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Farmers in Connecticut are getting additional support from the federal government through a new $220 million Farm Recovery and Support Block Grant. The program is aimed at helping small and medium-sized farmers impacted by severe weather, including the flooding in 2023 and the hailstorms in 2024.
The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded Connecticut approximately $11.6 million to expand service on the CTrail Hartford Line, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday.
Hartford, CT - Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation and Governor Ned Lamont announced $11.6 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding from the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) to increase and extend service along the CTrail Hartford Line.
Funding to help farmers impacted by disaster is on the way for those who have been seeking help.
That's one aspect of what came out of a vote in Washington D.C. that in part prevented a government shutdown.
More than $9.8 million in “competitive federal funding” to be used for four municipal park development projects is being awarded, according to Gov. Ned Lamont and the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
According to Lamont and other officials, the money is going to:
The Federal Railroad Administration is awarding Connecticut about $291 million from President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Law for five railroad improvements projects, according to Gov. Ned Lamont and the state’s congressional delegation.
Hartford, CT – Today, the members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation and Governor Ned Lamont announced $291 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for railroad improvements at five projects across the state.
The construction of a new baggage checking and screening system at Bradley International Airport — now about 50% complete — got a new financial boost, securing an additional $6 million in federal grants to help pay