Connecticut awarded $11.9 million in grants to provide or ugrade affordable housing and boot-strap economic development in 26 communities, authorities say.
The governor’s office Wednesday announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Small Cities grants totaling $11.9 million for affordable and senior housing, economic development, and other local revitalization projects.
The small cities block grant program is administered by Connecticut’s Department of Housing.
Small Cities Community Development Block Grants are also being awarded to:
Ansonia — $400,000
Ansonia will make health and safety improvements, energy efficiency upgrades, and other fixes to 12 households in the city. Projects include lead testing and abatement, window and door replacement, and electrical and plumbing improvements.
Ashford — $400,000
The town will continue its existing housing rehabilitation program and plans to repair approximately 12 units of low- and moderate-income housing.
Beacon Falls — $400,000
The town will continue projects that preserve existing housing. Twelve households are expected to benefit from the program.
Brookfield — $400,000
Brookfield will address the needs of approximately 12 households. Work may include septic repairs, new doors, gutters, and windows, installation of fire and carbon monoxide detectors, roof replacement, and environmental testing and abatement.
Canterbury — $400,000
Canterbury will repair approximately 10 units of single family housing.
East Hampton — $800,000
Funding will be used to renovate Chatham Acres, a 40-unit senior housing rental project. Renovations will focus primarily on replacing the roof, making ADA upgrades to a number of units, repaving the tenant parking area and walkways, installing new energy saving hot water heaters, and replacing two booster pumps.
Ellington — $450,000
Ellington will continue its regional housing rehabilitation loan program to help low- and moderate-income homeowners in Ellington, Somers, and Suffield to rehabilitate their homes. Fifteen housing units are anticipated to be rehabilitated. Upgrades may include roof replacement, heating systems, window replacement, lead paint and asbestos removal, and electrical and code upgrades.
Groton — $400,000
Funding will be used to re-establish the town’s housing rehabilitation program and repair 12 units of low- and moderate- income housing.
Hampton — $450,000
Hampton will continue its multi-jurisdictional housing rehabilitation program for Hampton, Scotland, Pomfret, and Eastford. Funding will go toward the rehabilitation of 12 units of low- and moderate-income housing.
Killingly — $750,000
The Killingly Housing Authority will renovate approximately 80 units in the Maple Court Housing elderly housing complex. Improvements and ADA renovations will be made to kitchen and bathrooms and roofs will be replaced in 80 units.
Lebanon — $400,000
The town will continue its housing rehabilitation program and plans to repair approximately 12 units of low- and moderate-income housing.
Ledyard — $300,000
Funds will continue the town’s housing rehabilitation loan program to help low- and moderate-income homeowners repair their homes. Approximately 20 housing units will be rehabilitated. Upgrades are expected to include roof replacement, heating systems, window replacement, lead paint removal, electrical and code upgrades, and energy and weatherization improvements.
Naugatuck — $400,000
The Borough will provide funds to the Housing Authority to rehabilitate approximately 22 households. Rehabilitation is expected to include health and safety issues, widow replacement, and building code deficiencies.
New Fairfield — $400,000
New Fairfield will continue its housing rehabilitation program, begun in 2009. The town expects to fund approximately 12 households to eliminate building code deficiencies and correct health and safety issues.
Plainfield — $400,000
The town will continue its housing rehabilitation program and plans to repair approximately 12 units of low- and moderate-income housing.
Putnam — $400,000
Putnam will continue its housing rehabilitation program and plans to repair 10 units of low- and moderate-income housing.
Roxbury — $400,000
The town will act as the lead community for a multi-jurisdictional Housing Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Program involving Roxbury and Bridgewater. It is expected that 14 households will benefit from the program.
Salisbury — $600,000
The town will act as the lead community for a multi-jurisdictional Regional Housing Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Program for Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Norfolk, North Canaan, Sharon, and Salisbury. Funds will be used to provide financial assistance to income-eligible households throughout the region to correct code violations and improve energy efficiency.
Southbury — $400,000
Southbury will initiate a housing rehabilitation program and fund approximately 12 low- and moderate-income households. Funds will be used to address health and safety issues along with building code deficiencies.
Sprague — $500,000
Funding will be used to reconstruct portions of Maple and Elm Streets for safety.
Thompson — $800,000
Thompson was awarded a grant for renovations at the Gladys Green/Pineview Court Elderly Housing Complex, which has 70 units of elderly housing. Improvements include upgrading the fire alarm system, bathroom and kitchen upgrades in 26 units, and reconstruction of three units for full ADA compliance.
Torrington — $400,000
The town will continue its housing rehabilitation program, which provides financial assistance to low- and moderate-income households. Funds will be used to repair approximately 10 units.
Vernon — $400,000
Funding will be used to continue its housing rehabilitation loan program, begun last year to help low- and moderate-income homeowners rehabilitate their homes. Twenty units are anticipated to be rehabilitated. Funds could be used for such things as correcting substandard conditions and code violations, repairing septic systems, and making energy efficiency upgrades.
Waterford — $400,000
Waterford will use its funds to continue its housing rehabilitation program and plans to rehabilitate 12 units of low- and moderate-income housing.
Windham — $400,000
The town will fund its housing rehabilitation program and rehabilitate approximately 10 units of low- and moderate-income units.
Woodstock — $400,000
Woodstock will continue its town-wide rehabilitation program by renovating 12 units of housing to address health and safety code violations.
