WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators
Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations
Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday announced the
inclusion of over $107 million for Connecticut Congressionally Directed
Spending projects in eight bills posted by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
These bills are not yet final, and funding will only be made available when the
appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. However, the Appropriations Committee’s selection of these projects is an important
first step towards securing federal funding. Murphy and Blumenthal are
committed to pushing for passage of these bills and ensuring Connecticut
priorities are reflected in the final spending package.
“I’m a member of the
Appropriations Committee to make sure the federal budget puts money into
Connecticut projects that help our economy and help families. This draft budget
includes targeted, local funding for projects that support workforce
development and economic growth, help us protect Long Island Sound, and make
important infrastructure improvements. We still have a great deal of work to do
to make this draft budget a reality, but I am committed to working to get this
over the finish line,” said Murphy.
“This
potential funding will pack a powerful punch for CT’s economic growth and
quality of life. These requests represent millions of dollars in funding that
Connecticut has asked me to fight for in D.C. and bring home for critical
infrastructure projects and social services. From reducing gun violence to
improving transportation infrastructure to job training and much more, these
projects make important and invaluable contributions not only to their
communities, but to our state as a whole. Senator Murphy and I will continue
advocating and fighting for these projects and I urge my colleagues in the
Senate to pass the appropriations bill so these organizations can get to work
doing what they do best,”
said Blumenthal.
In the Committee-posted
Agriculture Appropriations bill, there is $5.486 million for Connecticut
projects, including:
- $2.53 million for the
Town of Winchester help replace an old public works garage
- $2.75 million for the
Town of East Windsor to renovate the East Windsor Scout Hall Youth Center
and streamline town services for seniors and low-income residents
- $206,000 for the
Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station to monitor tick populations and
tick-borne pathogens
In the Committee-posted
Energy and Water Appropriations bill, there is $8.145 million for Connecticut,
including $2.48 million in Congressionally Directed Spending to the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE) to make water infrastructure improvements across the
state:
- $1 million for the USACE
study of Hartford and East Hartford Levee systems
- $380,000 for USACE
operations and maintenance work in Branford Harbor
- $500,000 for USACE
operations and maintenance work in Guilford Harbor
- $600,000 for USACE
operations and maintenance work in Stony Creek Harbor
- $1 million for the Town
of Madison to make energy efficiency upgrades at an emergency shelter
- $1.9 million to for the
Town of Manchester to support energy efficiency upgrades at two public
schools in
- $2 million for the City
of Stamford to upgrade the network of inefficient, high-pressure
sodium-based streetlights to energy-saving LEDs streetlights
- $600,000 for the Town of
Hamden to purchase new energy efficiency equipment and make energy efficiency
building improvements at the town's administrative office building
- $165,000 for Children's
Community Development Center to install solar panels that will provide
electricity to three childcare centers in Westport
In the Committee-posted
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, there is
$9.244 million for Connecticut projects, including:
- $2.39 million for
Greenwave to launch the Connecticut Kelp Innovation Center
- $650,000 for the Sea Research
Foundation to establish the Blue Economy Career Development Center
- $2.218 million for the
City of New London to purchase new emergency communications equipment
- $500,000 for the City of
Bridgeport to purchase forensic technology
- $930,000 for the City of
Waterbury to support its Real-Time Crime and Pandemic Center
- $152,000 for two awards
to the Town of Bloomfield to upgrade to police car cruiser cameras and
purchase equipment for its police training room
- $250,000 for the City of
Stamford to purchase training equipment for a Regional Police Academy
- $850,000 for the Town of
Winchester to purchase new radios for police and emergency services
- $237,000 for Regional
Youth Adult Social Action Partnership to support ongoing work to reduce
gun violence in Bridgeport
