The federal government will provide another $65 million to Connecticut for Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s office announced.
Today’s announcement of the award by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development brings the state’s total recovery funding to $500 million, including more than $136 million from HUD.
The state’s Department of Housing must first develop an action plan to disburse the money, which must be approved by the state legislators and HUD, but the money is intended for individual assistance not covered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, insurance or other funding sources.
That includes structural repair or replacement of damaged property, elevation of homes to reduce damage from future homes and rehabilitation or improvements to public facilities.
Projects in Fairfield, New London, New Haven, and Middlesex counties and the Mashantucket Pequot tribal area are eligible for assistance.
The state recently opened four intake centers in East Haven, Fairfield, Milford, and Norwalk to provide assistance to homeowners.
