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 New Haven region.

Appropriations | Senator Dodd in Greater New Haven

Homeland Security

$2,492,699 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.

$450,000 in FY 2005 for Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven to expand its emergency public health preparedness and biodefense initiatives.

Economic Development

$3,400,000 since FY 2004 for the city of West Haven to develop new residential properties and to make streetscape improvements along Campbell Avenue.

Transportation

$57,500,000 in FY 2005 for improvements to the I-95 corridor in Connecticut. This funding will be used by the Connecticut Department of Transportation for projects such as the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in New Haven, widening I-95 between Branford and North Stonington, and safety improvements in Fairfield County.

$19,750,000 in FY 2005 for the replacement of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (I-95) in New Haven.

$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.

$9,500,000 in FY 2005 for the Connecticut Department of Transportation to construct a new bus maintenance facility in New Haven.

$7,000,000 in FY 2005 to construct the Farmington Canal Greenway – a multi-usage recreational trail – between New Haven, Hamden and North Haven.

$5,000,000 in FY 2005 for the Connecticut Department of Transportation to reconstruct access roads between the Port of New Haven and Interstates 91/95 in New Haven.

$5,000,000 in FY 2005 for the Connecticut Department of Transportation to redesign Route 34 through downtown New Haven.

$3,715,000 since FY 2004 for the installation of fuel cells on buses and trolleys operated by the Greater New Haven Transit District.

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

$2,400,000 in FY 2005 for the construction of a recreational trail connecting East Haven, Branford, Guilford and Madison.

$2,000,000 in FY 2004 for the replacement of the Ferry Street bridge in New Haven.

$1,600,000 in FY 2005 for the replacement of the Interstate 95, Interstate 91 and Route 34 interchange in New Haven.

$1,200,000 in FY 2005 for the reconstruction of Waterfront Street in New Haven.

$800,000 in FY 2005 for the construction of new recreational trail along the Quinnipiac River in Wallingford.

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.

$900,000 in FY 2005 for Freedom Schooner Amistad – based in New Haven – to expand its elementary and secondary school educational programs and to build an endowment.

$500,000 in FY 2006 for the University of New Haven in West Haven to expand the academic curricula offered at the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science National Cold Case Center.

$340,000 in FY 2004 for Southern Connecticut State University of New Haven to expand its nursing program and, consequently, work towards mitigating the current shortage of professionally-trained nurses faced by the state.

$250,000 in FY 2004 for Quinnipiac University of Hamden to construct a new expanded medical education center.

$250,000 in FY 2004 for the city of New Haven to expand its physical education programs in public schools.

Health

$450,000 in FY 2005 for Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven to expand its emergency public health preparedness and biodefense initiatives.

$340,000 in FY 2004 for Southern Connecticut State University of New Haven to expand its nursing program and, consequently, work towards mitigating the current shortage of professionally-trained nurses faced by the state.

$250,000 in FY 2004 for Quinnipiac University of Hamden to construct a new expanded medical education center.

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.

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.

Environment

$2,300,000 since FY 2004 for conservation activities in Long Island Sound as authorized by the Long Island Sound Restoration Act of 2000.

$1,200,000 since FY 2004 for the University of Connecticut to monitor the health of Connecticut’s coast along Long Island Sound.

$750,000 since FY 2004 for the Army Corps of Engineers to undertake routine conservation activities in Long Island Sound.

Senator Dodd in Greater New Haven

• Senator Dodd toured Hamden Police Department\'s Detective Division and announced the Prevention and Recovery of Missing Children Act ...read more
• Visiting the New Haven fire station, Senator Dodd announced the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Act ...read more
• Senator Dodd Promoted COPS funding and the assault weapons ban at the New Haven Police Department Headquarters ...read more
• Senator Dodd visited the West Haven Fire Department to stress the importance of providing funding for firefighters and first-responders ...read more
• In Madison, Senator Dodd met with the Shoreline Chambers of Commerce ...read more
• Senator Dodd visited Union Station in New Haven to highlight action being taken in Congress to increase rail security ...read more
• Senator Dodd spoke with teachers, parents, and administrators at the West Shore Middle School in Milford about improving the No Child Left Behind Act ...read more
• Senator Chris Dodd held a senior healthcare forum in New Haven to discuss the recently passed Medicare law ...read more
• Senator Dodd attended the rededication of Edward Zigler Center for Child Development ...read more
• Senator Dodd particiapted in the Madison Memorial Day Parade in 2005.
• Senator Dodd visited the Yale Child Study Center to discuss the Autism Bill he co-authored in May of 2005.
• Senator Dodd attended a seniors forum at the Bella Vista Retirement Community in New Haven in October 2004.