The state Social Equity Council today announced $6 million in grant funding to six community organizations, the first allocations of cannabis licensing fees and taxes that will be doled out through a reinvestment program.
The Social Equity Council’s inaugural round of Community Reinvestment Pilot Program allocations are as follows:
- $1 million to Neighborhood Housing Services of Waterbury Inc.
- $1 million to United Way of Western CT Inc.
- $1 million to The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Inc.
- $1 million to The Prosperity Foundation Inc.
- $1 million to United Way of Coastal Fairfield County
- $1 million to The Hispanic Federation Inc.
According to information from the Social Equity Council, this funding can be used for “developing, expanding, and supporting programs that uplift communities and strengthen families disproportionately impacted” by the country’s war on drugs.
Specifically, the funding can be used for reentry and reintegration programs for formerly incarcerated individuals and their families, as well as youth education, recreation and arts programs.
