Category: Grant Program

By Desirae SinUConn Journalism For years, many home­own­ers in Hartford’s North End neigh­bor­hoods could not afford cost­ly repairs to stop flood­ing in their base­ments relat­ed to over­flows from the com­bined sewage sys­tem. Then, in September 2023, the state launched the Hartford Flood Relief and Compensation Programs (HFRCP) to aid Hartford res­i­dents strug­gling with flood­ing. In…

By Charlotte Harvey and Sofia AcostaUConn Journalism Until April 2025, many peo­ple thought Blue Hills Civic Association (BHCA) was a bless­ing to Hartford and its cit­i­zens. The orga­ni­za­tion led a very impor­tant role in the flood com­pen­sa­tion pro­gram run out of the State Comptroller’s office. The pro­gram paid for back­flow pre­ven­ters and other fixes to…