Foundation / Corporation
Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
01/13/21 5:00 PM EDT
Grants of up to $50,000 to Connecticut nonprofits, schools, and municipal and governmental agencies in eligible towns for environmental programs. First-time applicants must contact the Foundation prior to submitting a full application. Funding is intended for initiatives that will preserve environmental habitats, engage youth in environmental activities, and focus on environmental justice.
The Community Foundation strives to foster a greater region-wide understanding of – and to promote action on – the relationship between the health of the natural world and the health and well-being of local residents. For 2021, the Foundation will consider environmental grants that benefit any of the 42 towns in the Foundation's region.
Priority is given to programs that:
Preference is given to programs that are:
The Foundation will also consider:
GrantWatch ID#: 162696
Eligible applicants may submit grant requests of $10,000 - $50,000.
Grants may be requested for up to three years of funding.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Apply: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=cfect
Questions should be directed to:
Jennifer O’Brien, Program Director
JennOB@cfect.org
860.442.3572
Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
68 Federal Street
New London, CT 06320
Towns of Ashford, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Eastford, East Lyme, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Hampton, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Mansfield, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Plainfield, Pomfret, Preston, Putnam, Salem, Scotland, Sprague, Stafford, Sterling, Stonington, Thompson, Union, Voluntown, Waterford, Willington, Windham, and Woodstock.
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