Haddam Awarded $4.5 Million Grant For Senior Housing, Center

HADDAM, CT — The state is injecting $4.5 million into an affordable senior housing and senior center project in Haddam, according to a statement from Gov. Ned Lamont. The Higganum Village project will transform the former elementary school to create a new senior center and sidewalks connecting to downtown.

Thirty-three units of affordable senior housing will be created. The site will also host the community food pantry, a multi-generational park, and a dog park. The former school auditorium will be available for public use.

The grant comes via the Connecticut Communities Challenge Grant program, which will distribute $23 million to projects in eight communities. The program was created in 2021 and is administered by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development. The recent announcement represents the third round of grants.

“We created this grant program to help our towns and cities build more housing and improve our ability to attract businesses and grow jobs,” Lamont said in a statement. “These grants are targeted toward projects that will make neighborhoods even more attractive for private investments and increase new opportunities for residents.”

The initial round of grants under this program was released in April 2022, and a second round was released in December 2022.