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Find similar grantsEnvironmental Resilience Grants is sponsored by Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut. These grants aim to advance equity through six focus areas, including environmental resilience. Recent awards have supported paid employment in environmental conservation for youth and enhancing forest and coastal habitats.
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Community Foundation Grants Address Inequities in Eastern CT – CFECT Community Foundation Grants Address Inequities in Eastern CT Published in LymeLine. com NEW LONDON—The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut has announced recent grant awards of nearly $2.
6 million to advance equity through its six focus areas as follows: 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 Community Foundation President and CEO Maryam Elahi reported, “For these grants, we were thrilled to receive donations of $385,765 from two anonymous funders, enabling us to issue our first-ever systems change grants and substantially increase our youth empowerment grantmaking in communities with limited resources.
This is a terrific example of the impact of thoughtful collaboration and partnering for greater impact. ” The Community Foundation funded more than $200,000 to address housing insecurity in Eastern Connecticut including: support for financial literacy for home seekers; homelessness prevention; civil rights enforcement for communities of color; and creation of new deed-restricted affordable housing.
Grantees addressing these issues include CT Fair Housing, Eastern CT Housing Opportunities (ECHO), Habitat for Humanity, HOPE Partnership, Always Home, Martin House, New London Homeless Hospitality, and Holy Family Home and Shelter in Willimantic. “Lack of housing that families can afford has become a major crisis in Eastern Connecticut.
The Community Foundation is committed to supporting multiple avenues to reduce the burden on local residents,” stated Jennifer O’Brien, program officer at the Community Foundation.
Other highlights of the 2024 grants include: $200,000 over two years to Access Community Action Agency to re-imagine pathways to homeownership for families in Northeastern Connecticut through partnerships that will bring homeownership counseling services, education and support to Windham County.
$105,765 over two years to the Partnership for Strong Communities to engage with youth and traditionally underserved families to conduct a comprehensive analysis of community housing needs and support the advocacy of families facing housing insecurity in Norwich.
$80,000 to Audubon Connecticut for Increasing Diversity in Conservation to provide paid employment in environmental conservation for youth, while enhancing forest and coastal habitats to benefit threatened bird species. $10,000 to 2-4-1 CARE , in partnership with Norwich Public Schools, for two 8-week afterschool sessions of 2-4-1 TOP Self Sports, a sports enrichment program for kindergarten to grade five students.
Total funding within our focus areas includes: Youth Empowerment $718,000; Basic Needs $793,165; Advocacy & Capacity $136,000; Environmental $822,225; and Animal Welfare $118,500. Visit the Community Foundation’s website for a complete list of grantees.
Editor’s Notes: Serving 42 towns and comprised of over 600 charitable funds, the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut’s vision is a healthy, thriving, sustainable Eastern Connecticut with greater equity for all. We collaborate with partners to put philanthropy into action to address the needs, rights and interests of our community in Eastern Connecticut.
The Community Foundation manages a permanent community endowment and has awarded over $100 million in grants and scholarships to nonprofits and students since its founding in 1983. To learn more, visit cfect. org.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Organizations working to advance equity in environmental resilience in Eastern Connecticut. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows varies (recent awards included $80,000 for increasing diversity in conservation). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Environmental Resilience Grants is funded by Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Women & Girls Fund (CFECT) is a grant from the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut that supports nonprofits working to help women and girls in Eastern Connecticut lead more fulfilling, productive, and healthy lives. Established in 1999, the Fund focuses on empowering women of all ages across 11 communities in the southeastern portion of the region. The program accepts applications with a deadline of October 4, 2026. Eligible applicants are nonprofits operating in Eastern Connecticut whose programs address the health, safety, economic security, or educational advancement of women and girls in the region.
The Brighter Futures Fund for Our Kids is a grant from the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut that funds programs working to end child poverty and improve outcomes for children and families in Eastern Connecticut. The Foundation supports initiatives addressing housing stability, nutrition, education, and economic security for children, drawing from its 40-year history of combining philanthropy with innovative community action. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations with programs that advance child well-being and family stability in Eastern Connecticut. Grant amounts and application cycles vary; visit the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut website for current funding priorities, guidelines, and open grant cycles.