The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut is accepting applications for its Environmental Grants Program.
Donor Name: The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
State: Connecticut
City: Selected Cities
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/16/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The health of the natural world and the health and well-being of the residents is interconnected. The Foundation will consider environmental grants that benefit any of the 42 towns in the region.
Priority is given to programs that:
- Preserve and protect environmentally significant lands, waterways and wildlife habitats – for the benefit not only of the ecosystem, but for the health, livelihood and enjoyment of local residents;
- Engage youth, especially youth of color, in environmental education to help develop the next generation of stewards of the environment; and
- Focus on environmental justice: the fair distribution of environmental benefits and burdens and meaningful participation of all communities in environmental decision-making.
Foundation Funds
These grants must be for the benefit of the 42 towns in our region, which includes the towns of Ashford, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Eastford, East Lyme, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Hampton, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Mansfield, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Plainfield, Pomfret, Preston, Putnam, Salem, Scotland, Sprague, Stafford, Sterling, Stonington, Thompson, Union, Voluntown, Waterford, Willington, Windham and Woodstock.
- Preference is given to programs that are:
- collaborative in nature; regional in scope;
- promote systems change;
- 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.
- They will also consider:
- grants for existing programs, new initiatives or special projects;
- public policy and general operating grants;
- capacity-building grants;
- a limited number of multiyear grants.
Funding Information
Eligible applicants may submit grant requests of $10,000-50,000.
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.
- Applicants must serve one or more of the 42 communities in Eastern Connecticut.
- New applicant organizations are required to contact them first in order for their application to be considered.
- They do not provide funding for capital or endowment campaigns, litigation costs, religious programming, deficit funding or debt retirement. They do not typically make grants for special events.
- Applicants may not discriminate against any person or group of persons on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, disability, marital status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state and/or local laws.
- Final or interim grant reports must be received before a new grant award may be made.
For more information, visit CFEC.
