In 2005, the CHEFA Board of Directors began targeted investments into specific areas of focus related to the CHEFA mission. The goal of these targeted investments is to provide some sustained funding for critical needs in our state that have the potential to make a substantive positive impact on citizen of Connecticut.

The current focus areas of this initiative are the Nursing Shortage in Connecticut and Violence Prevention.

Toward that end, the Authority has committed to funding programs at Sacred Heart University to increase the number of nursing educators in Connecticut, cited by the experts as a leading cause of the nursing shortage; and through the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the State of Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate for violence prevention programs that help the next generation learn to recognize and avoid violent situations and relationships.

To date, $640,000 has been awarded through the Targeted Investment Programs.