Connecticut got fast receipt of its $71 million federal fund allocation to help its residents and businesses recover from storm Sandy, authorities say.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development said Wednesday the first round of Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) stems from the disaster relief law President Barack Obama signed on Jan. 29.
HUD claims this is the fastest it has ever allocated CDBG funding to grantees following the passage of a funding bill.
“We will continue to work with HUD, local communities, and our congressional delegation to ensure that Connecticut’s needs are met in this process,” a grateful Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said in a statement.
In all, the funding relief bill earmarks $16 billion in federal grants to New York City, the State of New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Rhode Island for Sandy recovery efforts, HUD said.
