Naugatuck to Receive $2.54M State Grant for Congregate Housing

NAUGATUCK, CT - Naugatuck will receive a $2.54 million grant for the Robert Hutt Congregate 36-unit congregate property under a series of loans and grants announced by the state today.

The funding will be used to make several exterior improvements as well as quality of life upgrades inside the individual housing units. In addition to state funding, the owner will utilize its own funding along with assistance from the utility companies.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) Executive Director Karl Kilduff today announced that the State of Connecticut will award more than $61.5 million in grants and loans to help create, rehabilitate, or expand 24 housing developments in 20 towns and cities across the state. The investments will create or rehabilitate 978 homes.

“The availability of affordable housing for low and moderate-income residents is a driver of economic growth and will make Connecticut a more vibrant place to work and live,” Malloy said. “When we invest in housing, we invest in people, communities and our economic future.”

Projects selected for funding in DOH’s High Opportunity Area Housing round are located in census tracts designated as “moderate,” “high,” or “very high opportunity” because of their access to municipal services, quality educational systems, and low levels of crime. These homes will expand on the Malloy administration’s efforts to diversify the state’s affordable housing stock and create more opportunity in more places.