New Online Grants Portal
At the beginning of 2023, Connecticut Community Foundation transitioned to a new grants portal (GOapply). We hope this new technology will improve the experience of nonprofit partners like you–making it easier for you to find grant opportunities and submit applications. The new grants portal, GOapply, has a fresh look and is more customizable and flexible so our team can better respond to nonprofit feedback and community needs.
If you have not yet already registered a GOapply account in 2023, you must do so now to apply for grant funding. Registration requires approval and may take up to two business days. Please register with ample time to prepare and submit your application.
The following resources provide additional details and instructions to help you register and get started in the new portal.
Grant Applications and Deadlines
See below for the schedule of funding opportunities. To start an application, click on the “apply” link, which will bring you to the Foundation’s new online grant portal.
Additional details about each grant area are available online by clicking through on the title. Most grant areas will use our General Grant Application and request that the grant area be specified during the application process.
| Grant Area | Application | Deadline(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Apply using the General Grant Application |
February 20, 2025 |
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| Health and Environmental Justice | Apply using the General Grant Application |
February 20, 2025 October 15, 2025 |
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Older Adults (Pathways) |
Apply using the General Grant Application |
February 20, 2025 October 15, 2025 |
| Strengthening Nonprofits | Apply using the General Grant Application |
February 20, 2025 |
| Grassroots Leadership | Apply using the Grassroots Grant Application |
Rolling |
| Arts and Culture |
Apply |
February 20, 2025 |
Special grant opportunities:
| Grant Area | Application | Deadline(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Apply using the General Grant Application |
February 20, 2025 |
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Apply using the General Grant Application |
October 15, 2025 |
| Saunders Fund for the Sick and Infirm of Naugatuck | Apply using the General Grant Application |
February 20, 2025 |
| Southbury Community Trust Fund | Apply using the General Grant Application |
February 20, 2025 October 15, 2025 |
| Whittemore Travel Scholarship Fund for Youth | Apply using the Whittemore Travel Application |
Rolling |
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Apply using the General Grant Application |
February 22, 2025 |
| Women’s Giving Circle | Apply using the Women’s Giving Circle Application |
Spring, 2025 (TBA) |
Please contact us with questions about your grant proposal or our grant application process.
- Wanda Y. Correa, Vice President, Community Impact: Overall grantmaking, evaluation and community impact; Waterbury Black Giving Circle, Women’s Giving Circle.
- Josh Carey, Director of Grants Management: Arts and Culture; Building Equitable Opportunity; Pride in the Hills Fund; Southbury Community Trust Fund; scholarships.
- Francesca Evangelista, Program Officer: Pathways for Older Adults; Health and Environmental Justice (Including Herbst Eye Research Fund); Saunders Fund for the Sick and Infirm of Naugatuck.
- Josh Feliciano, Program Assistant: General information on grant requirements; technical support with applications and reporting; overall administrative support for program team.
- Patrick McKenna, Senior Program Officer: Organizational capacity building initiatives; Strengthening Nonprofits grants; Grassroots Leadership; Ion Bank Foundation; Women’s Fund; Whittemore Travel Scholarship.
- Yadira Perez, Director BRASS Program: Director of older adults program, BRASS, in Waterbury.
- Tallitha Richardson, Senior Program and Scholarship Associate: Scholarships; general grant information; technical support with applications and reporting.