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Tentative Social Service Grants Approved

WaterfordJan 8, 20261 min read

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The committee tentatively approved the listed FY27 Social Service Grant recommendations by 4-0 votes, including $47,875 for SEAT and $20,000 for NL Homeless Hospitality Center. The UCP request was reduced from $10,000 to $1,500.

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Social Service Grants Review Committee

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What this means

These are preliminary grant recommendations, not final awards. Agencies may appeal in writing to the Board of Selectmen by January 13, 2026, and the Board is scheduled to hear appeals on January 20. The minutes do not identify one grant request associated with a $10,000 approval.

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Tentatively approved the Waterford Shellfish Commission request for $5,530 by a 4-0 vote.
Tentatively approved the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments request for $11,548 by a 4-0 vote.
Tentatively approved the Historic Properties Commission request for $400 by a 4-0 vote.
Tentatively approved the Thames Valley Council for Community Action, Inc. request for $8,921 by a 4-0 vote.
Tentatively approved the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6573 request for $2,300 by a 4-0 vote.
Tentatively approved the Safe Futures request for $6,500 by a 4-0 vote.
Tentatively approved the South East Area Transit request for $47,875 by a 4-0 vote.
Tentatively approved the Eastern CT Conservation District Inc. request for $1,500 by a 4-0 vote.
Tentatively approved an unidentified $10,000 service grant request by a 4-0 vote; the excerpt does not identify the applicant.
Tentatively approved The Arc of Eastern Connecticut request for $1,500 by a 4-0 vote.
Tentatively approved the NL Homeless Hospitality Center request for $20,000 by a 4-0 vote.
Tentatively approved the Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Eastern Connecticut request for $1,250 by a 4-0 vote.
Tentatively approved $1,500 for United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Connecticut against a $10,000 request, by a 4-0 vote.

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