist those who are seeking to reenter the workforce by equipping them with the skills to compete in high-demand areas of the economy.

Today, U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), and Jim Himes (CT-4) and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced $470,893 through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) for housing authorities in Hartford, West Haven, and Norwalk.

Today, Congressman John B. Larson announced that the East Hartford Fire Department will receive a $60,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.

Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced $885,895 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) to support fire departments in Goshen, East Haven, South Windham, Ansonia, Guilford, Westport and East Hartford.