The CT Humanities is honored to partner with the CT Office of the Arts again to administer the CT Summer at the Museum Initiative in 2023.
Donor Name: Connecticut Humanities
State: Connecticut
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/23/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000
Grant Duration: 2 months
Details:
The Department of Economic and Community Development, in partnership with the Office of the Governor, Connecticut State Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood and Connecticut Humanities, is delivering these financially accessible summer enrichment opportunities to families and children of all ages using funding provided through ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act).
These grants are being made available to CT Museums to facilitate free admission for all CT children aged 18 and under and one adult caregiver between July 1, 2023 and September 4, 2023.
Funding Information
- The minimum grant award is $1,000; in 2022, the largest grant award made was $112,000.
- All CT Summer at the Museum grant periods will run from July 1, 2023 to September 4, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding, an organization must meet the following definition of a museum:
- A museum is a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment for the purposes of education, study and enjoyment.
- For the purposes of this initiative, “museums” refers broadly to historic house museums, historic sites, historical societies, art museums, children’s museums, science centers, special-interest museums, natural history museums, university museums, arboretums/botanical gardens and zoos.
Additional Eligibility Requirements
All of the following requirements must be met:
- Applicant organizations must be one of the following:
- A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in the state of Connecticut for at least one year and governed by a board of directors that meets regularly, OR
- Be owned by a municipality in the state of Connecticut, OR
- Be run by a Connecticut-based federally or State recognized tribe, OR
- Be a CT State-operated Museum
- Be registered with the Secretary of the State to do business in the State of Connecticut and be in Good Standing (able to obtain a current Certificate of Legal Existence/Good Standing) Note: This does not apply to municipally-owned museums.
- Have its primary place of business and operations in the State of Connecticut
- Have financial documents/statements for the period of time that covers July 1 – September 5, 2022
- Will be open for in-person visitors at least eight (8) hours a week between July 1 – September 4, 2023. If you are open less than (8) hours per week, but are also available to the public by appointment, please submit an application and note this in the narrative.
NOTE: The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) and/or Connecticut Humanities reserves the right to request documentation as needed to determine an applicant’s eligibility.
The following are not eligible for funding:
- Individuals
- Organizations not in compliance with terms and conditions of previous CTH grants.
For more information, visit Connecticut Humanities.
