Project Grant 2020FTFX0001

The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) was awarded a $1.2 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative program. The three-year award running from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 will support the DESPP Division of Scientific Services in developing and maintaining a long-term plan for sexual assault evidence testing for the state of...

The Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, Inc. (CHDI) was awarded a $995,000 five-year Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant, titled "SBIRT PATHS - The Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Prevention and Access to Treatment Hubs and Services (SBIRT PATHS) Initiative,"...

The Small Business Administration Office of International Trade awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Economic & Community Development Connect of Hartford, Connecticut through the State Trade Expansion Program. The grant period runs from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2024. Under the award, Economic & Community Development Connect will work with the State of Connecticut Governor's Office to deliver services that increase the number of small businesses in Connecticut exporting goods as...

The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) in Connecticut has been awarded a $952,405.99 Formula Grant under the State and Community Highway Safety program (CFDA 20.600) administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This multi-year grant, effective from October 2023 through September 2027, supports DESPP's coordination and implementation of behavioral highway safety initiatives across the state. The grant funding enables DESPP to deliver a...

This $1,881,620 Formula Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041). The grant aims to train and place 107 new energy efficiency contractors in Connecticut over a 48-month period, with a focus on serving single-family and multi-family dwellings. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) will sub-grant the majority of the funds to organizations that will provide the necessary training and wraparound services. The...

The Office of Policy & Management received a $15,956,897 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education under the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF, CFDA #84.425) program. The grant period runs from September 2021 through September 2023 and will provide emergency assistance to non-public schools in Connecticut to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the state's central policy and planning agency, the Office of Policy & Management will oversee...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $5.7 million Project Grant to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation under the Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) to support implementation of the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan through September 2026. The Department will use the funding to complete a solute transport model for the western portion of Long Island Sound to simulate groundwater transport processes and estimate...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $689,268 to The RAND Corporation to conduct a mixed-methods study on the implementation and impacts of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) in New York State. The study has three components: 1) Assessing CCBHC implementation through qualitative interviews, clinic surveys, and administrative data; 2) Investigating service...

This $12,478,125 Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model program (CFDA 93.968), aims to transform healthcare delivery systems at the state level. The award to the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy supports the development of alternative payment models for primary care, implementation of hospital global budget payment mechanisms, creation of...

The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) was awarded a $7,000,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) (CFDA 16.838). The funding will support enhanced community-based opioid overdose response efforts in western Connecticut, including reentry services, support for drug-impacted children, expanded drug analysis to understand emerging...