Arts Funding

At the Connecticut Community Foundation, they are proud to serve 21 towns – each with its own character, strengths, and priorities. While demographics, nonprofit presence and capacity, and local concerns may vary from place to place, they also see powerful common threads, shared hopes for healthier communities, greater economic opportunity and lasting impact.

Connecticut Community Foundation uses an online system (GOapply) for grant application and reporting.

Connecticut Community Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for:

• Building Equitable Opportunity
• Health and Environmental Justice
• Herbst Fund for Eye Research
• Pride in the Hills Fund
• Southbury Community Trust Fund
• Grassroots Leadership

Application Deadline: Tuesday, September 15, at 11:59 pm

Real Art Ways announces the Provision Fund, a new grant program that will support Connecticut artists in creating new work. The Provision Fund is made possible with funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and will be managed and administered by Real Art Ways.

In its first year of annual grant-making, six $10,000 project grants will be awarded to Connecticut-based artists through an open-call, juried process.

The 2026 jury will include artist Saya Woolfalk, author and curator Seph Rodney, and arts professional Kelsey Halliday Johnson.

Projects must be grounded in the visual arts and be public-facing. (Projects will not take place at Real Art Ways.) Individual artists, collaborative teams, and informal collectives are eligible and encouraged to apply. There is no application fee.

Grantees will be announced in December of 2026.

Application Deadline: Sunday, September 20

CT Humanities offers a wide variety of grant lines to support strong humanities projects and the institutions that offer them. 

Mini Grants are small grants of up to $2500 that support small-scale humanities activities such as discussion-based public programs, mini exhibitions, and portions of tours. Please note smaller organizations will be prioritized for this grant line.

Mini Grants fund several project types, including small exhibitions, walking tours, parts panel discussions, digital learning tools, and community reading projects.

Successful proposals must be:

• Open to the general public
• Free or low-cost to attend

Application Deadlines for FY27-28: October 1, 2026 | December 1, 2026 | Februray 1, 2027 | April 1, 2027 | & June 1, 2027

CT Humanities offers a wide variety of grant lines to support strong humanities projects and the institutions that offer them. 

Project Grants support the planning or execution of humanities projects, such as exhibitions, public programs, and interpretive digital media projects. The implementation stage is intended for projects that are ready to bring to fruition.

All Project Grant proposals must demonstrate significant humanities scholarship and content and articulate clearly defined goals that will be achieved during the project.

Application Deadline for FY26-27: Sunday, November 1, 2026 & Saturday, May 1, 2027

CT Humanities offers a wide variety of grant lines to support strong humanities projects and the institutions that offer them. 

Capacity Grants help Connecticut organizations that bring humanities to the public think strategically, better understand their audiences, assets, and operations, and plan for the future. They support a wide range of projects. 

As of FY27, Capacity Grants can fund projects which may include, but are not limited to consultant-led initiatives.

Application Deadline for FY27: Sunday, November 1, 2026 & Saturday, May 1, 2027

The Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which was established by Governor Lamont in 2021, provides financial assistance for infrastructure improvements to 501(c)(3) organizations that are at a heightened risk of being the target of a terrorist attack, hate crime, or violent act. It is administered by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection’s Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS).

Provides funds for presenters to travel and research artistic works that may be brought to New England. 

Deadline: Rolling

Microsoft Tech for Social Impact  offers grants and discounts for their products and services to eligible nonprofits, including solutions like Azure, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365.