Gov. Ned Lamont delivered a modest $7.7 million grant to the U.S. Naval Submarine Base in Groton on Thursday for dock and waterfront improvements as part of the state’s continuing effort to keep the base open and operating in southeastern Connecticut. The grant is part of a commitment the state made two decades ago to keep the sub base, a powerful driver of the regional economy, off the U.S. Navy’s list of installations subject to possible closure. The $7 million, the latest installment on about $23 million the state has turned over the the U.S. Navy since 2009, is a symbolic contribution to the cost of operating the base, home to 6,000 sailors and Department of Defense civilian employees, the location off the U.S. Navy’s submarine school and home port to 22 submarines.
U.S. Naval Submarine Base granted $7.7M for improvements as part of promise to secure future in CT
