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Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

Congressionally Directed Spending – Fiscal Year 2023

Listed below are the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies 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. 

4-H Education Center at Auerfarm - Bloomfield, CT

  • Amount Requested: $204,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support summer programming for students with disabilities.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Albertus Magnus College - New Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,506,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support an expansion of the student information technology hub and start a related experiential learning and internship program.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

All Our Kin, Inc. - New Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,260,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will family child care educators with the resources, training, and services they deserve to launch and sustain high-quality family child care programs, which allow parents and caregivers to go to work. 
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Alliance for Living - New London, CT

  • Amount Requested: $294,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support New London County CARES program.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Annie C Courtney Foundation, Inc - Waterbury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $82,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the creation and managing of a directory that will highlight and feature the talents and abilities of former foster youth so that adults formerly in care can find and support each other through hiring.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Arts for Learning Connecticut - Hamden, CT

  • Amount Requested: $50,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the arts education program expansion.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Best Buddies International, Inc. - North Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $200,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support Best Buddies in Connecticut.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

BHcare, Inc. - North Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support services for individuals struggling with mental health and/or substance abuse disorders at the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford, Inc. - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $500,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the Boys & Girls Club's ongoing programming, including programming in health and wellness, STEAM, and arts.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Bridgeport Board of Education - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,750,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support arts, music, and entertainment afterschool program in Bridgeport.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Bridgeport Board of Education - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $5,100,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a teacher leader program at Bridgeport Public Schools.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Bridgeport Board of Education - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $5,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support early childhood education paraprofessionals in Bridgeport Public Schools.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Bridgeport Board of Education - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a library refresh at Bridgeport Public Schools.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Bridgeport Board of Education - Winchester, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,132,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the launch of a adaptive arts pilot program to assist special education students in Bridgeport.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Bridgeport Youth Lacrosse Inc. - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $100,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support sports programs for low-income families in Bridgeport.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Bristol Adult Resource Center, Inc. - Bristol, CT

  • Amount Requested: $3,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the construction of a new building at BARC, which will allow for significant expansion programming & recreational support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Capital Workforce Partners - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,769,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support youth career services in North Central Connecticut.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Capitol Region Education Council Foundation - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,575,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support special education teacher residency program.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Hartford - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $500,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a new homeless service center at Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen in New Haven, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Catholic Charities, Inc. - Archdiocese of Hartford - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $724,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support interconnected services provided by the Neighborhood Equity Centers in Hartford.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

CCARC, Inc. - New Britain, CT

  • Amount Requested: $54,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support startup costs for job training programs that serve individuals with disabilities.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Center for Human Development - Colchester, CT

  • Amount Requested: $40,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the purchasing of a 7-8 seat minivan which will be utilized to transport individuals the Center serves to clinical/medical appointments, community events, work and potential job interviews, family engagements, support groups, and other community engagements..
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Central Connecticut State University - New Britain, CT

  • Amount Requested: $68,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support bilingual college access program at Central Connecticut State University.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Children's Center of Hamden - Hamden, CT

  • Amount Requested: $500,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support workforce development training sessions at Children's Center of Hamden.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Child and Family Agency of Southeastern CT, Inc. - New London, CT

  • Amount Requested: $679,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support costs related to staffing, training, and supplies at Child & Family Agency’s three Community Bridge Clinics in New London County and Middlesex County.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Child and Family Agency of Southeastern CT, Inc. - New London, CT

  • Amount Requested: $296,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the establishment of  a high-quality outpatient behavioral health services in southern Connecticut schools identified as high-need by the state of Connecticut’s Department of Public Health.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Chrysalis Center Inc. - Plainville, CT

  • Amount Requested: $72,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support renovations to the St. Philip House campus operated by the Chrysalis Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Chrysalis Center Inc. - Rockville, CT

  • Amount Requested: $642,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support renovations at veterans housing facilities.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $200,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the modernization and transition of the City of Bridgeport Health Departments record management to a digital document management system (DMS).
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $200,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the modernization of the IT system in the communicable disease clinic.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $111,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support health-focused afterschool programming in Bridgeport, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $26,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a mental health support group in Bridgeport.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Hartford - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,500,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the construction of a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Hartford, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Clifford W. Beers Guidance Clinic Inc. - New Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $104,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support Automated Electronic Defibrillators and Restroom Facility Renovations at Clifford W. Beers Guidance Clinic.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Columbus House - New Haven and Middletown, CT

  • Amount Requested: $699,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a mental health and substance use recovery support program that serves individuals experiencing homelessness.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Community Child Guidance Clinic - Manchester, CT

