2022 Grant Funding for Nonprofits Serving Greater New Haven

New Haven, CT (January 7, 2022)* - The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the region’s permanent endowment and largest grantmaker to local nonprofits, and its partner in philanthropy, the Valley Community Foundation, announce the opening of their 2022 grant application processes.

Annually in January, the foundations co-host a webinar that provides an overview of the various competitive grant opportunities, deadlines and capacity building workshop sessions available to nonprofits serving Greater New Haven. Applications are subject to eligibility criteria, including adherence to The Community Foundation’s anti-discrimination policy. Applicants who are unfamiliar with the grant process are encouraged to attend. For details and links to all 2022 grant processes, visit cfgnh.org/apply and valleyfoundation.org/apply.

VIEW RECORDING OF 2022 GRANTSEEKER WEBINAR

2022 Grant Programs in order of application deadline dates:

The Neighborhood Leadership Program
Application Deadline: January 18

The Neighborhood Leadership Program is a training and grant program for residents of New Haven, Hamden, East Haven and West Haven. The program supports the development of projects that build community and provide positive outcomes. Up to $3,000 in funding is available.

The Neighborhood Leadership Program is available through The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.

The Quinnipiac River Fund
Application Deadline: January 21

The Quinnipiac River Fund, a component fund at The Community Foundation, makes grants for projects designed to benefit the environmental quality of the Quinnipiac River, the New Haven Harbor and surrounding watersheds. A total of approximately $100,000 in grants are annually awarded from the Fund.

Quinnipiac River Fund grants are available through The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.

Responsive Grants - General Operating Support
Application Deadline: February 24

Responsive, general operating support grants offer flexible funding for organizations serving Greater New Haven residents. Single or multi-year grants are available. Grant awards average $25,000 - $30,000.

Responsive grants are available through both The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and the Valley Community Foundation.

Valley Community Grants
Application Deadline: March 4

Grants ranging from $250 to $2,500 are available to community groups and organizations for civic engagement projects.

Valley Community Grants are available through the Valley Community Foundation.

Racial Equity + Creative Healing in the Arts (REACH)
Application Deadline: May 2

Grants ranging $5,000 - $20,000 per-year for up to two years are available to Individual artists and nonprofit organizations seeking to create work that responds to the COVID-19 pandemic with cultural experiences that center racial justice, collective healing, and youth development.

REACH grants are available through both The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and the Valley Community Foundation, in partnership with the Arts Council of Greater New Haven.

BIPOC Cohort for Nonprofit Leadership
Application Deadline: June 6

Up to $15,000 is available to organizations for a two-year leadership development program offered to nonprofit professionals of color.

BIPOC Cohort for Nonprofit Leadership grants are available through both The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and the Valley Community Foundation.

Event Sponsorships
Application Deadline: Rolling

Sponsorships of up to $2,500 are awarded for one-day events, either virtual or in person. Applicants are advised to apply at least 60 days in advance of their events.

Event Sponsorships are available through both The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and the Valley Community Foundation.

Nonprofit Animal Shelter Grants
Application Deadline: Rolling

Grants up to $7,500 are available to any nonprofit animal shelter serving Greater New Haven.

Animal Shelter Grants are available through The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.

Small Grants
Application Deadline: Rolling

Grants up to $15,000 are available from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven for time-sensitive needs. Grants are available for projects, general operating support and capacity building needs. Applicants must be organizations with operating budgets of $2 million or less.

Small grants are available through The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.

Valley Community COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund
Application Deadline: Rolling

Grants of up to $5,000 are available to nonprofits working to support vaccinations and vaccination awareness.

COVID-19 Response and Recovery Grants are available through the Valley Community Foundation.

Valley Needs and Opportunities Grants
Application Deadline: Rolling

Grants ranging from $250 to $10,000 are available to organizations serving Lower Naugatuck Valley residents for innovative programs and emergency needs.

Valley Needs and Opportunities Grants are available through the Valley Community Foundation.

About The Community Foundation
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven in Connecticut is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the U.S. and was established in 1928 as the permanent charitable endowment for New Haven and its surrounding communities of: Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Milford, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, Wallingford, West Haven, and Woodbridge. In 2020, The Foundation began implementing a 5-year strategic plan and enacted new mission and vision statements toward expanding opportunity and equity in Greater New Haven. In 2021, it launched Stepping Forward, a $26 million commitment to addressing the impact of COVID-19 and advancing racial equity. The Foundation’s mission is to inspire, support, inform, listen to and collaborate with the people and organizations of Greater New Haven to build an ever more connected, inclusive, equitable and philanthropic community. For more information about The Foundation visit www.cfgnh.org or follow @cfgnh on facebook and twitter.

About The Valley Community Foundation

Established in 2004, the Valley Community Foundation distributes over $1.9 million in grants each year to support the local nonprofit sector and the people it serves. In addition to grantmaking, VCF works in strong partnership with The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (TCF), to promote philanthropy in Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton and receives funding from The Gates Fund and other preference funds at TCF that benefit the Valley. For more information, visit www.valleyfoundation.org.

* Updated on January 18, 2022