Grants at CT Humanities

Connecticut Humanities grants have supported a variety of projects and organizations for more than four decades. Since 1995, the Connecticut General Assembly has provided funding to Connecticut Humanities to deliver “…grants and support services for institutions in the humanities, including but not limited to libraries, museums and historical and cultural societies and associations.”

CT Humanities offers a wide variety of grant lines to support strong humanities projects and the institutions that offer them. See the chart below to learn more about what grant line is the best fit for your organization’s needs.

To view CT Humanities’ funding priorities, click here. For information on the grant application process, click here.

For an introduction to our grants, view this 2023 webinar.

Which grant line is right for your project?

For mobile users, download a PDF of this chart here.

Grant Line Sample Types of Projects Award Size Project Duration Matching Requirements Application Deadlines Earliest Start Date for Project
Quick Grants
  • Exhibitions
  • Discussion-based public programs
  • Local history tours
  • Community reading projects
 $250-$4,999 Starting with the August 2023 deadline, Quick Grants will have a grant period of 12 months Minimum 1:1 match (can be any combination of external, grantee cash, or in-kind contributions) First Friday of February, May, August, November Month after deadline
Planning Grants
  • Research and planning for exhibitions
  • Planning for public programs
  • Planning for interpretive digital media projects
 $5,000-$25,000 18 months Minimum 1:1 match (can be any combination of external, grantee cash, or in-kind contributions) First Friday of November, April January 1 / July 1
Implementation Grants
  • Exhibitions
  • Public programs
  • Interpretive digital media projects
 $5,000-$35,000 24 months
  • Minimum 1:1 match
  • 25% of minimum match required must be from external funds for requests under $25,000
  • 50% of minimum match required must be from external funds for requests between $25,000-$35,000
 First Friday of November, April January 1 / July 1
Capacity Grants
  • Strategic planning
  • Audience assessments
  • Technology assessments and planning
  • Other types of consultant-led assessments and plans
 $1,500-$9,999 12 months Minimum 1:1 match (can be any combination of external, grantee cash, or in-kind contributions) First Friday of November, April January 1 / July 1

What are Sponsorships?

Sponsorships Sample Types of Sponsored Projects Award Size Project Duration Matching Requirements Application Deadlines Earliest Start Date for Project
Sponsorships
  • Humanities events with large audiences
  • Humanities events run by emerging or diverse organizations
  • Access for humanities events, such as making conferences free or low cost to attend
 Up to $2,000 (requests for higher sponsorship amounts must be approved by CTH Staff before applying) 12 months N/A First Friday of March, June, September, December One month after deadline is allowable, although two months after deadline is preferred

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