The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving seeks proposals from nonprofits or community groups engaged in or planning of efforts to increase local civic participation in support of community wide social and/or civic change for the benefit of residents in Greater Hartford.
Donor Name: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
State: Connecticut
Town: Selected Towns
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/09/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Requests can address issues such as the advancement of racial/social justice, increasing awareness of racial/social justice issues, housing, education, health care, the concerns of returning citizens, and issues affecting LGBTQIA+ persons, or other issues as identified by the community.
Funding Information
Grant awards will range from $1,000 – $25,000.
Uses of funds
Line items requested from the Foundation may include but are not limited to: materials, software or equipment, stipends for residents, payment for professional services, organizational staffing and overhead. The Foundation will not support the hiring of new, permanent staffing with this funding opportunity.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications must be submitted by 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Community groups can work with an organization with a 501(c)(3) designation as a fiscal sponsor.
- A nonprofit or community group may only have one application under consideration at a time. Nonprofits, however, may serve as a fiscal agent for multiple projects.
- The Foundation does not consider the typical activities of professional networking groups and associations to be community organizing (e.g. professional networking, business-related skill building).
For more information, visit HFPG.
