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Himes Announces $20 Million in Recovery Funds for Conn. Clean Water Programs
May 20, 2009 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
Washington, DC - May 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) today announced nearly $20 million in funding from the Recovery Act for water quality programs in Connecticut. The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the state of Connecticut two grants that will create jobs and invest in finance green infrastructure, storm water management, and low-impact development.
Governor Rell: $64.3 Million in Stimulus Funds Will Expand Home Weatherization Program
April 27, 2009 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
April 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that the state will receive $64.3 million in federal stimulus funds to greatly expand a statewide program that helps thousands of low-income families reduce energy costs and consumption by weatherizing their homes
Senate President Says Eastern Connecticut Towns Getting Stimulus Money for Public Housing
March 24, 2009 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
Hartford, CT - March 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn) says that as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA of 2009), several public housing authorities in Eastern Connecticut will receive Public Housing Capital Fund Formula Grants.
Dodd, Lieberman Announce More Than $150,000 in New Federal Grants for Connecticut Fire Departments
March 17, 2009 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
March 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) announced today that fire departments in Coventry and Willimantic have been awarded federal grants totaling $162,274. The funds will go to improving operations and safety, acquiring new vehicles, and hiring additional personnel.
Williams: Legislature’s Democrats Preserve School Security Grants for Putnam, Mansfield, Killingly
March 11, 2009 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
Urges state agency, governor to release funding for safety improvements
March 11, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Late last month, the General Assembly passed a budget deficit mitigation bill that reduces the state deficit by more than $1.1 billion while at the same time protecting $1.8 million in state funding for school security upgrades
HUD Allocates More Than $11 Million to Connecticut Communities Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
March 2, 2009 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
March 02, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) announced that Connecticut towns and cities will receive more than $11 million for the construction and maintenance of decent affordable housing, the creation of better economic opportunities for residents, and other community development efforts.
Dodd, Lieberman Announce $335,525 in New Federal Grants for Connecticut Fire Departments
February 9, 2009 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
February 09, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) announced today that fire departments in several Connecticut towns have been awarded federal grants totaling $335,525.
Dodd, Lieberman Announce New Federal Grants for Connecticut Fire Departments
January 8, 2009 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
Hartford, CT - January 08, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) announced today that fire departments in Bolton, Ridgefield and Willington have been awarded federal grants totaling more than $57,000.
Education Conference and Trade Expo
April 29, 2008 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
Join us for the first ever Education Conference and Trade Expo on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at the West Hartford Convention Center in Blue Back Square featuring the Connecticut Mandatory Courses taught by Linda St. Peter with a continental breakfast and cocktail reception catered by Grants. There’ll also be door prizes, free raffles, networking and more!
Connecticut Awarded $745,000 in Grants for Affordable Housing
November 29, 2007 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
BOSTON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ — The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (the Bank) awarded $745,000 in grants to fund 57 units of affordable housing in Bridgeport, Meriden, and New London. In all, 25 New England initiatives received more than $16 million in grants, loans, and rate subsidies as part of the Bank’s Affordable Housing Program (AHP) to create or preserve 674 rental and ownership units for very low-, low-, and moderate-income individuals and families.
BUSH ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $633 MILLION TO HELP VERY LOW-INCOME ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
November 1, 2007 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC - Thousands of additional senior citizens and people with disabilities will soon be able to find affordable housing, thanks to more than $633 million in housing assistance announced today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson today joined Congresswoman Nancy Johnson (CT-5) to make the announcement in New Britain, Connecticut
