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RESOLUTION OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN, APPLY FOR, AND ACCEPT COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND PLANNING GRANTS FROM THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NOT TO EXCEED $250,000 TO SUPPORT PLANNING ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE ESTABLISHING OF AN HBCU IN NEW HAVEN.
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WHEREAS, the State of Connecticut is making available over $800 million to support transformative investments in communities such as New Haven through the Community Investment Fund 2030 ("CIF"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 32-763 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development ("DECD") is authorized to extend financial assistance for economic and community development projects, including planning projects through CIF; and
WHEREAS, in 2024, the New Haven Board of Alders explored adopting Resolution LM-2024-0502, which would have acknowledged and apologized for the City's role in opposing the 1831 proposal to establish a college for Black men in New Haven, and proposed commitments to foster educational opportunities and racial equity as a form of remediation for that historic harm; and
WHEREAS, the Connecticut Historically Black College & University Alumni Network, Inc. (the "Alumni Network") and the City of New Haven (the "City") are collaborating on a planning initiative (the "HBCU Planning Project") to explore establishing the first HBCU presence in New England in New Haven, focused on Connecticut's growth sectors such as quantum, bioscience, and other STEM-related fields, by conducting a feasibility study, strategic plan, community engagement, and early design work, as well as near-term programming that connects Connecticut students to Historically Black Colleges and Universities ("HBCUs") while planning advances toward a campus preliminarily envisioned in the Beaver Hills-Westville corridor; and
WHEREAS, the Alumni Network intends to serve as the lead applicant to...
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