Grants Available for Weather-Damaged Connecticut Farms

Connecticut farmers who suffered unrecoverable losses in production and property damage in 2013 due to severe weather events are eligible for grants to help recover and rebuild. Sponsored by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture and the Department of Economic and Community Development, a total of $5 million has been designated for the grants, with individual awards given based on the number of qualifying applications received by the July 15, 2013, deadline. “Over the last two years, our state’s farm sector endured a series of severe weather-related blows that have put many of their businesses in peril,” said Governor Dannel P. Malloy, who announced the awards this week. “I am committed to helping these hard-working families recover their losses and to seeing Connecticut’s small farms succeed and thrive.” Learn more.