DeLauro Requests Federal Investment in 3rd Congressional District and State of Connecticut Initiatives

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT -3) today announced the projects from the 3rd Congressional District and the state of Connecticut that she requested federal funding for through the fiscal year 2011 appropriations process.

This Congress is continuing the tradition of unprecedented transparency on requests for federal funds, which Congresswoman DeLauro strongly supported:

• As part of further earmark reform, the House Committee on Appropriations has established a new policy which bans for-profit entities from receiving congressionally directed funding, a policy which Congresswoman DeLauro has maintained for years.

• Members must certify that they have no financial stake in their request;

• Members requesting an a specific appropriation must be identified;

• Members must post their requests for funds on their website and publicly disclose as early as possible earmarks included in the legislation;

• Requests for funds must be timely and reviewed by the executive branch for appropriateness; and

To make sure her requests for funds best serve Connecticut, DeLauro has added additional criteria:

• Projects that create jobs, foster long term growth and improve financial security;

• Improve the quality of life in towns and Connecticut;

• Projects that find creative ways to get more from taxpayer dollars and reduce future government expenditures; and

• And prevent irreversible or hard to reverse harm to the environment or communities.

Congresswoman DeLauro requested funding for the following initiatives benefitting the 3rd Congressional District and the state of Connecticut for the 2011 fiscal year. Please note that the listed funding amount is what was requested, but it is common for projects to be funded at a lower level.

Ansonia Riverwalk, $480,000 (City of Ansonia, 253 Main Street Ansonia, CT 06401): to upgrade West Main Street in order to link the railroad, municipal parking lot, and Valley Transit bus transfer site to the Ansonia riverwalk.

Advanced Animal Vaccine Research, University of Connecticut, $2.28 million (34 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3166, Storrs, CT) to develop advanced vaccines and diagnostics for swine, cattle and chickens for disease prevention and control.

Augur House Agricultural Heritage Project, $125,000 (909 Foxon Rd., North Branford, CT): to preserve the Augur House agricultural heritage project.

Best Buddies Connecticut, Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities, $10,000,000 (52 Whitney Avenue, 2nd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510): to enhance and expand Best Buddies friendship programs and to promote social inclusion for people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Bovine Genetics Research, University of Connecticut, $1.8 million (34 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3166, Storrs, CT): to develop technologies to improve the efficiency of farm animal cloning and normal development.

Branford Senior Center Improvements, $500,000 (Town of Branford, 1019 Main Street, Branford, CT 06405): to assist in the relocation of a senior center to a larger, better located facility. The funds would help to finance the improvements to entrances to the building, upgrade the restrooms, kitchen, and meeting and program areas.

Bulkhead Repair/Replacement, $1,773,600 (City of West Haven, 355 Main Street, West Haven, CT 06516): to replace the bulkhead along the West River area of New Haven Harbor, a key shoreline parcel in a Municipal Development Plan that was approved by the State of Connecticut in 2004, in order to stop further erosion, control pollution, and ultimately redevelop the area.

Campbell Avenue Street & Streetscape Improvements, $1 million (City of West Haven, 355 Main Street, West Haven, CT 06516): for the milling and paving of the 13,000 feet of roadway. It is part of the downtown revitalization effort by the City to tie the downtown district in with the lower and upper parts of Campbell Avenue to make a pedestrian friendly walkway from the University of New Haven to Long Island Sound.

Center for Excellence for Vaccine Research, University of Connecticut, $8 million (34 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3166, Storrs, CT) to construct an animal health research building that would increase the quality of collaborative scientific research with ARS-USDA.

Center for Foods and Health, University of Connecticut, $800,000 (34 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3166, Storrs, CT): to support the establishment of a multidisciplinary research program that will undertake biotechnology development and commercialization of functional foods and public health outreach and educational strategies.

Center for Foster Youth: Fostering Success, $385,000 (Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515): to help increase numbers of foster youth who enroll in and successfully complete college level vocational, career, and academic training.

City of Milford, Boundless Playground, $100,000 (110 River Street, Milford, CT 06460): to build a handicap accessible playground with unique surfacing and ramping that make all points of the playground reachable regardless of mobility method.

City of New Haven, Community Health and Wellness Initiative, $1,500,000 (165 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510): to develop a data system that disseminates information to ensure that efforts to promote health are evidence based between the New Haven Health Department and Yale New Haven Hospital and the Hospital of Saint Raphael.

