Several Hartford Nonprofits Get State Grants

HARTFORD, CT — A total of 12 Hartford nonprofits got state grants to help with their operations.

The state grants were part of about $30.8 million given out by the state to 92 nonprofits. The grants help with one-time infrastructure improvements.

"Connecticut’s nonprofit organizations serve every resident of Connecticut and play a substantial role in maintaining our safety net,” Governor Dannel Malloy said. “Partnering with them is a smart fiscal investment to ensure that they can continue to provide services while doing so in an efficient, cost-effective way."

The following local organizations received grants:

• Hartford – Catholic Charities, Inc. - Archdiocese of Hartford: $182,644 (Developmentally Disabled Adults Program Transportation)
  
• Hartford – Charter Oak Health Center, Inc.: $291,519 (Expand service: 32 Grand St, Hartford)
• Hartford – Chrysalis Center, Inc.: $1,496,000 (Phelps Village)
• Hartford – Community Partners in Action, Inc.: $53,675 (New Generator)
• Hartford – Community Renewal Team: $1,007,322 (Client Support Technology Modernization, CRT Food Service Improvements, CRT Homes [Housing Resource Center], East Hartford Family Homeless Shelter)
• Hartford – Hands On Hartford: $96,956 (Security and communications upgrade to increase client safety, privacy and access)
• Hartford – Harc, Inc.: $405,524 (Accessibility and safety improvements, generators for seven group homes)
• Hartford – Jewish Association for Community Living, Inc.: $100,000 (Four replacement vans for its group homes)
• Hartford – The Open Hearth Association: $35,000 (New fire doors and water shut-off valves for the Open Hearth building)
• Hartford – The Village for Families & Children, Inc.: $946,649 (Village South expansion)
• Hartford – YMCA of Metropolitan Hartford, Inc.: $221,000 (East Hartford YMCA - Larson Center renovation)
• Hartford – YWCA Hartford Region, Inc.: $314,000 (Community facilities improvements, emergency shelter kitchen and bathroom renovations)

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