Apply for a Grant

Connecticut Community Foundation uses an online system (GOapply) for grant application and reporting.  If you have not yet already registered a GOapply account, you must do so to apply for grant funding. Initial 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 Foundation’s grant portal:

Grant Applications and Deadlines

 Grant Area 

Fall 2025 Deadline 

Spring 2026 Deadline 

Fall 2026 Deadline 

Program Officer  Next Application Opens  

Arts and Culture

 

March 17, 2026 

  Josh Carey  Opens February 2, 2026 

Building Equitable Opportunity 

*IMPORTANT:
DEADLINE HAS CHANGED TO FALL ROUND ONLY
 

September 8, 2025 

 

TBD 

Josh Carey 

August 1, 2025 

Grassroots Leadership 

 

Rolling deadline. September and November Funds Awarded within 6 weeks of meeting.  

Rolling deadline. March and June Funds Awarded within 6 weeks of meeting.  

Rolling deadline. September and November Funds Awarded within 6 weeks of meeting.  

Tallitha Richardson OPEN 

Health and Environmental Justice 

*IMPORTANT:
DEADLINE HAS CHANGED TO FALL ROUND ONLY

September 8, 2025 

 

TBD 

Francesca Evangelista 

August 1, 2025 

Pathways (Older Adults) 

*IMPORTANT:
DEADLINE HAS CHANGED TO SPRING ROUND ONLY
 

 

March 17, 2026

  Francesca Evangelista Opens February 2, 2026 

Strengthening Nonprofits 

Rolling
deadline. September and 
November
Funds Awarded within 6 weeks of meeting.

Rolling deadline. March and June Funds Awarded within 6 weeks of meeting.

Rolling
deadline. September and 
November
Funds Awarded within 6 weeks of meeting.
Patrick McKenna OPEN
SPECIAL FUNDS

Herbst Fund for Eye Research 

September 8, 2025  

 

TBD 

Francesca Evangelista

August 1, 2025 

Lois Livingston McMillen Fund

 

March 17, 2026

  Patrick McKenna Opens February 2, 2026

Pride in the Hills Fund 

September 8, 2025 

  TBD Josh Carey

August 1, 2025 

Saunders Health Fund for Naugatuck 

 

March 17, 2026

  Francesca Evangelista Opens February 2, 2026

Southbury Community Trust

September 8, 2025  

  TBD Josh Carey

August 1, 2025 

Waterbury Black Giving Circle 

  TBD  

Tallitha Richardson 

TBD

Whittemore Travel Scholarship Fund 

Rolling deadline. Funds awarded quarterly

Rolling deadline. Funds awarded quarterly

Rolling deadline. Funds awarded quarterly

Tallitha Richardson

OPEN

Women’s Fund 

 

March 17, 2026 

  Patrick McKenna Opens February 2, 2026 

Women’s Giving Circle 

  TBD  

Mark Berardi

TBD

Most grant areas will use our GENERAL GRANT APPLICATION and request that the grant area be specified during the application process.

Contact Our Program Staff

Please contact us with questions about your grant proposal or our grant application process.