The Connecticut Social Equity Council, the body charged with ensuring that revenues from legal cannabis sales benefit marginalized communities, is soliciting applications for its relaunched community grants program.
The Reimagine & Revitalize (R2) Program, a $36 million community reinvestment initiative, is designed to expand opportunity in communities disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs, according to the council.
The program, which makes grants to community organizations, was paused in 2024 amid tensions within the council and concerns from legislators. Gov. Ned Lamont’s office and the legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus questioned a lack of strategy and accountability in the grant-making process.
