Quick Grants support the implementation of a wide range of community-oriented, public programs that help deepen understanding and appreciation of human history, culture, values, and beliefs.
Donor Name: Connecticut Humanities
State: Connecticut
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 01/05/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Quick Grants may fund several project types, including small exhibitions, discussion-based public programs, local history tours, and community reading projects. All Quick Grant proposals must demonstrate significant humanities scholarship and content and must be:
- Open to the general public
- Free or low-cost to attend
- Clearly interpretive and based in the humanities.
Priorities
Connecticut Humanities (CTH) gives priority to projects that include significant humanities scholarship and content; explore topics and stories in an inclusive, diverse, and equitable manner; commemorate the 250th anniversary of the formation of the United States consistent with the America 250 | CT Commission’s guiding themes; and do one or more of the following:
- Advance creativity and demonstrate ingenuity and innovation.
- Present accessible content that provokes, challenges, educates, and inspires.
- Ensure access to the project’s content and scholarship beyond the length of the grant.
- Foster collaboration among organizations, groups, and communities.
Funding Information
Awards may not exceed $4,999.
Grant Period
All Quick Grant project periods are twelve (12) months in duration.
Eligible Expenses
- Salary and wages for work directly related to the project
- Purchase of materials and rental of equipment needed to produce the exhibit
- Design and production of interpretive exhibition labels and panels
- Expenses for video recordings, audio recordings, or photography used in the exhibit
- Printed programs, brochures or other educational material associated with the exhibit or event
- Transportation between sites (for multi-venue tours)
- Performer fees
- Film screening fees
- Discussion leader honoraria
- Book purchase for titles used in Community Reads programs
- Speaker/performer travel expenses
- Equipment rental for use in public performance/presentation
- Venue rental
- Direct promotion and advertising expenses.
Eligibility Criteria
An applicant organization must:
- Be incorporated in the state of Connecticut for at least one year as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization governed by a board of directors that meets regularly OR be a municipality in the state of Connecticut OR be a Connecticut-based federally or State recognized tribe
- Provide significant programs and/or services to the public on a regular basis, including open hours and special events; or function as a professional service organization that supports humanities program providers
- Be in compliance with all terms and conditions of previous Connecticut Humanities grants The following are not eligible for funding:
- For-profit organizations
- Individuals
- Agencies of the state of Connecticut, including state universities, state parks and state historic sites
- Organizations not in compliance with terms and conditions of previous Connecticut Humanities grants.
For more information, visit Connecticut Humanities.
