Upper Fairfield County

Senator Dodd is working to strengthen and improve Connecticut and to make a real difference in people's lives. Here are some examples of the investments Senator Dodd has been able to secure for Upper Fairfield County.

Appropriations | Senator Dodd in Upper Fairfield County

Homeland Security

$1,172,689 in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for fiscal years 2004 and 2005, awards made possible by the FIRE Act of 2000, a law authored by Senator Dodd that gives local fire departments the ability to purchase new equipment, hire new personnel, and initiate education and training programs.

Transportation

$7,500,000 in FY 2005 for the Connecticut Department of Transportation to widen Interstate 84 between Danbury and Waterbury.

$3,000,000 in FY 2004 for the Connecticut Department of Transportation to purchase new buses for use statewide.

Education

$800,000 since FY 2004 for the Connecticut State University Teacher Training Initiative. This effort involves training future teachers who will work in Connecticut public school systems. The goal is to reduce an expected shortage of teachers in the coming years.

$200,000 in FY 2005 for Western Connecticut State University’s Roots and Shoots Program – an educational initiative spearheaded by Dr. Jane Goodall that teaches awareness of animals and the environment to schoolchildren in greater Danbury.

Energy

$3,000,000 since FY 2004 for the Connecticut Demand Response Technology Project. This public-private collaboration works with large consumers of energy in southwestern Connecticut to reduce – through the use of wireless technology – wasted energy consumption.

$2,000,000 in FY 2005 for Electro Energy, Inc., of Danbury to construct a specialized nickel metal-hydride battery for commercial fuel cell applications.

$1,000,000 in FY 2004 for Electro Energy, Inc., of Danbury to construct a specialized nickel metal-hydride battery for commercial satellite applications in space.

Law Enforcement

$1,000,000 in FY 2005 for the Connecticut State Police to upgrade communications and criminal tracking technology that can be used in conjunction with municipal police department resources.

Social Services

$400,000 in FY 2005 for the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies’ Employment Success Program, a statewide initiative that works in 90 locations with low-income Temporary Family Assistance (TFA) recipients to find sustainable and permanent employment in the Connecticut job market.

Senator Dodd in Upper Fairfield

  • Senator Chris Dodd and former President Bill Clinton visited Danbury to thank students for their fundraising efforts on behalf of those affected by Hurricane Katrina and the December tsunami disaster in South Asia. ...read more
  • Senator Dodd joined community members in Danbury to dedicate a 9/11 Memorial in honor of the Danbury citizens who lost their lives on September 11.
  • Senator Dodd announced funding for the Goodrich Electro Optical Systems to develop new defense technologies in Danbury in June 2004.
  • Senator Dodd toured the Hispanic Center of Greater Danbury in October 2004.