State of Connecticut
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Description
**General Description and Facts**
Within its compact borders, Connecticut has forested hills, new urban skylines, shoreline beaches, white-steeple colonial churches, and historic village greens. There are classic Ivy League schools, modern expressways, great corporate offices, and small farms. Connecticut is a thriving center of business, as well as a vacation land. It is both a New England state, and neighbor to New York City and Boston.
Name of State: Connecticut
Statehood: January 9, 1788 (5th state)
Nickname/Official Designation: "The Constitution State" was adopted by Act of the Legislature, 1959.
Name Origin/Indian: Quinnehtukqut -- Mohegan for "Long River Place" or "Beside the Long Tidal River"
Capitol: Hartford, the sole Capital City since 1875
Governor: Ned Lamont
State Motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet -- "He Who Transplanted Still Sustains"
Population: The population of Connecticut was 3,574,097 according to the 2010 U.S. Official Census. The most recent population estimate from the Connecticut Department of Public Health is 3,590,886 as of July 1, 2015.
Cities with largest population (2010):
- Bridgeport 144,229
- New Haven 129,779
- Hartford 124,775
- Stamford 122,643
- Waterbury 110,366
Area: 5,018 square miles
Counties: 8
Towns: 169
Cities: 21
Boroughs: 9
Famous For: Inventors (Charles Goodyear, Elias Howe, Eli Whitney, Eli Terry); inventions (watchmaking, typewriters); insurance; submarines; PEZ; steamed cheeseburgers; hot lobster rolls; and the best pizza in the world
Sponsor Relationship
State of Connecticut is not a part of any other sponsors in our database.
The following sponsors are parts of State of Connecticut:
- Connecticut Department of Agriculture
- Connecticut Department of Public Health
- State of Connecticut - Office of Policy and Management
- Connecticut Office of Higher Education
- Connecticut Department of Administrative Services
- Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
- Connecticut’s Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
- Connecticut Department of Correction
- Connecticut Department of Social Services
- Connecticut State Department of Education
- Connecticut State Library
- Connecticut Council on Environmental Quality
- Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
- Connecticut State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Connecticut Sentencing Commission
- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Connecticut Department of Housing
- Connecticut Office of Early Childhood
- Connecticut Office of the Victim Advocate
- Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission
- Connecticut Department of Labor
- City of New Haven, Connecticut
Most Recent Grants from This Sponsors
A Greyfield is generally defined as previously developed commercial, retail, office, or...
Added on 2026-06-04
**Description:**
The Office of Health Strategy (OHS) announces a Notice of Funding Opportunity...
Added on 2026-05-26
Through this procurement, OEC will select a partner to lead the implementation of the Head Start...
Added on 2026-04-21
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) is pleased to announce a Request for Applications...
Added on 2026-04-20
Deadline Approaching Grants
**Scope**: The purpose of this program is to perform activities to achieve the Goals and...
Deadline on 2026-08-15
****Community Development Block Grant: Small Cities********"The Key to Connecticut's...
Deadline on 2026-08-29
The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) grants funds received from the National Endowment for...
Deadline on 2026-08-31
The CT State Library (CSL) considers Foresight when approaching library design for Probable,...
Deadline on 2026-09-01