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 the Greater Hartford region.

Appropriations | Senator Dodd in Greater Hartford

Homeland Security

$3,362,817 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.

$1,700,000 in FY 2006 for the city of Hartford to construct a new municipal public safety complex north of downtown.

Economic Development/Job Preservation

$10,000,000 in FY 2006 for the Connecticut Museum of Science and Exploration to construct a pedestrian plaza that will connect the proposed science museum with the Connecticut Convention Center.

$750,000 since FY 2004 for the Mark Twain House to undertake renovations of historic properties abutting the museum on Forest Street in Hartford.

$600,000 in since FY 2005 for the Institute for Technology and Business Development in New Britain. Managed by Central Connecticut State University, the ITBD seeks to revitalize Connecticut’s manufacturing industry by offering training and technical assistance to small manufacturing firms and companies within the state.

Transportation

$83,500,000 since FY 1998 for the proposed Hartford-New Britain Busway, which will connect downtown Hartford and downtown New Britain via West Hartford and Newington.

$19,000,000 since FY 2002 for street improvements and parking garages associated with the Adriaen’s Landing redevelopment project in Hartford.

$10,250,000 since FY 1998 for the Connecticut Jobs Access Program, which provides transportation to low-income residents, most of whom live in urban areas and work in suburban areas.

$4,600,000 since FY 2004 for road improvements associated with the Coltsville redevelopment project in Hartford.

$3,800,000 in FY 2005 for the Connecticut Department of Transportation to relocate Route 72 in Bristol.

$3,800,000 in FY 2005 for the Connecticut Department of Transportation to renovate a bus maintenance facility in Hartford.

$3,335,000 in FY 2005 to reconstruct and lengthen Mark Twain Drive between Albany Avenue and the University of Hartford campus in Hartford.

$3,310,000 in FY 2005 for the replacement of the South Maple Street bridge in Enfield.

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

$2,875,000 since FY 2003 for the Hartford Downtown Circulator – a transit service that links key attractions, businesses, hotels and transportation centers in downtown Hartford.

$2,000,000 in FY 2005 to reconstruct Arch Street in the vicinity of Adriaen’s Landing in Hartford.

$2,000,000 in FT 2005 to make safety improvements to Broad Street in New Britain.

$750,000 in FY 2004 for operational improvements to the interchange between Interstate 84 and Route 2 in East Hartford.

$250,000 in FY 2005 to construct a new access road to Riverfront Park in Glastonbury.

$250,000 in FY 2005 for the construction of a recreational trail connecting Cheshire and Southington.

$200,000 in FY 2005 for upgrades to the Powder Hollow Bridge connecting Interstate 91 and Route 190 in Enfield.

Education

$865,000 since FY 1998 for the University of Hartford to construct a new performing arts center on Albany Avenue in the North End of Hartford.

$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.

$550,000 since FY 1998 for the Bushnell’s Partners Program, which offers arts education classes to low-income students in Hartford.

$100,000 in FY 2006 for Klingberg Family Centers in New Britain to support educational programs that reduce juvenile delinquency in its residential and day student populations.

Health

$1,000,000 in FY 2005 for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center to construct a new Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and to purchase a dedicated MRI scanner.

$500,000 in FY 2004 for Hartford Hospital to enhance its cardiology services by constructing a diagnostic electrophysiology laboratory.

Energy

$500,000 in FY 2006 for Saint Joseph College in West Hartford to develop a clean-burning alternative source of energy for its main campus.

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.

$250,000 in FY 2005 to assist Foodshare in the construction of a new food distribution facility in the Windsor area.

Law Enforcement

$1,700,000 in FY 2006 for the city of Hartford to construct a new municipal public safety complex north of downtown.

$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.

Housing

$1,250,000 since FY 2002 for homeownership and neighborhood revitalization initiatives at the Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance – an organization that seeks to improve the quality of life for residents in the South End of Hartford.

$950,000 since FY 2004 for Mayor Eddie Perez’s Hartford Homeownership Initiative which seeks to assist low-income residents in purchasing homes and – consequently – raising Hartford’s current home ownership rate of 25%.

Environment

$1,500,000 in FY 2005 for conservation initiatives along the Farmington River as part of the National Wild and Scenic River Partnership.

