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.
Important Note: First-time grant applicants MUST schedule an in-person meeting with the program office for your area of interest BEFORE you can apply.
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
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Grant Area |
Spring 2026 Deadline |
Fall 2026 Deadline |
Program Officer | Next Application Opens |
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March 17, 2026 |
No Fall Round | Josh Carey | OPEN | |
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Building Equitable Opportunity *IMPORTANT: |
No Spring Round |
September 10, 2026 |
Summer 2026 |
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Rolling deadline. Funds awarded quarterly |
Rolling deadline. September and November Funds Awarded within 6 weeks of meeting. |
Tallitha Richardson | OPEN |
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Health and Environmental Justice *IMPORTANT: |
No Spring Round |
September 10, 2026 |
Summer 2026 | |
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*IMPORTANT: |
March 17, 2026 |
No Fall Rounds | Francesca Evangelista | OPEN |
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Rolling deadline. Funds awarded quarterly |
Rolling deadline. September and November Funds Awarded within 6 weeks of meeting. |
Patrick McKenna | OPEN | |
| SPECIAL FUNDS | ||||
| No Spring Round |
September 10, 2026 |
Francesca Evangelista |
Summer 2026 |
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| No Spring Round | September 10, 2026 | Josh Carey |
Summer 2026 |
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March 17, 2026 |
No Fall Round | Francesca Evangelista | OPEN | |
| No Spring Round | September 10, 2026 | Josh Carey |
Summer 2026 |
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| TBD | No Fall Round | TBD | ||
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Rolling deadline. Funds awarded quarterly |
Rolling deadline. Funds awarded quarterly |
OPEN | ||
| TBD | 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.
- 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, Information Technology Associate: General information on grant requirements; technical support with applications and reporting.
- Patrick McKenna, Assistant Director, Community Impact: Organizational capacity building initiatives; Strengthening Nonprofits grants; Grassroots Leadership; Ion Bank Foundation; Women’s Fund; Whittemore Travel Scholarship.
- Tallitha Richardson, Scholarship & Collective Giving Program Officer: Scholarship information; general information about the Foundation’s Giving Circles.
