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Energy and Water Development

Congressionally Directed Spending – Fiscal Year 2026

Listed below are the Energy and Water Development 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: $225,000
  • This project will provide funding to reconfigure the city center’s microgrid to incorporate the police station.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Stamford – Stamford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $712,000
  • This project will provide funding to install a renewable energy system.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

SmartPower Connecticut, Inc. – Statewide

  • Amount Requested: $225,000
  • This project will provide funding to showcase the technology of battery storage to encourage adoption.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – East Hampton, CT

  • Amount Requested: $25,000,000
  • This project will provide funding for the town of East Hampton.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Mansfield, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,141,000
  • This project will provide funding for Mansfield Hollow Lake.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Middlebury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $3,447,000
  • This project will provide funding for Hop Brook Lake.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—Stamford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $21,593,000
  • This project will provide funding for the Stamford Hurricane Protection Barrier.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Stamford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $100,000
  • This project will provide funding for Faulkner Island. 
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Stratford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $700,000
  • This project will provide funding for a Coastal Storm Risk Management study.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Thomaston, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,689,000
  • This project will provide funding for Thomaston Dam.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Thomaston, CT

  • Amount Requested: $933,000
  • This project will provide funding for Northfield Brook Lake.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Thomaston, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,618,000
  • This project will provide funding for Black Rock Lake.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Thomaston, CT

  • Amount Requested: $3,525,000
  • This project will provide funding for West Thompson Lake.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.