Governor Rell: $138 Million in Stimulus Funding for Special Education

            Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today that all Connecticut cities and towns have received federal stimulus funding to improve their special education programs. 

“These funds address critical special education needs in our schools and also will help put money back into local economies by hiring staff and purchasing new equipment,” Governor Rell said.  “Municipalities and school districts are operating with bare-bones budgets in this recession and these funds will certainly provide some relief without having to shift the burden to local taxpayers. The flexibility of these grants will allow most districts to use some of the funds to offset local costs in other education programs.

“Our public school districts make a major contribution to the public welfare by preparing thousands of exceptional persons to participate as citizens of this state and as members of society “These funds will provide a much needed injection of cash into our towns so that local special education needs will not go unmet.”

The special education grants are offered through the U.S. Department of Education through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The funds are awarded through a formula grant application administered by the state Department of Education. Grant amounts range from $7.4 million for Hartford to $15,000 for Union. 

The funding is from the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  As the nation's special education law, IDEA serves approximately 6.8 million children and youth with disabilities.

(List of stimulus grant amounts for each municipality is attached).

IDEA Part B & Federal Preschool Final ARRA Entitlements    

                        2009-10           2009-10

                       IDEA PART B       PRESCHOOL

                             ARRA        ARRA

1     ANDOVER                 61,373      2,476

2     ANSONIA                 694,934     27,679

3     ASHFORD                 97,252      4,027

4     AVON                    738,250     29,221

5     BARKHAMSTED             68,323      2,818

7     BERLIN                  646,110     25,567

8     BETHANY                 100,673     4,054

9     BETHEL                  616,198     24,382

11    BLOOMFIELD              543,730     21,417

12    BOLTON                  166,435     6,585

13    BOZRAH                  47,261      1,872

14    BRANFORD                697,290     27,573

15    BRIDGEPORT              5,947,184   236,882

17    BRISTOL                 2,173,394   85,771

18    BROOKFIELD              597,052     23,630

19    BROOKLYN                217,921     8,635

21    CANAAN                  15,297      606

22    CANTERBURY              122,721     4,887

23    CANTON                  320,752     12,692

24    CHAPLIN                 38,216      1,744

25    CHESHIRE                1,068,374   42,273

26    CHESTER                 62,908      2,653

27    CLINTON                 402,106     15,896

28    COLCHESTER              588,188     23,277

29    COLEBROOK               21,447      875

30    COLUMBIA                106,835     4,233

31    CORNWALL                21,955      869

32    COVENTRY                371,547     14,717

33    CROMWELL                394,767     15,616

34    DANBURY                 2,377,082   94,086

35    DARIEN                  889,339     35,210

36    DEEP RIVER              70,638      2,839

37    DERBY                   342,958     13,621

39    EASTFORD                33,112      1,312

40    EAST GRANBY             165,316     6,540

41    EAST HADDAM             268,176     10,615

42    EAST HAMPTON            390,242     15,452

43    EAST HARTFORD           1,934,783   76,512

44    EAST HAVEN              790,583     31,235

45    EAST LYME               591,395     23,392

46    EASTON                  232,487     9,218

47    EAST WINDSOR            292,627     11,557

48    ELLINGTON               486,329     19,244

49    ENFIELD                 1,405,765   55,506

50    ESSEX                   110,510     4,470

51    FAIRFIELD               2,344,480   92,779

52    FARMINGTON              829,315     32,817

53    FRANKLIN                42,825      1,699

54    GLASTONBURY             1,255,554   49,684

56    GRANBY                  410,798     16,263

57    GREENWICH               2,545,104   100,732

58    GRISWOLD                428,920     16,976

59    GROTON                  1,091,875   43,203

60    GUILFORD                715,804     28,303

62    HAMDEN                  1,734,665   68,499

63    HAMPTON                 27,472      1,109

64    HARTFORD                7,492,166   295,932

65    HARTLAND                46,481      1,838

67    HEBRON                  233,153     9,273

68    KENT                    205,513     8,137

69    KILLINGLY               606,873     24,155

71    LEBANON                 286,892     11,352

72    LEDYARD                 522,101     20,658

73    LISBON                  110,414     4,385

74    LITCHFIELD              288,411     11,411

76    MADISON                 775,945     30,719