Clean Water Infrastructure Improvements project, $1 million (District of Mattabassett, 245 Main Street Cromwell, CT 06416): for improvements at the Mattabassett District's 20 million gallon per day (mgd) Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility, including the treatment and removal of nitrogen to meet EPA's/DEP's 2014 Long Island Sound Nitrogen Removal requirements; to increase its design capacity to 35 mgd to accommodate the additional flow capacity needed by the six Central Connecticut communities served and to allow Middletown to shut down its aging Wastewater Treatment Facility (CTDEP goal) and send this additional wastewater to The District.

Clifford W. Beers Guidance Clinic, Inc., $200,000 (93 Edwards Street, New Haven, CT 06511): to support the operation of a trauma center providing mental health services for children exposed to trauma.

Coastal Resilience Tool, $2.4 million (The Nature Conservancy, 55 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510): to assist coastal communities along the Long Island Sound with gaining scientifically accurate information about the impact of climate change on their communities using an interactive web-mapping tool; conduct climate change science including advancement in modeling the local effects of Northeasters and hurricanes; conducting an inventory of critical infrastructure and natural resources; and assisting decision-makers with developing coastal climate change solutions.

Community Center Improvements, $100,000 (Town of Seymour, 1 First Street, Seymour, CT 06483): to help complete construction of the community center.

Community Economic Development Fund (CEDF) Small Business Institute, $300,000 (Community Economic Development Fund (CEDF), 965 East Main Street, Meriden, CT 06450): for the Small Business Institute's work to expand small business outreach, training and technical assistance statewide in an effort to save existing jobs, position small businesses to grow as the economy improves, and support new start ups to be successful and to create jobs.

Community Health Center, Inc., Primary Care Nurse practitioner Residency Training Program, $1,200,000 (635 Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457): to convert the program into a 3-year demonstration project that addresses the anticipated shortages of primary care providers and to provide advanced care as needed, particularly to disadvantaged, medically underserved, uninsured, and other special populations.

Community Health Center, Inc., Recess Rocks, $500,000 (635 Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457): to support the expansion of the program that brings dance-as-exercise into elementary schools throughout CT.

Community Redevelopment Planning Program, $200,000 (Town of Stratford, 2725 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615): to establish a set of community-driven criteria to prioritize known and suspected Brownfields and create an inventory; engage in a small-scale site assessment program to conduct investigative studies on a few strategic sites in the inventory; and outreach to prospective developers.

Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies, Family Development Network, $450,000 (1310 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 219, Wethersfield, CT 06109): to create a network that will provide a continuum of parent support services and education.

Connecticut Food Bank Improvements, $1 million (Connecticut Food Bank, Inc., 150 Bradley Street, East Haven, CT 06512): to renovate a warehouse that will serve as the centralized distribution facility for 650 emergency food assistance programs in 6 Connecticut counties.

Connecticut Humanities Council, Inc., $491,464 (37 Broad Street, Middletown, CT 06457): to support efforts to revitalize heritage by assisting museums in creating new business plans to stabilize their operations and improve the public impact of their programs.

Connecticut National Guard Military Support Program, $500,000 (Connecticut Army National Guard, 360 Broad St, Hartford, CT 06105): The funding would be used to support the Connecticut Military Support Program (MSP), a first-of-its-kind program in the country that provides a range of behavioral health services to Connecticut's Citizen Soldiers (National Guard/Reserves) and their family members.

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Corporation, $1,783,376 (400 Columbus Avenue, New Haven, CT 06519): to renovate primary care center and create 25 jobs to serve an additional 5,000 patients annually.

CT CHARTS- a-Course, $250,000 (61 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105): to provide an education bonus program that promotes a highly skilled early childhood workforce and to enhance program quality through access to professional development opportunities.

CT State University System's Nanotechnology Initiative, $250,000 (Connecticut State University System, 39 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06106): to build program capacity by providing instrumentation and support for baccalaureate and the master degree level nanotechnology research and education programs.

CT Technical High School System, Eli Whitney THS, $498,400 (71 Jones Road, Hamden, CT 06514): to upgrade equipment and technology in order to align manufacturing curriculum with the needs of industry.

