Clinton To Receive $680,000 In Small Cities Grant (With Poll)

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state has awarded Small Cities grants totaling $12,342,000 to 28 Connecticut towns. Clinton will receive $680,000 and plans renovate the Glenhaven Elderly Housing Complex. Improvements include replacing windows and storm doors, kitchen counters and cabinets and improvements to exterior lighting and upgrading the alarm system.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program provides grants to eligible municipalities for economic development, affordable housing, community facilities and other revitalization projects.  The federal program is administered by Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development.

 “For most Connecticut towns and smaller cities, budgets are stretched thin but their infrastructure needs and the housing needs of their residents haven’t diminished,” Malloy said in a press release.  “That’s why the Small Cities program — and the federal grants the program awards — are so critical.  The funding is key to these communities and their efforts to improve the lives of residents through housing programs and community projects.”