The Willimantic Basic Needs Fund Grants are specifically designed to support programs and services that promote self-sufficiency for residents of the Town of Windham.
Donor Name: The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
State: Connecticut
City: Windham
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 01/16/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Priority is given to programs that:
- Promote individual and family economic security;
- Increase food security and access to nutritious food;
- Decrease homelessness through programs that promote diversion and intervention.
Foundation Funds
These grants must be for the benefit of residents of the town of Windham. Preference is given to programs that:
- Seek to eliminate racism and societal inequities;
- Incorporate the voices of clients/consumers in planning;
- Are rooted in evidence-based, solution-oriented approaches;
- Include specific, measurable outcomes.
Funding Information
Eligible applicants may submit grant requests for up to $8,000.
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.