CT Technical High School System, Emmett O'Brien THS, $500,000 (141 Prindle Avenue, Ansonia, CT 06401): to upgrade equipment and technology to meet educational needs of students and skill requirements of manufacturers.

CT Technical High School System, Vinal THS, $488,983 (60 Daniels Street, Middletown, CT 06457): to upgrade equipment and technology in order to align manufacturing curriculum with the needs of industry.

Deep Draft Navigational Study, $100,000 (New Haven Port Authority, P.O. Box 8716, New Haven, CT 06531): to evaluate a potential increase in the authorized depth.

Demolition of Redevelopment Properties, $400,000 ( City of Derby, 1 Elizabeth Street, Derby, CT 06418): to demolish 5 structures that will permit the City of Derby to create parcels for private development. The demolition will include environmental abatement, engineering and consulting and actual demolition cost for the structures.

Diaper Bank, $250,000 (1440 Whalley Avenue #110, New Haven CT 06515): to provide free diapers to children in federally or state subsidized childcare centers in New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford.

East Haven Fire and Emergency Operations Center, $2.5 million (Town of East Haven, 250 Main Street, East Haven, CT 06512): The funding would be used to construct a new safe and modern fire and emergency operations center.

Eastern Long Island Sound Disposal Site Environmental Impact Study, $5 million (Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106): funding would be used for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to undertake an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) regarding potential designation of two dredged material disposal sites that serve eastern Long Island Sound, including New London Harbor.

Edison Road Extension, $1.1 million (Town of Orange,617 Orange Center Road, Orange, CT 06477): for the construction of a roadway from the terminus of Edison Road and connecting the roadway to Marsh Hill Road.

Empower New Haven, Inc., Transitional Employment, $100,000 (59 Elm Street, Suite 410, New Haven, CT 06510): to assist ex-offenders to successfully re-enter the community with transitional employment and training.

Enhancement Project for Route 150 and the Quinnipiac Trail, $800,000 (Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492): for CT Rt. 150 Streetscape Improvements, which includes new concrete sidewalks and curbs, new driveway aprons, new roadway pavement, street trees, and the construction of a Trail Connection between the existing Quinnipiac River Linear Trail and the Wallingford Senior Center.

Farmington Technology Incubation Center, $2 million (University of Connecticut, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030): to expand biotechnology incubator facilities in Farmington that will aid start-up high technology companies with growth potential and will improve Connecticut's economic diversification and create jobs for the state's residents.

Farnam House Improvements, $250,000 (Farnam Neighborhood House, Inc., 162 Fillmore Street, New Haven, CT 06513): to install a new roof, repair and seal coping and upper bricks of the entire building, re-configure, pave and fence newly acquired space on the side of the building to create additional parking and a new entrance to the building to alleviate safety and traffic concerns, and update security systems.

Fire Department Central Headquarters, $295,500 (West Haven Fire Department, 366 Elm St., West Haven, CT 06516): to upgrade the West Haven Fire Department Central Headquarters.

Fire Department Personal Protective Equipment Replacement, $222,750 (Town of Stratford, 2725 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615): to replace all of the Stratford Fire Department's self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBAs).

Food Marketing Policy Center, University of Connecticut, $579,000 (34 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3166, Storrs, CT): to study the impact of non-competitive food market channel conduct on consumers, farmers, and government policy.

Foodborne Illness Health Registry, Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention, $200,000 ( P.O. Box 206, Grove City, PA): to work on establishing a foodborne illness health registry.

Friends of Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, Eye Care, $150,000 (1983 Marcus Avenue, Suite 111 Lake Success, NY 11042): to continue and expand free screening and follow-up treatment for high risk populations in CT-03.

Gateway Community College, Allied Health Division, $742,189 (60 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT 06511): to introduce current lab equipment and technology to optimize student learning with professional comparison.

Gaylord Hospital, $2,000,000 (Gaylord Farm Road, P.O. Box 400, Wallingford, CT 06492-7048): to support long term acute care by implementing a better fitting information technology system.

Greater New Haven Help Alliance, $200,000 (95 Hamilton Street, New Haven, CT, 06511) to operate its ProTeen Center program to teach, train, coach and mentor at risk young people to give them hope, vision, and greater capacity for the future.

Greater New Haven Labor Association, $300,000 (267 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 06513): to support their public service of providing access to historical materials and research information on labor in region.

