Four Valley towns have received grants from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program, Gov. Dannel Malloy announced this week.
The state disburses the money in Small Cities grants, which this year totaled $12,342,000 across 28 Connecticut towns.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program provides grants to eligible municipalities for economic development, affordable housing, community facilities and other revitalization projects. The federal program is administered by Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development.
“For most Connecticut towns and smaller cities, budgets are stretched thin but their infrastructure needs and the housing needs of their residents haven’t diminished,” Malloy said in a statement. ​“That’s why the Small Cities program — and the federal grants the program awards — are so critical. The funding is key to these communities and their efforts to improve the lives of residents through housing programs and community projects.”
The following grants were received in the Valley:
- Ansonia: $300,000. The city, which will use its funding to continue its housing rehabilitation program started in 2010, plans to assist at least 15 housing units.
- Derby: $300,000. The city plans to re-establish its previously funded housing rehabilitation program with its funding. The program will provide financial assistance to low- and moderate-income applicants for a variety of housing rehabilitation needs, such as roof replacement, heating systems, window replacement, lead paint removal, electrical and code upgrades, energy and weatherization improvements.
- Seymour: $500,000. The town will address infrastructure improvements on Brother’s Court and Chamberlain Road. Improvements include reconstruction of sanitary sewer laterals, drainage improvements, and road reconstruction.
- Shelton: $300,000. The city requested its funding to address housing rehabilitation needs, primarily in the downtown/Howe Avenue area.