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Homeland Security

Congressionally Directed Spending – Fiscal Year 2023 

Listed below are the Homeland Security projects Senator Blumenthal has submitted to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Senate Appropriations Committee selects the final projects from the projects submitted by all senators. Therefore, neither submission of an application nor Senator Blumenthal’s approved list of projects are guaranteed for final funding.

Projects are listed in alphabetical order. 

City of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $742,000
  • Funding for a flood scoping project.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $825,000
  • Funding to upgrade equipment at the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,500,000
  • Funding for new emergency communication equipment at the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Hartford - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,025,000
  • Funding for necessary upgrades to Closure Structure #1.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Hartford - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,000,000
  • Funding to move and rebuild the Hartford Emergency Operations Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection - Statewide

  • Amount Requested: $656,000
  • Funding to create a State Interagency Coordination Center 24-hour Watch Desk located at the Connecticut Emergency Operations Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Department of Transportation - East Lyme and Old Lyme, CT

  • Amount Requested: $3,945,000
  • Funding for bridge replacement and wetland mitigation at Four Mile River.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Department of Transportation - Statewide

  • Amount Requested: $6,187,000
  • Funding for culvert assessments across Connecticut.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments - Naugatuck Valley region, CT

  • Amount Requested: $450,000
  • Funding for storm sewer assessments and compliance upgrades within the Naugatuck Valley.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments - Naugatuck Valley region, CT

  • Amount Requested: $4,500,000
  • Funding for regional culvert replacement program in the Naugatuck Valley.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Coventry - Coventry, CT

  • Amount Requested: $250,000
  • Funding for a microgrid project.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of East Haven - East Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $150,000
  • Funding for upgrades to the East Haven Emergency Operations Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of East Lyme - East Lyme, CT

  • Amount Requested: $213,000
  • Funding to construct public safety communication tower.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Madison - Madison, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,500,000
  • Funding to construct an Emergency Operations Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Middlefield - Middlefield, CT

  • Amount Requested: $5,250,000
  • Funding for design and construction of a new Emergency Operations Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Old Lyme - Old Lyme, CT

  • Amount Requested: $708,000
  • Funding for upgrades to the Old Lyme Emergency Operations Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Oxford - Oxford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $30,000
  • Funding to expand the Oxford Emergency Operations Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of South Windsor - South Windsor, CT

  • Amount Requested: $34,000
  • Funding for equipment at South Windsor Emergency Operations Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Stratford - Stratford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $4,183,000
  • Funding to upgrade stormwater pipe system and stormwater pump station at Stratford Water Pollution Control Facility.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Wilton - Wilton, CT

  • Amount Requested: $940,000
  • Funding for a new Emergency Operations Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

United Way of Connecticut, Inc. - Statewide

  • Amount Requested: $750,000
  • Funding to construct a new Emergency Operations Center for 211CT operations.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

University of Connecticut - Storrs, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,500,000
  • Funding for supporting municipal project planning and technical capacity development across Connecticut.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.