$1,050,000 since FY 2004 for the Town of Southington to protect its municipal drinking water supply from soil contaminants near the town center.

$500,000 in FY 2004 for the city of New Britain to improve the quality of its municipal water system.

$300,000 in FY 2005 for the city of Bristol to improve the redundancy of its municipal water system.

Arts

$550,000 since FY 1998 for the Bushnell’s Partners Program, which offers arts education classes to low-income students in Hartford.

$360,000 since FY 2003 for the Wadsworth Atheneum’s facility expansion initiative in Hartford.

Senator Dodd in Greater Hartford

• Senator Dodd visited the Hartford Armory to donate food and water for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort ...read more
• Senator Dodd spoke to CCSU students about the Higher Education Reauthorization Act. ...read more
• Senator Dodd visited Windsor-based ADVO to announce the Prevention and Recovery of Missing Children Act ...read more
• At Windsor High School, Senator Dodd promoted a measure to improve the No Child Left Behind Law ...read more
• Senator Dodd hosted a student rally with representatives from Reading is Fundamental (RIF) for 200 DiLoreto Elementary School 4th and 5th graders ...read more
• Senator Dodd attended the dedication of the Barbara Kennelly Post Office in Hartford ...read more
• Senator Chris Dodd and Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) addressed the East Hartford Middle School\'s eighth grade class in commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision ...read more
• Senator Dodd held a roundtable to discuss teen suicide at Villiage for Families and Children in Hartford ...read more
• Senator Dodd met with families and community leaders from the North Oak neighborhood of New Britain to discuss the positive impact of the Free To Grow initiative and tour a newly renovated community center ...read more
• Senator Dodd visited New Britian to introduce the United States Workers Protection Act ...read more
• Senator Dodd spoke with CCSU students and faculty about making higher education more affordable ...read more
• Senator Dodd visited Hartfor and paid tribute to Senator Birch Bayh, author of Title IX legislation ...read more
• Senator Dodd visited Moylan Elementary School in Hartford to announce that he will reintroduce an initiative to help Connecticut and other states successfully implement and improve the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law ...read more (photos)
• Senator Dodd attended a foodshare groundbreaking in Bloomfield ...read more
• Senator Dodd attended the ribbon cutting ceremony at the grand opening of the Connecticut Convention Center in June 2005.
• Senator Dodd delivered remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the grand opening of the NAACP state headquarters in Hartford in June 2005.
• Senator Dodd delivered a legislative update, including his efforts to save Sub Base New London and strengthen our economy, at the Metro Hartford Alliance lunch in July 2005.
• Senator Dodd visited Plainville and toured the Hygrade Precision Technology Coompany in September 2005.
• Senator Dodd toured the Institute for Technology and Business Development in New Britain in September 2004.
• Senator Dodd spoke to the Manufacturing Alliance of Connecticut in Southington in April 2004 ...read more
• Senator Dodd spoke to the American Lung Association of Connecticut in Southington in April 2004.
• Senator Dodd participated in the 2004 UCONN Victory Parade through Hartford.
• Senator Dodd visited veterans at the AFSCME Picnic in Rocky Hill in May 2004.
• Senator Dodd particiapted in the Komen Race for the Cure Walk in Hartford in July 2004.
• Senator Dodd visted Farmington to unveil legislation to protect the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook in July 2004.
• Senator Dodd toured Hartford Hospital to look at new information technology tools and meet with hospital leaders to discuss the use of information technology in health care in September 2004.
• Senator Dodd visited Bristol and made an important announcement regarding federal resources he secured for improvements to the municipal drinking water system.
• Senator Dodd will spoke about funding for the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act with parents, teachers and 8th graders at Illin Middle School in Manchester in September 2004.
• Senator Dodd joined Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz in honoring Connecticut volunteer firefighters at a Public Service Awards ceremony at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain in October 2004.
• Senator Dodd offered remarks and received an award from Connecticut Family Services at the Village for Children and Families in Hartford in October 2004.
• Senator Dodd visited East Hartford and announced an economic development grant award with Representative Larson and Senator Lieberman.
• Senator Dodd spoke at the Connecticut NAACP Training Convention in Hartford in October 2004.