DeLauro Statement On HUD'S Approval Of CT's Sandy Recovery Plan

Statement

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today after the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced their approval of Connecticut's plan for $71,820,000 million in Hurricane Sandy recovery. The State of Connecticut will now send applications for assistance to Sandy victims and then evaluate completed applications to determine what state residents and business owners are eligible.

"This is a positive step forward for people who are still struggling to put their lives back together in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. I urge Governor Malloy to implement the plan as quickly as possible. Sandy's victims have waited nearly a year for relief and we must not delay any further. I fought to ensure Connecticut received these funds and will continue to be closely involved in the process so that the rest of the disaster relief money is made available to all who need it."

As directed by Congress, in the emergency relief package signed into law earlier this year, 80 percent of the money must be spent in hardest hit New Haven and Fairfield counties. The funds were made available under the first round of Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery allocations.

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