Helen Keller International, Child Sight Vision Screening, $1,500,000 (352 Park Avenue South, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10010): to support vision screening and provide eyeglasses to children whose educational performance may be hindered due to poor vision.

Hospital of St. Raphael, Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatient Unit, $1,500,000 (1450 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 06511): to renovate existing space for a separate, dedicated, patient-safe geriatric-psychiatric inpatient unit.

IDEA High Meadow Farm, Intellectual Disabilities Education Association, $2 million (515 Washington Ave., Bridgeport, CT): to provide vocational training using organic farming methods to support independent living for young adults and adults diagnosed with autism.

Impact of Nanomaterials on Agricultural Plant Species, University of New Haven, $650,000 (300 Boston Post Rd., West Haven, CT): to help study the impact of nanomaterials on agricultural plant species and its effect on food safety.

Intellectual Disabilities Education Association, Inc., IDEA High Meadow Farm Project, $2,000,000 (515 Washington Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604): to provide vocational training, permanent employment and supportive independent living for young adults and adults diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum using green technologies.

Invasive Aquatic Plant Program, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, $800,000 (123 Huntington Street, New Haven, CT): to conduct research on biological and chemical control methods for invasive aquatic weeds in Connecticut.

Juvenile Justice Prevention, $200,000 (African Caribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities, 60- B Weston Street, Hartford, CT 06120): to provide education, support and information to families of children with disabilities. The organization provides services to diverse families in many communities across the state of Connecticut. The City of New Haven has benefitted and continues to benefit from AFCAMP's services and advocacy through the development of the New Haven Juvenile Review Board.

KidsVoice At-Risk Children Services, $350,000 (Connecticut Commission on Child Protection, 330 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06106): to create evidence-based program through the Connecticut Commission on Child Protection to address serious inadequacies in the representation of abused and neglected children and their parents.

Long Island Sound Biofuel Research, $1 million (University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516): to continue the development of carbon-neutral biofuel feedstock candidates found in Long Island Sound to support the formulation of a comprehensive United States energy strategy.

Long Island Sound Dredged Material Management Plan, $3 million (Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106): to allow the Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate and develop a Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) for Long Island Sound to ensure sustainable maintenance of the region's commercial and recreational harbors.

Long Island Sound Shellfish Restoration, $250,000 (Nature Conservancy, 55 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510): to develop a Long Island Oyster Restoration project to increase aquatic habitat with the construction and restoration of oyster beds and related shellfish habitat within Long Island Sound and adjacent waters.

Massaro Community Farm, $300,000 (1182 Racebrook Rd., Woodbridge, CT): to transform Massaro Community Farm into a national example of energy sustainability and nutritional education programming.

Milford Housatonic Wastewater Fuel Cell, $500,000 (City of Milford, 110 River Street, Milford, CT 06460): to convert the Housatonic Waste Treatment Facility to renewable fuel cell energy by generating from methane gas emitted at the plant.

National Center for Electronically Mediated Learning, Inc. - P.E.B.B.L.E.S. Project, $305,780 (701 North Street, Milford, CT 06461): for the continuation of an innovative technology program to deliver educational connection to children who are hospitalized due to medically debilitating diseases and thus, unable to attend school.

National Center for Integrated Civilian-Military Domestic Disaster Medical Response, $7.5 million (Yale New Haven Health System, 1 Church Street, 5th floor, New Haven, CT 06510): The funding would be used to continue support of the National Center for Integrated Civilian-Military Domestic Disaster Medical Response (ICMDDMR), a cooperative affiliation between Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) and the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM).

National Crime Scene Response Tactical Team, $450,000 (University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Road, New Haven, CT 06516): to create a National Crime Scene Response Tactical Team, building on a model Crime Scene Response Task Force in New Haven, to serve as a New Haven-based training site for members of law enforcement throughout the United States.

National Energy Assistance Directors' Association $200,000 (Suite 900/1615 M Street. NW, Washington DC, 20036) to continue the National Energy Assistance Survey, to document the experiences of low income families coping with high energy prices for the winter heating and summer cooling seasons.

Naugatuck River Greenway, $2 million (City of Waterbury, 236 Grand Street, Waterbury, CT 06702): to construct a 7.1-mile urban greenway and alternative transportation corridor from the City's northern to southern borders along the Naugatuck River. The greenway would become the largest component of a 45-mile long greenway system in planning and/or construction from Torrington to Derby, CT.

