Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-119a

The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut is authorized to make grants, within available appropriations, to the Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service. The grants shall be used: (1) To provide technical education to the Connecticut marine industry including fin fisherman, shell fishermen, lobstermen, marine operators, the marine recreational industry, town commissions and other citizens of Connecticut; (2) to coordinate marine advisory service educational programs with marine advisory services in other states; and (3) to encourage the development of the marine industry.