77    MANCHESTER              1,962,878   77,571

78    MANSFIELD               261,889     10,585

79    MARLBOROUGH             123,857     4,985

80    MERIDEN                 2,376,468   94,974

83    MIDDLETOWN              1,505,305   59,638

84    MILFORD                 1,634,256   64,674

85    MONROE                  775,994     30,713

86    MONTVILLE               656,581     26,009

88    NAUGATUCK               1,039,141   41,170

89    NEW BRITAIN             3,138,144   124,345

90    NEW CANAAN              976,385     38,651

91    NEW FAIRFIELD           561,516     22,222

92    NEW HARTFORD            122,882     4,930

93    NEW HAVEN               6,632,366   261,924

94    NEWINGTON               916,025     36,214

95    NEW LONDON              1,099,057   44,065

96    NEW MILFORD             994,466     39,360

97    NEWTOWN                 1,166,957   46,185

98    NORFOLK                 33,295      1,452

99    NORTH BRANFORD          450,032     17,801

100   NORTH CANAAN            66,079      2,695

101   NORTH HAVEN             741,430     29,297

102   NORTH STONINGTON        178,498     7,064

103   NORWALK                 2,411,113   95,172

104   NORWICH                 1,712,415   68,208

106   OLD SAYBROOK            357,410     14,139

107   ORANGE                  292,001     11,694

108   OXFORD                  372,097     14,731

109   PLAINFIELD              585,969     23,238

110   PLAINVILLE              553,144     21,859

111   PLYMOUTH                374,325     14,849

112   POMFRET                 205,415     8,133

113   PORTLAND                284,089     11,247

114   PRESTON                 99,728      3,953

116   PUTNAM                  332,759     13,181

117   REDDING                 277,394     11,047

118   RIDGEFIELD              1,117,634   44,243

119   ROCKY HILL              486,290     19,237

121   SALEM                   99,613      3,943

122   SALISBURY               260,229     10,337

123   SCOTLAND                35,758      1,450

124   SEYMOUR                 492,199     19,488

125   SHARON                  35,272      1,396

126   SHELTON                 1,145,617   45,323

127   SHERMAN                 82,421      3,263

128   SIMSBURY                1,157,550   45,805

129   SOMERS                  340,188     13,451

131   SOUTHINGTON             1,390,527   54,995

132   SOUTH WINDSOR           886,017     35,057

133   SPRAGUE                 106,719     4,263

134   STAFFORD                398,777     15,795

135   STAMFORD                3,599,138   142,200

136   STERLING                107,208     4,274

137   STONINGTON              567,359     22,441

138   STRATFORD               1,625,484   64,269

139   SUFFIELD                551,400     21,819

140   THOMASTON               230,765     9,140

141   THOMPSON                349,618     13,854

142   TOLLAND                 578,674     22,899

143   TORRINGTON              1,015,758   40,479

144   TRUMBULL                1,611,010   63,760

145   UNION                   15,205      603

146   VERNON                  828,694     32,698

147   VOLUNTOWN               61,984      2,467

148   WALLINGFORD             1,517,238   60,038

151   WATERBURY               6,011,983   237,818

152   WATERFORD               561,573     22,220

153   WATERTOWN               830,550     32,870

154   WESTBROOK               185,254     7,331

155   WEST HARTFORD           2,550,796   100,818

156   WEST HAVEN              1,702,893   67,546

157   WESTON                  466,436     18,466

158   WESTPORT                1,210,295   47,910

159   WETHERSFIELD            826,555     32,680

160   WILLINGTON              106,631     4,311

161   WILTON                  881,041     34,881

162   WINCHESTER              347,407     13,832

163   WINDHAM                 973,883     38,944

164   WINDSOR                 1,036,930   40,941

165   WINDSOR LOCKS           370,029     14,615

166   WOLCOTT                 536,520     21,233

167   WOODBRIDGE              171,669     6,869

169   WOODSTOCK               415,964     16,467

201   DISTRICT NO. 1          102,957     0

204   DISTRICT NO. 4          178,828     0

205   DISTRICT NO. 5          455,002     0

206   DISTRICT NO. 6          199,545     7,900

207   DISTRICT NO. 7          222,316     0

208   DISTRICT NO. 8          318,319     0

209   DISTRICT NO. 9          174,382     0

210   DISTRICT NO. 10         515,243     20,397

211   DISTRICT NO. 11         62,264      0

212   DISTRICT NO. 12         366,321     14,496

213   DISTRICT NO. 13         420,615     16,651

214   DISTRICT NO. 14         407,576     16,125

215   DISTRICT NO. 15         875,580     34,644

216   DISTRICT NO. 16         487,916     19,304

217   DISTRICT NO. 17         466,408     18,460

218   DISTRICT NO. 18         269,452     10,662

219   DISTRICT NO. 19         223,672     0

301   CTHSS                   2,480,743   0

336   DEPT CORRECTION         221,861     0

347   DCF                     45,757      0

                        TOTAL 132,971,468 5,089,013

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