Naugatuck Public Safety Communications, $2 million (Borough of Naugatuck, 229 Church Street, Naugatuck, CT): to replace police communications systems to meet the federal mandate to transition from 25kHz to 12.5kHz transmission platforms by 2013.

Naugatuck Transportation Facility, $3 million (Borough of Naugatuck, 229 Church Street, Naugatuck, CT 06770): to provide parking for a modernized Metro-North stop on the Waterbury-Bridgeport rail line.

Naugatuck Valley Community College, Welding Fundamentals, $200,000 (750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, CT 06708): to prepare students for area manufacturing or construction jobs that require entry level welding skills or positions them better for apprenticeships.

Neighborhood Music School,INC., $200,000 (101 Audubon Street, New Haven, CT 06510): to support access to high quality music, dance, and theater education for disadvantaged youth in the greater New Haven community.

New Community Center, $1,000,000 (Town of Beacon Falls, 10 Maple Avenue, Beacon Falls, CT 06403): to build a new community center on Wolfe Avenue, where the town purchased a house specifically for this project.

New England Agriculture Project, Cooperative Grant Agreement between Tufts and University of Connecticut, $750,000 (200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA): to create incentives for New England farmers to conserve land by improving productivity.

New Haven Court Teams for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers Project, $300,000 (Zero to Three, 2000 M St. NW Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036): to continue implementation of New Haven Team for Infants and Toddlers in Foster Care. An independent evaluation of the model found that 99.05% of the infants and toddlers served were protected from further maltreatment.

New Haven Harbor Maintenance Dredge, $400,000 (Connecticut Department of Transportation, 2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 06131): to allow the Army Corps of Engineers to conduct sampling and testing of New Haven Harbor sediments as a preliminary step to maintenance dredging.

New Haven-Hartford Line Improvements. Connecticut Department of Transportation, $2 million (Connecticut Department of Transportation, 2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 06131): to undertake major and minor capital improvements in the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Corridor (NHHS).

New Haven Line - Waterbury Branch, $3 million (Connecticut Department of Transportation, 2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 06131): for thee design and construction of a Positive Train Control (PTC) system and signal system (Centralized Train Control - CTC) on the Waterbury Branch Line. The system is designed to monitor train activity, prevent collisions, control headway spacing, convey and enforce speed restrictions, advice of hazards, and inoperable grade crossings.

New Haven Streetcar Project, $400,000 (City of New Haven, 165 Church Street, New Haven, CT): for the City of New Haven, in cooperation with Yale University, to construct and establish a new fixed-rail street car line generally along the College Street corridor of the University's central campus. The entire line is approximately 4 miles, connecting downtown, Yale University and the Yale-New Haven Hospital medical district.

New Haven Violence Prevention Program project, $1,600,000 (City of New Haven, 165 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510): I request your support for $1,600,000 for the New Haven Violence Prevention Program. This request would strategically address the cause of violence in the New Haven Community through a community-based Street Outreach Program (SOWP). Independent analysis has demonstrated that high-risk youth involved in the SOWP's multidimensional approach were significantly less likely to be involved in criminal activity.

Northeast Center for Invasive Plants, University of Connecticut, $600,000 (34 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3166, Storrs, CT) to develop non-invasive cultivars for highly popular, but invasive ornamental plants so that these plants can be produced and sold without risk to the environment.

Northeast Regional Law Enforcement Firing Range, $1.3 million (City of New Haven, 165 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510): to help equip a planned indoor weapons firing range, which would serve municipal police departments, campus police departments, and federal and state law enforcement agencies such as the FBI, DEA, and US Secret Service. The planned facility is completely enclosed, mitigating noise for the neighborhood. The facility currently used by law enforcement is in a residential area and disturbs neighborhood residents and schools.

Northern Border Transnational Threat Analysis Center, $600,000 (University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven CT 06516): The funding would be used to establish a distributed regional center to research and analyze open source information on transnational criminal and extremist organizations threatening the US Northern Border.

Ocean Exploration and Science Education for At-Risk Youth, $2.5 million (Sea Research Foundation, 55 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355): to support an after-school based program that will expose 100,000 at-risk young people to ocean exploration, leading to both educational and job creation opportunities.

