Statutory Authority – C.G.S 14-21j

Starting in 1999, the CT DMV began issuing Amistad commemorative number plates to enhance public awareness of The Amistad Incident of 1839. The DMV transfers the money accumulated from the sale of these plates into a commemorative account within OPM. Funds in the account may be granted out to qualifying entities annually depending on the balance of available funds from the license plate sales. The funds in the accounts and the accompanying grants are to be designated for:

• Innovative community programs to further the goal of informing the public of the 1839 uprising against the crew of the Spanish slave schooner, The Amistad, and the United States Supreme Court case that arose from such uprising.
  
  
• Allocation of grants to agencies, institutions, or people to conduct research, provide public education, establish outreach programs and enhance public awareness of The Amistad uprising and its place in Connecticut’s history.

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