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Hartford, CT – In a press conference today in Hartford, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $293,976 in HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers to the City of Hartford Housing Authority to provide a permanent home to veterans experiencing homelessness. In total, HUD awarded $25.4 million to 99 Public Housing Agencies across the country.
Washington, D.C. - The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that Connecticut received its first “Internet for All” grants for deploying high-speed Internet networks and developing digital skills training programs under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative.
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Public Health has been awarded a $32,253,484 grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that will be used to support the state agency’s newly launched Office of Public Heath Workforce Development.
The state of Connecticut will receive $42 million to connect 10,000 homes and businesses to affordable high-speed Internet, the federal government announced Tuesday.
The project will invest in serving 6% of locations still lacking high-speed Internet in the state.
Connecticut was one of five states to receive the competitive grant from the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the American Rescue Plan’s Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund.
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont, a former cable executive, said it was one of his top priorities.
EAST HARTFORD — The town’s fire department will receive $875,000 in federal funding for essential equipment to help keep firefighters safe.
The grant is the largest amount of money the department has received from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, which is funded through the American Rescue Plan Act.
On Friday, town officials, members of the fire department, and state representatives gathered in front of the public safety complex to announce the funding.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the East Hartford Fire Department was awarded $875,000 to support operations and safety as part of the federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) visited Hartford’s Mark Twain House as part of Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum Week and announced the museum was awarded a $10,000 Preservation Assistance Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $820,000 in federal funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for educational initiatives in Connecticut’s First Congressional District.
Hartford, CT - Mayor Luke Bronin and Community Partners in Action (CPA) joined U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, advocates, partners, participants, and state and local leaders to cut the ribbon on the expanded, improved Reentry Welcome Center (RWC) in Hartford at its new location at 716 Windsor Street. CPA is a statewide organization that provides support services for those who have recently been incarcerated. CPA and the City of Hartford opened the RWC in September 2018 at City Hall.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $375,000 in new federal funding from the Drug-Free Communities Support Program for three coalitions serving Connecticut’s First District.