- $67,000 for
Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut to support firearm safety
and reduce gun violence in New Haven area and across Connecticut
- $1 million for the
University of New Haven to support its Community-Based Gun Violence
Reduction Project
In the Committee-posted
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, there is $4.85
million to support Connecticut small businesses, including:
- $2 million for the
Women's Business Development Council to fund staffing and new offices that
allow the organization to expand its programming to more women-owned
businesses in Connecticut
- $550,000 for Connecticut
Resource Conservation & Development Area to create a Connecticut
Veteran Farmer Educational Resource Hub
- $400,000 for CLiCK Inc. to
make infrastructure improvements at their food hub in Willimantic
- $900,000 for the Town of
Stonington for improvements to the Stonington Town Dock, which supports
the operations of fishermen and wholesale food businesses
- $1 million for
Connecticut Historical Society to digitize tens of thousands of records
from the American revolution
In the Committee-posted
Homeland Security Appropriations bill, there is $3.131 million to for
Connecticut priorities, including:
- $656,000 to support
improvements at the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services &
Public Protection State Interagency Coordination Center
- $1.025 million for the
City of Hartford for a flood mitigation project
- $742,000 for the City of
Bridgeport for a community flood scoping project
- $708,000 for the Town of
Old Lyme for an emergency operations center
In the Committee-posted
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, there is
$15.267 million for Connecticut projects including:
- $3 million for the City
of Bridgeport Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) for design of the
West Side Wastewater Treatment Plant Project
- $1.6 million for the
Torrington Water Pollution Control Authority for resiliency upgrades at
Harris Drive Pump Station
- $2.5 million for the
Metropolitan District Commission for to construct of a new water
transmission main to supply drinking water to East Hartford, South
Windsor, Glastonbury, and Portland
- $500,000 for the City of
Bridgeport to restore the Perry Memorial Arch
- $1.2 million for the
School Hill Water Association to connect 31 homes and 87 residents to the
Connecticut water system
- $280,000 for two awards
to Save the Sound to construct green storm water infrastructure in Hamden
town center and in Bridgeport
- $200,000 for the Town of
Monroe for replacement of Monroe’s Senior Center septic tank
- $1.6 million for two
awards to the Norwich Public Utilities that will complete a sewer gravity
pipe lining project and an emergency water interconnection between Groton
and Norwich water systems
- $300,000 for the
Antiquarian and Landmarks Society for Restoration & Interpretation for
renovations at Nathan Hale Homestead
- $111,000 for the Mystic
Seaport Museum to restore the 1866 National Historic Landmark Vessel Emma
C. Berry
- $192,000 for two awards
to the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments for a tree canopy
assessment and regional open space inventory
- $154,000 for Groundwork
Bridgeport to support a urban forestry project
- $3.363 million for two
awards to the South Central Regional Water Authority for HVAC and
electrical improvements at Lake Gaillard Water Treatment Plan and a
generator replacement at a well treatment facility in Seymour
In the Committee-posted
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations bill, there is $22.898 million for Connecticut workforce
development, health, and education projects, including:
- $204,000 for
4-H Education Center at Auerfarm for workforce development summer
programming for students with disabilities
- $54,000 for
CCARC, Inc. for job training programs that serve individuals with
disabilities
- $76,000 Youth
Business Initiative, Inc. for funding for middle school career and life
skills programs
- $200,000 for
the City of Bridgeport to support the modernization and transition of the
Bridgeport Health Department record management system
- $200,000 for
the City of Bridgeport to support the modernization of the IT system in
the communicable disease clinic
- $1,500,000 for
the City of Hartford for the sexually transmitted infection clinic
- $100,000 for
Community Child Guidance Clinic to replace the roof at its mental health
center and a therapeutic day school
- $1,800,000 for
Connecticut Children's Medical Center for a perinatal care center
- $255,000 for
Connecticut Counseling Centers Inc. for a food prescription program in the
Danbury area
- $630,000 for
Continuum of Care, Inc. for renovations at a veterans residential PTSD
treatment program
- $2,000,000 for