  • Amount Requested: $100,00
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the replace roof at outpatient mental health center and a therapeutic day school.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Community Health Center, Inc. of Connecticut - Middletown, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,500,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a healthcare workforce training program.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Community Renewal Team - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,634,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the construction of a new Dementia Unit at Assisted Living Facility in East Hartford.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Community Renewal Team, Inc. (CRT) - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $551,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support healthcare program expansion in North End of Hartford.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Community Resources for Justice - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $521,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a new program designed to provide employment services, harm reduction education, substance abuse support, and other programming for the criminal justice and reentry populations.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

COMPASS Youth Collaborative - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $100,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support youth outreach program in Hartford, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Children's - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $882,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the renovations and equipment at Burgdor Clinic.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Children's Medical Center - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,800,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the construction of a new Perinatal Care Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence - Wethersfield, CT

  • Amount Requested: $216,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a music therapy program for children in domestic violence shelters throughout Connecticut.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,500,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support five recovery community centers.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Counseling Centers Inc. - Waterbury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $255,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support IT upgrades to support seven mental health and substance abuse clinics.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Historical Society - CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a community history project through Connecticut Historical Society.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Institute For Communities, Inc. (CIFC) - Danbury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the creation of a parking garage at a federally qualified health center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Continuum of Care - New Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $630,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the renovations at veterans’ residential PTSD treatment program.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Cornell Scott-Hill Corporation - New Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,500,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a federally qualified health center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

CT Children's Medical Center - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,300,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the construction of a lead-lined room that is necessary for MIBG therapy.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

CT Citizens for Science - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $510,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will be used to connect new parents to outreach coordinators to direct them to care and services during the first year.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Cure Rare Disease - Woodbridge, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the renovation of a laboratory space that will be used for research into rare diseases and development of biotechnology.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Day Kimball Health Care - Putnam, CT

  • Amount Requested: $4,336,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the purchase of MRI equipment at Day Kimball Health Care.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Easterseals of Oak Hill - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,359,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the transformation of the current Easterseals Hemlocks Center to a center to provide support services to individuals with disabilities from across the nation.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

East Hartford Public Schools - East Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $730,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the acquisition of manufacturing equipment for East Hartford Public Schools.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Elevate Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $230,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support student support services at Elevate Bridgeport.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Fairfield County’s Community Foundation - Norwalk, CT

  • Amount Requested: $462,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support research into economic inequality and mobility in Fairfield County.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Fair Haven Community Health Clinic - New Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $3,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the construction of a new 33,500 square foot health center in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Family & Children's Aid - Waterbury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $250,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a new Waterbury Project Joy Center for use by FCA's Rapid Response Teams and Clinicians to provide accelerated access to mental health treatment for youth.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Gaylord Hospital, Inc. - Wallingford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,599,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the expansion of the Center for Education at Gaylord Hospital Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Goodwill of Western and Northern CT, Inc.  - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $232,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support work readiness programs in Hartford, Bridgeport, and Waterbury.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Goodwin University Magnet School System  - East Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $240,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support programming at Goodwin University Magnet School System.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Goodwin University Magnet School System - East Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,502,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support curriculum development at Goodwin University Magnet School System.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Greenwoods Counseling & Referrals, Inc. - Litchfield County, CT

  • Amount Requested: $167,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support mental health and addiction services staffing in a rural community.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Hands On Hartford - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $250,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support basic needs programs, which include a food pantry, community meals program (soup kitchen), weekend backpack nutrition program for Hartford kids, and assistance with rent, utility, security deposit costs, and other homelessness prevention services.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Hartford Knights Youth Organization  - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $40,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support sports and mentoring afterschool and summer programs in Hartford, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Hartford Public Library  - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $305,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support educational programs for immigrant, refugee, and ELL students.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Hartford Stage - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $100,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support arts summer programming at the Hartford Stage.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Hispanic Federation - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $220,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a pilot program that will provide mental health care services and support to the frontline staff of Latino community-based organizations.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Hispanic Federation, Inc. - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $700,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support vaccination programs across Connecticut.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Hispanic Federation - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $200,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support programming to increase college enrollment among Latino students and students of color in Hartford.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Housatonic Community College - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,438,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support expand healthcare and IT programs and funding to start a hydroponics program at Housatonic Community College.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Implementation of Trauma-Informed Approach to Care - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $164,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support trauma-informed care training for nonprofit staff.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

InterCommunity, Inc. - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,800,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the expansion of a primary and behavioral health care facility in Hartford, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford - West Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $62,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support staffing for the Jewish Family Services' new program, Comprehensive Community Supports, which is designed to address challenges often faced by low-to-moderate income clients.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Johnson Memorial Hospital - Stafford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $820,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support an expansion of the Cancer Center at Johnson Memorial Hospital.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Keystone House Inc. - Norwalk, CT

