WBDC to Receive $9.8 Million in DECD Funding to Support Women-Owned Businesses in Connecticut

Governor Ned Lamont recently announced the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) will be awarded $9.8 million in grant funding, distributed over a five-year period, through a business support initiative administered by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). In total, the DECD program is providing $46.6 million in funding to ten local nonprofit economic development organizations across the state.