Cure Rare Disease to support the renovation of laboratory space that is
used for research into rare diseases
- $1,800,000 for
InterCommunity, Inc. to expand a primary and behavioral health care
facility in Hartford
- $500,000 for
Keystone House Inc. for renovations at three group homes for adults with a
mental health diagnosis
- $350,000 for
LifeBridge Community Services, Inc. for an elevator replacement
- $175,000 for
MARC of Manchester for facilities and equipment improvements
- $325,000 for
McCall Foundation, Inc. for renovations at an intermediate residential
treatment program
- $1,000,000 for
Optimus Health Care, Inc. for renovations at a federally qualified health
center
- $207,000 for
Reliance Health, Inc. for renovations at nine mental health facilities in
Eastern Connecticut
- $43,000 for
The Connection, Inc. to support renovations to a residential substance-use
treatment center
- $1,100,000 for
The Village for Families and Children for facilities renovations
- $980,000 for
Wheeler Clinic, Inc. for a new health care facility in Bristol
- $100,000 for
YWCA Greenwich Sexual Assault Services for the design of a new program
space
- $1,500,000 for
Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery to support five recovery
community centers
- $200,000 for
The Connection, Inc. for mental health, substance use, and behavioral
health services training
- $1,122,000 for
The Governor's Prevention Partnership to train community and youth leaders
in substance use prevention
- $25,000 for
The Greater Bridgeport Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc. for
youth mental health programming, including equipment
- $100,000 for
Bridgeport Youth Lacrosse Inc. for recreational programming and support
for low income families
- $216,000 for
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence for a therapy support
program for children affected by domestic violence
- $462,000 for
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation for economic inequality and
mobility research
- $50,000 for
Saint Joseph Parenting Center in Stamford for services for families and
children at risk of child abuse and neglect
- $1,050,000 for
United Way of Western Connecticut for a nutrition services program
- $2,000,000 for
the Bridgeport Board of Education for in-person and virtual library
programs, including purchase of books, materials and virtual library
resources
- $730,000 for
East Hartford Public Schools for the Manufacturing Academy and Internship
program, including purchase of equipment
- $305,000 for
the Hartford Public Library for educational programs for immigrant,
refugee and English learner students
- $100,000 for
Hartford Stage to expand arts-based summer education programming
- $218,000 for
NAFI Connecticut, Inc. for a career readiness initiative
- $150,000 for
New Haven Reads Community Book Bank for Structured Literacy programming
- $125,000 for
Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership for social-emotional
learning initiative within Bridgeport Public Schools
- $361,000 for
SoundWaters, Inc. for after-school and extracurricular programming
- $259,000 for
Waterbury Public Schools to improve wireless access and connections
- $326,000 for
the University of New Haven for the Center for Consumer Protection and
Cybersecurity Project
In the Committee-posted
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Appropriations bill, there is $38.64 million for Connecticut projects,
including:
- $12 million the
Connecticut Department of Transportation to support track speed improvements
on the New Haven Line as part of their TIME for CT project
- $7 million to expand and
improve the Shoreline Greenway Trail in New Haven
- $5 million for
construction to realign Lafayette Circle in Bridgeport
- $1.4 million to
replacement of 10 signals at critical locations on state and local routes
within Waterbury’s downtown
- $3.4 million for design
and construction of a multi-use path, sidewalk, and three pedestrian
bridges in Oxford on Route 67
- $2 million for the City
of New London to support ongoing construction of a Community &
Recreation Center
- $2 million for the
Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County to construct affordable
housing in Bridgeport
- $420,000 for the
Waterbury Housing Authority to complete the demolition of blighted structures
in the West Grove St. area as they work towards constructing affordable
housing in that area
- $4.5 million for Hall
Neighborhood House to construct a new wing at its site in the East Side of
Bridgeport
- $98,000 for Community
Renewal Team to renovate bathrooms at a family shelter in East Hartford
- $642,000 for Chrysalis
Center for renovations at veterans housing facilities in Rockville and
Vernon
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