Regional Services Grants (RSG)
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Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Sections 4-66k and 4-66r, the Office of Policy and Management is required to distribute regional services grants (RSG) to councils of governments (COGs) in the amount of one hundred eighty-five thousand five hundred dollars plus sixty-eight cents per capita, using population information from the most recent federal decennial census. The OPM Secretary must also approve a the spending plan for each COG before an RSG award can be executed.
Regional Council of Governments Regional Service Plans FY 23 RSG Plans
The chart below depicts the calculation of each COG’s share of FY 23 RSG
| Distribution of Regional Services Grants-in-aid to Councils of Governments for FY 2023 in accordance with CGS Section 4-66k(d) | |||||
| (1) | (2) | (1)+(2) | |||
| Base | Population | Per Capita | Per Capita | Total RSG | |
| Planning Region (COG) | Payment | 2020 Census | Factor | Payment | FY 2023 |
| Capitol (CRCOG) | $185,500.00 | 976,248 | $0.68 | $663,848.64 | $849,348.64 |
| Metropolitan (MetroCOG) | $185,500.00 | 325,778 | $0.68 | $221,529.04 | $407,029.04 |
| Lower CT River Valley (RiverCOG) | $185,500.00 | 174,225 | $0.68 | $118,473.00 | $303,973.00 |
| Naugatuck Valley (NVCOG) | $185,500.00 | 450,376 | $0.68 | $306,255.68 | $491,755.68 |
| Northeastern (NECCOG) | $185,500.00 | 95,348 | $0.68 | $64,836.64 | $250,336.64 |
| Northwest Hills (NHCOG) | $185,500.00 | 112,503 | $0.68 | $76,502.04 | $262,002.04 |
| South Central (SCRCOG) | $185,500.00 | 570,487 | $0.68 | $387,931.16 | $573,431.16 |
| Southeastern (SECOG) | $185,500.00 | 280,430 | $0.68 | $190,692.40 | $376,192.40 |
| Western (WestCOG) | $185,500.00 | 620,549 | $0.68 | $421,973.32 | $607,473.32 |
| Total | $1,669,500.00 | 3,605,944 | $2,452,041.92 | $4,121,541.92 | |
For further information contact:
Rebecca Augur
Intergovernmental Policy and Planning Division
Phone: 860-418-6343
E-mail: Rebecca.Augur@ct.gov