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The Early Childhood Care and Education Grants is a funding program from the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut that supports early childhood programs and initiatives aimed at improving care and educational outcomes for young children in Eastern Connecticut.
The foundation focuses on ending child poverty and supporting a healthy, thriving community through grants to nonprofit organizations delivering early childhood education and family support services. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations providing early childhood care, education, or related family support programs in Eastern Connecticut.
Grant amounts and application deadlines vary by cycle; visit the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut website for current guidelines.
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CFECT – Community Foundation for Eastern Connecticut Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. Ending child poverty in Connecticut starts with policy—and the time to act is now. On March 19, leaders from across the state gathered at the Capitol to advance solutions like a Child Tax Credit, universal school meals, housing stability, and expanded nutrition assistance.
LET’S MAKE GOOD HAPPEN together. We bring people together to work toward a healthy, thriving, sustainable Eastern Connecticut. We are dedicated to the care of our COMMUNITY .
Since 1983, we’ve been combining philanthropy with innovative action to address the needs, challenges, rights, and interests of our community, while fulfilling the passions of our donors. Our Donors have a lasting impact on EASTERN CONNECTICUT and beyond.
Visionary donors entrust us with transformative gifts that expand our ability to act boldly—connecting environment, education, equity, and community well-being—so every generation can live with dignity and opportunity.
LEGACIES INSPIRING ACTION : Peter Letz & the Janvrin Sisters In 2014 and 2017, two landmark bequests—from Peter Grayson Letz and from Mary Janvrin and Natalie Janvrin Wiggins—transformed our capacity to invest in the future of Eastern Connecticut. These gifts, totaling more than $18 million, were designed to support animal welfare, environmental protection, and community resilience.
Their legacy helped redefine what it means to care for our environment—not just protecting wildlife and ecosystems, but promoting environmental equity: ensuring that all communities, especially those most vulnerable, benefit from clean air, healthy land, and climate resilience. Since then, we’ve granted over $6.
1 million to support conservation, watershed health, climate justice, and humane animal care—while also adopting a socially responsible investment policy that aligns our endowment with our values. From local land trusts to youth-led climate action, we continue to honor their vision through bold, equity-centered environmental leadership.
OUR STORY | DONOR STORIES | RECENT GRANTS Collaborating with partners to put philanthropy into action to address the needs, rights and interests of our community in Eastern Connecticut. WE SERVE 42 TOWNS AND CITIES in New London, Windham, and Tolland Counties. WE LEAD CHANGE in our region—and beyond—through grantmaking, convenings, and advocacy.
Equity is at the center of What We Do. OUR WORK FOCUSES ON SIX PRIORITY AREAS: Early Childhood Care and Education Youth Development and Empowerment Access to Affordable, Safe, and Inclusive Housing Access to High-Quality and Affordable Health Care Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment “The last few years have been remarkable in demonstrating your deep commitment to equity in our community.
” Stay up-to-date on the steady progress we make in our towns and across the state to better the lives of our neighbors.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations serving Eastern Connecticut, with initiatives in early childhood care and education. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Varies (example grants around $30,000) Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Federal grant success rates typically range from 10-30%, varying by agency and program. Build a strong proposal with clear objectives, measurable outcomes, and a well-justified budget to improve your chances.
Requirements vary by sponsor, but typically include a project narrative, budget justification, organizational capability statement, and key personnel CVs. Check the official notice for the complete list of required attachments.
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Review timelines vary by funder. Federal agencies typically take 3-6 months from submission to award notification. Foundation grants may be faster, often 1-3 months. Check the program's timeline in the official solicitation for specific dates.
Many federal programs offer multi-year funding or allow competitive renewals. Check the official solicitation for continuation and renewal policies. Non-competing continuation applications are common for multi-year awards.
The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.