The Southeast General grant is designed through donor intent to benefit the residents of East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Lyme, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Salem, Stonington and Waterford.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
State: Connecticut
Town: Selected Towns
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/10/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Details:
Programs that empower youth:
- enhance quality early childhood education and intervention services;
- support mentoring programs that encourage relationships between youth and caring adults;
- support access to programs that promote mental and physical health as well as those that address disconnected youth;
- enhance educational opportunities in science, literacy, arts and culture, especially those that use experiential learning;
- support post-secondary education access and job readiness;
- support youth-led social change and elevate the voices of youth in program planning.
And programs that promote basic needs and rights:
- promote individual and family economic security;
- increase food security and access to nutritious food;
- decrease homelessness through programs that promote diversion and intervention;
- improve access to healthcare and human services, especially in communities of color;
- promote healthy relationships and address domestic violence;
- utilize arts and cultural experiences to educate and improve overall quality of life.
Foundation Funds
Grants must be for the benefit of residents of East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Lyme, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Salem, Stonington and Waterford.
Preference is given to programs that:
- are collaborative in nature;
- are regional in scope;
- promote systems change;
- are rooted in evidence-based, solution-oriented approaches;
- serve lower-income communities;
- seek to eliminate racism and societal inequities;
- incorporate the voices of clients, consumers and youth in planning;
- include specific, measurable outcomes; and
- affect positive change over the long term.
Funding Information
Eligible applicants may submit grant requests of $5,000 to $30,000. Most awards are in the $10,000 – $15,000 range.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be 501(c)(3) charitable organizations, schools, municipal or governmental agencies, or partner with a nonprofit fiscal agent. They do not make grants to individuals or for-profit endeavors.
For more information, visit CFEC.
