The City of Torrington is seeking applications for its Community Impact Grants & Partnership Projects to make transformative investment, over a wide-range of uses, that address the negative impacts caused or exacerbated by the Pandemic, while also strengthening the fabric of the community.
Donor Name: City of Torrington
State: Connecticut
City: Torrington
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/24/2022
Size of the Grant: $875,000
Details:
Torrington’s community has been negatively impacted in many different ways by COVID-19.
Eligible Projects/Programs
- Re-engages Torrington’s Youth through youth sports and activities. Applications should focus on youth’s overall well-being, such as mental health, depression, addiction, etc., and have an outreach plan to connect with youth that may otherwise not have access to these programs or activities are encouraged.
- Increases Child Care Capacity within the City of Torrington. This may include training/services that help fill job vacancies, increase services, or physical improvements that increase the number or children that can be cared for. Other creative or collaborative initiatives will also be considered.
- Provides Mental Health Support Throughout the Community. Applications may target a specific population such as seniors, caregivers, youth, etc., and may address, but not limited to, depression, anxiety/stress, suicide, loneliness and obesity.
- Support the Travel and Tourism Industries by attracting visitors to the City of Torrington through programing, community events and/or marketing efforts.
- Supports Torrington’s Creative Economies by providing opportunities for local artists (of all kinds) or creates partnerships/collaborations between arts and cultural organizations within the community.
- Workforce Development or Job Training programs or collaborations that provide re-skilling, job growth and/or business expansion and retention.
- Addresses Drug and Alcohol Addiction or Domestic Violence within the community.
- Increased Capacity to Address Human Needs such as food insecurity, housing insecurity and homelessness.
Funding Information
Available funding this round: $875,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-Profit and For-Profit Organizations
- All funds must be allocated to providing resources or services to Torrington residents or Torrington businesses..
For more information, visit City of Torrington.
