Quick Grants is sponsored by Connecticut Humanities. Small implementation grants for humanities activities such as public programs, exhibitions, and tours that are open to the public and based in the humanities.

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Successful proposals must be: Open to the general public Free or low-cost to attend Clearly interpretive and based in the humanities Quick Grants fund several project types, including exhibitions, walking tours, panel discussions, digital learning tools, and community reading projects. For more information and examples of typical Quick Grant projects, view the “Sample Quick Grants” below.

Quick Grants are intended for public humanities programs . To learn more about the humanities, click here.

To apply for a Quick Grant, your organization must be one of the following: A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in the state of Connecticut for at least one year and governed by a board of directors that meets regularly A municipality in the state of Connecticut A Connecticut-based federally or State recognized tribe For more information about eligibility, view the Guidelines below.

Please read the Quick Grant guidelines before applying. The Quick Grant Guidelines outline eligibility requirements, eligible expenses, matching requirements, grant duration, and more.

CT Humanities seeks to fund projects that include significant humanities scholarship and content; explore topics and stories in an inclusive, diverse, and equitable manner; and commemorate the 250th anniversary of the formation of the United States consistent with the America 250 | CT Commission’s guiding themes .

If your project involves or interprets Indigenous history or cultures, please also note CT Humanities’ Indigenous Values Statement and accompanying resources here. FAQs & Resources for Applicants Need help with navigating the CTH Grant Portal? Have questions about CTH’s grants?

Seeking resources to help develop and strengthen humanities projects? Click the button below to view our FAQs & Resources for Applicants: FAQs & Resources for Applicants Please also feel free to reach out to CTH Grants Staff at grants@cthumanities. org with any questions.

Upcoming Application Deadlines FY25-26: *The CTH Grants department will be closed Monday, December 22 – Friday, January 2 for the holidays directly before the January 5 deadline. We will be unavailable to answer questions or consult on projects during this time. We strongly encourage interested applicants to reach out to CTH early to discuss their Quick Grant projects.

Award Notification: The first workday of the following month Please note that application questions may change from year to year. Some sample model applications may not reflect all questions asked in the current application.

Discussion-Based Public Programs Quick Grants can fund discussion-based programs that explore humanities themes and topics through formats such as panel presentations, lectures, symposia, author talks, or other types of events that contextualize and interpret activities like film screenings, concerts, and performances.

Regardless of the format, the project should provide opportunities for the audience to ask questions and engage with presenters. For example, an event where audiences watch a film with no accompanying programming would not be a competitive Quick Grant application. However, an event where the film is followed by a panel discussion that further explores the issues and themes raised in the film could be funded through a Quick Grant.

Sample Model Applications: Capital Community College Foundation – 2022 Pennington Lecture Events Harriet Beecher Stowe Center – The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Presents Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. in Conversation Ridgefield Historical Society – Votes for Women: Ridgefield Celebrates the 19th Amendment (VFW) Silvermine Arts Center – ReFRAMING Aging: Health, Happiness, and the Arts Quick Grants can fund small, interpretive exhibitions that explore humanities themes or issues.

Exhibitions should include accompanying explanatory text that contextualizes the issues raised for the public. For example, an exhibition that explores the issues surrounding housing inequities in our communities could be funded through a Quick Grant.

Sample Model Applications: Litchfield Historical Society – By the Virtue of its Citizens: Education a New Nation at Sarah Pierce’s Academy Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum – From Corsets to Suffrage: Victorian Women Trailblazers Quick Grants can fund local walking, driving, or bicycle tours that explore humanities themes or issues.

For example, a walking tour that helps the public to better understand how immigrant communities impacted the growth and development of a neighborhood could be funded through a Quick Grant.

Sample Model Applications: Connecticut Historical Society – CHS 3D Exhibit Tours New London Landmarks – Discrimination, Urban Renewal and New London’s Lost Neighborhood: a Walking and Virtual Tour Town of Wethersfield – Wethersfield Heritage Walk Expansion Quick Grants can fund the creation and promotion of digital learning tools for the general public or school-based audiences, such as audio guides, digital exhibits, virtual tours, and classroom materials for teachers.

A Quick Grant for Digital Learning Tools should clearly articulate how these tools will be accessed and used by its audience. For example, online materials to help high school teachers meet the requirement of Public Act 19-12 requiring schools to offer courses on African, Black, Puerto Rican, and Latino studies could be funded by a Quick Grant.

Sample Model Applications: The Barnum Museum – Before the Afterlife: Exploring the Culture and Life of the Barnum Museum’s Egyptian Mummy Mystic Seaport Museum – Online Programming for “Sailor Made: Folk Art of the Sea” Sacred Heart University/WSHU – Still Newtown (Podcast) Windham Textile & History Museum – Exhibits for Everyone: Creating Audio Exhibits for Non-Reading Visitors Community Reading Projects Quick Grants can fund programs that connect your community through a common reading experience with discussion and opportunities to reflect or learn more about topics raised in the book.

Community reading projects could involve inviting your community to read a book, followed by a visit from the author to discuss their work. Please note that CT Humanities only covers the cost of books if the books are incorporated into the program in such a way that the public will be encouraged to read and use the books throughout the program.

For example, CT Humanities could support the purchase of several copies of a book being made available to local libraries in advance of the author’s visit.

Sample Model Applications: Connecticut College – One Book One Region 2021 Eastern Connecticut State University Foundation – Virtual Conversation with Vietnamese American Graphic Novelist Thi Bui CT Historical Society & Sarada Nori, Kuchipudi and the Indo-Colonial Context (August 2021) We are eager to help you submit a strong application. Before applying, organizations must contact CTH Grants Staff at grants@cthumanities.

org to discuss your project idea. Applications submitted without prior communication with CTH staff will not be considered. For a PDF preview of the current Quick Grant application, click here .

For an overview of the application process, click here . Online Grant Application Portal In FY25, the success rate for Quick Grants was Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am – 5pm