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) for Force Protection and Intelligence Analysis, $2.6 million (University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516): The funding would be used to continue to develop a system for researching, exploiting, analyzing, and disseminating open source threat information on cartels and transnational criminal organizations along the US/Mexico border.

Prevention and Control of West Nile Virus and Emerging Mosquito-Borne Diseases, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, $1.6 million (123 Huntington St., New Haven, CT): to conduct research on how mosquitoes transmit viruses that can cause encephalitis in humans and horses from mosquitoes.

Project Access-New Haven, $380,000 (P.O. Box 9293, New Haven, CT 06533): to provide timely specialty care for the uninsured.

Protein Production Research, University of Connecticut, $500,000 (34 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3166, Storrs, CT): to conduct research into protein production for combating viruses and microbes.

Public Safety Emergency Communications and Operations System, $3.5 million (City of Milford, 110 River Street, Milford, CT): to replace and upgrade public safety communications systems utilizing one common infrastructure and one common dispatch center to be located at the Police Department.

Quinnipiac River Trail/North Haven Phrase One, $800,000 (Town of North Haven, 18 Church Street, North Haven, CT 06473): to develop a linear (paved) trail for walking, jogging, bicycling, and canoeing access, along side the Quinnipiac River. This will promote public appreciation of North Haven's natural resources while also providing safe alternative routes of transportation for walkers, bicyclist and skaters.

Quinnipiac University, $5,000,000 (275 Mount Caramel Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518): to create and establish a School of Medicine.

Rossie Mill Roof Solarization, $600,000 (Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic, CT 06355): to install energy-efficient solar panels on the roof of the Rossie Mill, which is used to store the Mystic Seaport Museum Collections Research Center.

Route 80 Eastern Sewer Extension, $1.25 million (Town of North Branford, 909 Foxon Road, North Branford, CT 06471): for the extension of the public sewer system from its current location in an easterly direction for approximately 2,000 feet. The project will provide essential utility services to an area prone to minor flooding and will allow for business redevelopment and retention.

Silvio O. Conte Fish and Wildlife Refuge, $1,016,000 (Nature Conservancy, 55 Church Street, FL 3 New Haven, CT 06510): for the acquisition of properties in CT to add to the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, which was established 1996 to conserve the tremendous diversity of natural communities within the 7.2 million acre Connecticut River watershed.

Small Business Incubator, $1 million (City of Middletown, 245 DeKoven Drive, Middletown, CT 06457): to make improvements to a city-owned incubator facility at 180 Johnson Street.

Solar Production of Hydrogen from Water, $750,000 (University of Connecticut, 34 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3166, Storrs, CT 06269): to develop a cost-efficient and sustainable alternative to using natural gas to produce hydrogen, thus, enabling wider adoption of fuel cells.

Sound Marine Skills, Inc., $1,094,105 (1019 Main Street, P.O. Box 150, Branford, CT 06405): to open soft shell clam fishery in Connecticut to "best practices" commercial harvesting to save while creating over 400 jobs.

Southern Connecticut State University/CT State University System, $376,884 (501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515): to expand an Autism Center for Excellence that serves as a resource center for teachers, parents and community service providers.

St. Mary's Hospital, Inc. $4,000,000 (56 Franklin Street, Waterbury, CT 06706): for the completion of a 21-bed unit on the 8th Floor of O'Brien.

State Courts Improvement Initiative, $2 million (National Center for State Courts, 300 Newport Avenue, Williamsburg, VA 23185) to provide support services to Connecticut and other state courts in information technology, education and technical assistance.

Stratford Police Department: Computer Aid Dispatch and Record Management Systems Upgrade, $1.5 million (Town of Stratford, 2725 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615): to upgrade and integrate data communication systems to establish better communication between emergency response departments.

Submarine Group Two Headquarters, Navy Submarine Base, New London, CT, $12.930 million (U.S. Navy located at NAVSUBASE NL, Box 44, Groton, CT 06349-5044): The funding would be used to construct a new headquarters facility for the staff of Commander, Submarine Group Two (COMSUBGRU TWO) in New London, CT.