  • Amount Requested: $500,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support renovations at three group homes for adults with a mental health diagnosis.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Kids In Crisis - Cos Cob, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,121,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the mental health crisis facing Connecticut teens by expanding the TeenTalk program.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Klingberg Family Centers, Inc. - New Britain, CT

  • Amount Requested: $3,072,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support overdue facility repairs and upgrades to the Klingberg Family Centers’ main campus in New Britain.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Liberation Programs, Inc. - Stamford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,751,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the renovations at Liberation House in Stamford.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Liberation Programs, Inc. - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $221,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support enhancements to Liberation Program, Inc.'s Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

LifeBridge Community Services, Inc. - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $100,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support robotics lab and technology upgrades for afterschool and summer programs.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

LifeBridge Community Services, Inc. - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $350,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the replacement of an elevator.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

LifeBridge Community Services, Inc. - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $308,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the hiring of clinicians for youth mental health services.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation Connecticut - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the expansion of career and financial coaching services in Hartford, New Britain, New Haven, Norwalk, and Waterbury.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Lutheran Home of Southbury - Southbury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $188,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support IT upgrades at Lutheran Home of Southbury.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Make-A-Wish Connecticut - Trumbull, CT

  • Amount Requested: $380,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the construction of a new roof at The Wishing Place in Trumbull, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

MARC of Manchester - Manchester, CT

  • Amount Requested: $875,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the installation of commercial height porte-cocheres and emergency backup power generators to ensure continuity of services to people with intellectual disabilities that are served at MARC, Inc.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

MARC of Manchester - Manchester, CT

  • Amount Requested: $205,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support renovations at MARC of Manchester.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

McCall Foundation, Inc. - Torrington, CT

  • Amount Requested: $325,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support renovations at an intermediate residential treatment program.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Mental Health Connecticut - Waterbury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $850,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support facility renovations at Mental Health Connecticut.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

NAFI Connecticut, Inc. - Litchfield, CT

  • Amount Requested: $218,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support career exploration programs.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

New Haven Reads Community Book Bank - New Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $150,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a structured literacy programming in the New Haven area.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Norwalk ACTS - Norwalk, CT

  • Amount Requested: $112,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support youth mental health program in Norwalk, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Optimus Health Care, Inc. - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the renovation at a federally qualified health center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Perception Programs - Willimantic, CT

  • Amount Requested: $100,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the renovation of a facility in Willimantic, CT to allow Perception Programs to improve delivery of behavioral health services in the Windham County Service area.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Person-to-Person, Inc. - Darien, CT

  • Amount Requested: $442,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the Steps2Success program to address financial insecurity faced by Connecticut adults.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Project Imo, Inc - Windham, CT

  • Amount Requested: $225,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a youth mentoring program in Windham, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Prudence Crandall Center, Inc. - New Britain, CT

  • Amount Requested: $124,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support domestic violence response programming.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Quiet Corner Cares - Putnam, CT

  • Amount Requested: $45,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support renovations at Kasia's Hope House.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Reading Is Fundamental - Stamford, Manchester, Litchfield, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a book distribution and literacy improvement programs in Stamford, Manchester, and Litchfield.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $125,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support Social Emotional Learning Initiative within Bridgeport Public Schools.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Reliance Health, Inc. - Norwich, CT

  • Amount Requested: $207,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support renovations at nine mental health facilities in eastern Connecticut.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

‘R kids, Inc. - New Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $972,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the creation of a family trauma center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Sacred Heart University - Fairfield, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support college access program at Arrupe College at Sacred Heart University.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Saint Joseph Parenting Center - Stamford and Danbury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $50,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the acquisition of supplies and materials at Saint Joseph Parenting Center, which serves children and families experiencing child abuse and neglect.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

SoundWaters, Inc. - Stamford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $361,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support afterschool and extracurricular programming in Fairfield County.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Depend - Lebanon, CT

  • Amount Requested: $340,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support renovations at Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence sites.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Depend - Lebanon, CT

  • Amount Requested: $420,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support security improvements at Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Southwest at Wakeman Boys & Girls Clubhouse - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $3,100,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the renovation of a health center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Stamford Health - Stamford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $298,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support mental health programming through Stamford Health.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Stamford YMCA - Stamford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $300,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support hiring and training teachers at LEAD Academy afterschool program at Stamford YMCA.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Children's Community Development Center, Inc. - Fairfield County, CT

