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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

Congressionally Directed Spending – Fiscal Year 2024

Listed below are the Commerce, Justice, Science, 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. 

City of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,174,000
  • This project will provide funding for outfitting of a forensic technology laboratory.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Hartford - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,900,000
  • This project will provide funding for a youth re-offender care program.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of New Haven - New Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $470,000
  • This project will provide funding for equipment and technology for the New Haven Police Department.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of New London - New London, CT

  • Amount Requested: $957,000
  • This project will provide funding to replace outdated police cruisers for the New London Police Department.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of New London - New London, CT

  • Amount Requested: $742,000
  • This project will provide funding to improve digital infrastructure at the New London Police Department.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Stamford - Stamford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $205,000
  • This project will provide funding to purchase night vision goggles for Stamford Police Department.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

City of Waterbury Police Department - Waterbury, CT  

  • Amount Requested: $310,000
  • This project will provide funding an armored rescue vehicle
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

COMPASS Youth Collaborative - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $137,000
  • This project will provide funding for an education and work program for youth who have experienced violence.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology - East Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $15,300,000
  • This project will provide funding for the planning and construction of a Manufacturing Technology and Innovation Center.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence - Connecticut

  • Amount Requested: $4,259,000
  • This project will provide funding for services for domestic violence victims.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Freedom Reads - Hamden, CT

  • Amount Requested: $450,000
  • This project will provide funding to support libraries for prisons in Connecticut.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

National Audubon Society, Inc. - Madison, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,696,000
  • This project will provide funding for a nature-based resiliency and wildlife habitat restoration project.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Naval & Maritime Consortium - Groton, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,767,000
  • This project will provide funding to assist Connecticut manufacturers in complying with the U.S. Department of Defense’s new cybersecurity requirements for contractors.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

New England Science & Sailing Foundation - Stonington, CT

  • Amount Requested: $720,000
  • This project will provide funding for the renewal of the pier and dock system.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Roca, Inc. - Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $577,000
  • This project will provide funding to support high-risk young women.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

SoundWaters, Inc. - Stamford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $392,000
  • This project will provide funding to purchase of a research vessel and equipment.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Inc. - Stamford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $2,495,000
  • This project will provide funding for equipment for a new Planetarium and Astronomy Center in Stamford, Connecticut.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Connecticut Audubon Society, Inc. - Old Lyme, CT

  • Amount Requested: $800,000
  • This project will provide funding to conserve and restore wildlife habitat and stabilize and restore the riparian border along the Lieutenant River in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

The Justice Education Center - West Hartford, CT

  • Amount Requested: $842,000
  • This project will provide funding to expand K-8 girls wellness initiative.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Brookfield - Brookfield, CT

  • Amount Requested: $6,000,000
  • This project will provide funding to purchase emergency radios.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Clinton - Clinton, CT

  • Amount Requested: $600,000
  • This project will provide funding for public safety radio equipment.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Cromwell - Cromwell, CT

  • Amount Requested: $17,000
  • This project will provide funding to purchase a trailer for the Cromwell Police Department.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Granby - Granby, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,650,000
  • This project will provide funding for public safety radio equipment.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Hamden - Hamden, CT

  • Amount Requested: $5,300,000
  • This project will provide funding for new public safety communications equipment.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Madison - Madison, CT

  • Amount Requested: $114,000
  • This project will provide funding for an outreach social worker.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Simsbury - Simsbury, CT

  • Amount Requested: $75,000
  • This project will provide funding for keypad technology on municipal buildings.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

Town of Weston - Weston, CT

  • Amount Requested: $1,000,000
  • This project will provide funding for a public safety communication system.  
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

University of Connecticut - Storrs, CT

  • Amount Requested: $10,000,000
  • This project will provide funding for construction of a shaker table facility.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.

University of New Haven - West Haven, CT

  • Amount Requested: $500,000
  • This project will provide funding to prevent financial and cyber crimes.
  • Click HERE to read the required certification letter.