Hartford residents or non-resident property owners who have been affected by flooding must apply for financial assistance from a state program by Dec. 2, the state Office of the Comptroller announced Tuesday.
Comptroller Sean Scanlon said the deadline to apply for the Hartford Flood Relief and Compensation Program (HFCP) is being imposed due to the volume of applications already received and because the program is funded through federal American Rescue Plan dollars that must be allocated by the end of the year.
The program launched in September 2023 with an original budget of $5 million. In June, the state announced it was expanding the program to non-resident property and business owners and adding $4 million in funding.
HFCP has approved more than 446 applications and awarded more than $6 million to Hartford residents and business owners affected by flooding, the Comptroller’s office said. The average claim payout is $13,000.
The program has received 650 applications so far and has disbursed more than $6.6 million, though that figure also includes administrative costs.
Setting Dec. 2 as the application deadline is intended to capture the estimated need of Hartford residents and business owners who have not already been compensated, Scanlon said.
“The Hartford Flood Relief and Compensation Program helped keep businesses open, allowed families to stay in their homes, and compensated people for irreplaceable items lost in floods,” Scanlon said, adding that he encourages anyone with property in Hartford that was damaged by flooding to apply.
Hartford residents or property owners can apply by visiting osc.ct.gov/HartfordFlood. You may also obtain an application by visiting the Blue Hills Civic Association in the Colin Bennett Building, 1229 Albany Ave., Third Floor, Suite 306, in Hartford.