Swajchuk Park, $1 million (Town of North Branford, 909 Foxon Road, North Branford, CT 06471) for Phase II development of the park. Specifically site improvements including road, parking lot, three play areas, concession building, signage, site lighting, benches and beautification will be funded

Technical Correction to Wharton Brook Industrial Park and Todd Drive Area Sewer, $485,000 (Town of North Haven, 18 Church Street North Haven, CT 06473): to modify the project purpose from the installation of sanitary sewers in the Wharton Brook Industrial Park and Todd Drive areas to water and wastewater infrastructure improvements throughout the Town of North Haven, Connecticut.

Tick-Borne Disease Research and Control, American Lyme Disease Foundation, $760,000 (P.O. Box 466, Lyme, CT)(60 College St., New Haven, CT): to conduct research concerning the prevalence, emergence and control of arthropod-borne pathogens of human and domestic animals.

Tracking the Health of Soldiers with Advanced Implantable Nano-Sensors, $2.5 million (University of Connecticut, 34 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3166, Storrs, CT 06269): The funding would be used to scale-up and conduct animals studies on advanced implantable nanosensors being developed at the University of Connecticut in partnership with the Army's Medical Research and Material Command at Fort Detrick, MD, intended for force protection and health maintenance.

Truancy and Out of School Suspension Prevention Project, $428,000 (Central Connecticut State University,1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050): to support truancy prevention and alternative to suspension initiatives. In particular, these funds would support efforts to (1) evaluate implemented promising programs within a K-8 school in Hartford, (2) support greater effectiveness and sustainability of these programs, and (3) expand the initiative into New Haven and Bridgeport.

University of New Haven, Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science Learning Center, $750,000 (300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516): to open interactive learning center to the public, educators, and students to foster forensic science education.

Valley Renaissance Program, $1 million (Valley Council of Governments, 12 Main Street, Derby, CT 06418): for sustainable community development including renovations, repair and preservation of existing and mixed use buildings.

Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements, $1.3 million (City of Derby, 1 Elizabeth Street Derby, CT 06418): to renovate the town's wastewater treatment plant and pump stations.

Water Infrastructure Improvements, $1,000,000 (City of Middletown, 245 Dekoven Drive Middletown, CT 06457): for the extension and expansion of the Westfield Water Main in the industrial area west of I-91 in Middletown.

Water Runoff Drainage Upgrades, $247,500 (City of Hamden, Connecticut, 2750 Dixwell Ave Hamden, CT 06518): to replace the existing storm water drainage system in the Franklin Road area of Hamden.

Waterbury Truancy Clinic, $828,474 (City of Waterbury, 300 Grand Street, Waterbury, CT, 06702): to expand the Waterbury Truancy clinic from 4 elementary schools to all 20 and to the 3 middle schools. The Waterbury Truancy Clinic is a program based on a collaboration between the City of Waterbury School District and the Waterbury Regional Children's Probate Court (WRCPC) to identify and help truant children and their families through a quasi-judicial process.

West River Environmental Impact Study, $50,000 (Town of Woodbridge, 11 Meetinghouse Lane, Woodbridge, CT 06525): to conduct an environmental impact study to determine the impact of the removal of a dam on the environment. The dam was found in a flood study to be a contributing factor to flooding that negatively impacts residents and businesses in Woodbridge.

Whitfield Street Parking Area. Guilford, CT, $500,000 (Town of Guilford, 31 Park Street, Guilford, CT 06437): to re-design the parking area to improve public safety access for fire protection services including usable fire lanes; create a pedestrian-friendly walkway; upgrade and manage storm water runoff; and create a community septic system.

Wildemere/Walnut Beach Erosion Study, $100,000 (Town of Milford, 110 River Street, Milford, CT 06460): to conduct a study to evaluate potential solutions to the area's erosion problems.

Women's Business Development Center (WBDC) Entrepreneurial Training, $1 million (Women's Business Development Center (WBDC), 888 Washington Blvd., Stamford CT 06905): to nurture job and business growth with a proven combination of training, mentoring, and technical assistance to the woman business owner or prospective business owner from the early years of operation through periods of growth.

Yale New Haven Hospital – Adult Emergency Department, $1,000,000 (20 York Street, New Haven, CT, 06510) to expand and renovate Floor 1 of the South Pavilion for Adult Emergency Department services and support the renovation and reconstruction of the eighth floor of the hospital.

Youth Violence Prevention Program, $216,332 (Community Partners in Action, 110 Bartholomew Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106): to maintain Youth Violence Prevention services for clients in the Young Offender Program (YO) who are involved in the criminal justice system.