HARTFORD, Conn — Nearly 300 businesses and not for profits received $5.9 million in emergency state funding to support their recovery from the August 18 severe flooding event that caused severe damage in the western part of the state.
Gov. Ned Lamont said in a statement, “We quickly established this emergency state program so that we could help these locally owned small businesses, which support thousands of jobs, rebuild and reopen as soon as possible, while supplementing any anticipated federal emergency assistance they could also be eligible to receive,” Lamont said. “Most of the businesses that received these state grants have since reopened and I am glad that the state could stand by them to support their rapid recovery.
Officials said that grants distributed through this state program are separate from any funding from the federal government to support storm recovery, including from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Many of the small businesses and nonprofits that received funding through this state grant program are also receiving additional assistance from FEMA and the SBA.
FEMA and the SBA are still accepting applications from businesses and nonprofits impacted by this storm. The deadline for them to apply for federal Individual Assistance is November 19, 2024.
Doug Stewart is a Digital Executive Producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.
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