Women's Fund Grant (Connecticut Community Foundation)

Women's Fund Grant (Connecticut Community Foundation) is sponsored by Connecticut Community Foundation. This grant aims to empower girls and young women by fostering self-esteem, resilience, and advocacy through targeted programs. The fund emphasizes collaboration and supports projects that create inclusive environments, meaningful youth involvement, and positive role models.

Apply for a Grant - Connecticut Community Foundation Please Support the Foundation’s Fund for Urgent Response: Help Our Neighbors with Immediate, Critical Needs. Apply for a Grant wpadmin 2026-03-27T10:44:15-04:00 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 Building Equitable Opportunity Rolling deadline . Funds awarded quarterly Rolling deadline. September and November Funds Awarded within 6 weeks of meeting.

Health and Environmental Justice Rolling deadline . Funds awarded quarterly deadline. September and November Funds Awarded within 6 weeks of meeting.

Herbst Fund for Eye Research Saunders Health Fund for Naugatuck Southbury Community Trust Fund Waterbury Black Giving Circle Whittemore Travel Scholarship Fund Rolling deadline . Funds awarded quarterly Rolling deadline . Funds awarded quarterly Most grant areas will use our G ENERAL GRANT APPLICATION and request that the grant area be specified during the application process.

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.