Danbury to receive $176.5M in state funding under new Connecticut budget over next two fiscal years

Danbury to receive $176.5M in state funding under new Connecticut budget over next two fiscal years

DANBURY — Under the $55.8 billion biennial Connecticut state budget that lawmakers recently approved, the city of Danbury is slated to see more than $176.5 million in state funds over the next two years.  Those funds include state Education Cost Sharing grant money, special education grants, the Municipal Grant-In-Aid, the Supplemental Revenue Grant, Payment In Lieu of Taxes money, or PILOT, and Town Road Aid.  Danbury’s annual state aid total f…