Sacred Heart University, through its “Nuestro Barrio” program, received a $95,000 contribution to create the first Innovation Seed Fund.
The signing of the grant agreement now paves the way to speed recovery dollars needed to restore damaged and destroyed homes, businesses and infrastructure.
Breaking from following the usual pattern of filing a bill, then holding public hearings, Committee Chairman Larry Seilhamer and Sen. Eduardo Bhatia heard expert recommendations to then submit the draft regulatory framework.