  • Amount Requested: $62,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support t early childhood education students to participate in teacher training.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station - New Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $99,000
  • Funds will be used to provide nutritious food to communities through the establishment of urban vegetable gardens that will also serve as a research opportunity for stakeholders studying small-scale cropping systems, nutrient management, etc.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Connecticut Women’s Consortium, Inc. - Hamden, CT

  • Amount Requested: $89,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support trauma-informed nonprofit training through Connecticut Women’s Consortium.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Connection, Inc. - Middletown, CT

  • Amount Requested: $43,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support much-needed renovations to Hallie House, a Connection, Inc. (TCI) residential substance use treatment center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Connection, Inc. - Middletown, CT

  • Amount Requested: $200,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support training for direct care staff at The Connection, Inc.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Greater Bridgeport Opportunities Industrializa - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $25,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support youth mental health programming.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Governor's Prevention Partnership - CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,122,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the training of community and youth leaders to prevent substance use and home disposal of dangerous substances. 
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Kennedy Center -Trumbull, CT

  • Amount Requested: $6,500,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support acquisition of medical disaster response equipment.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Kennedy Center - Trumbull, CT

  • Amount Requested: $270,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the launch of a pilot IT program.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Kennedy Center - Trumbull, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,284,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a college retention program for students with disabilities.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Kennedy Center - Fairfield and New Haven Counties, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,152,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a Direct Support Professionals training program.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Village for Families and Children - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,100,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support renovations at The Village for Families and Children in Hartford, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

United Community and Family Services, Inc -Norwich, CT

  • Amount Requested: $301,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support an expansion of the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program in Norwich.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $150,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the expansion of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and improve literacy in Hartford, Windham, and Tolland counties.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

United Way of Coastal Fairfield County - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $243,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will provide space for extracurricular programming in Bridgeport, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

United Way of Coastal Fairfield County - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $149,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support community outreach programming on adverse childhood experiences.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

United Way of Coastal Fairfield County - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $247,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the work of Bridgeport Prospers.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

United Way of Milford, Inc. - Milford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $100,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support Milford Residents with rent/mortgage payments, utility bills, medical bills, summer camperships and diapers for infants and toddlers.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

United Way of Greater Waterbury - Waterbury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $332,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the establishment of a mindfulness afterschool program in Waterbury, CT.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

United Way of Western Connecticut - Danbury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,050,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a food prescription program in the Danbury area.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

United Way of Western Connecticut - Stamford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $135,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a college access program in Stamford.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

University of Connecticut Health Center - Farmington, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,300,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support programs to increase the entry of underrepresented and first-generation students to medical and dental schools.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

University of Connecticut Health Center - Hartford and Waterbury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support STEM programming to increase minority representation in science and engineering.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

University of Hartford - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $87,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the purchase of equipment for healthcare training programs.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

University of Hartford - West Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the growth of the University of Hartford's Division of Graduate and Professional Studies.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

University of New Haven - West Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $782,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the acquisition of equipment and development of human capital.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

University of West Hartford - West Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $731,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support student mental health and career support services.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Urban Impact of Black Rock - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $50,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support student services through Urban Impact of Black Rock.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association - New London, CT

  • Amount Requested: $750,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the the creation of the Maritime Center of Excellence (MCOE), a new state-of-the-art facility with enhanced classrooms, seminar spaces, and the Science and Engineering Innovation Lab.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Waterbury Bridge to Success Community Partnership - Waterbury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $150,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the creation of a Black maternal mortality program.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Waterbury Public Schools - Waterbury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $402,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) Expansion Project to twenty-one school locations in the school district, to support effective communication between the school and community members.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Waterbury Public Schools - Waterbury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $259,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the installation of wireless access points within Waterbury schools.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Waterbury Public Schools - Waterbury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,265,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will provide computers for students in Waterbury Public Schools.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Wheeler Clinic, Inc. - Bristol, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,000,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a new healthcare facility in Bristol.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Workforce Alliance - New Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $513,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a project to alleviate mental health and substance use barriers to sustainable employment.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Youth Business Initiative, Inc. - Norwalk, CT

  • Amount Requested: $76,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support job training, fiscal literacy, and entrepreneurship programs for high school-aged, low-income youth.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Youth Business Initiative, Inc. - Norwalk, CT

  • Amount Requested: $92,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a middle school career and life skills program.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

YWCA Greenwich, Connecticut, Inc. - Greenwich, CT

  • Amount Requested: $75,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support a financial literacy program targeted to domestic abuse survivors.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

YWCA Greenwich Sexual Assault Services Program Spa - Greenwich, CT

  • Amount Requested: $100,000
  • Funding awarded for this project will support the design of new program space for YWCA Greenwich.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.