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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.

Which grant line is right for your project?

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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	9 months	Minimum 1:1 match (can be any combination of external, grantee cash, or in-kind contributions)	First Friday of August, October, December, February, April, June	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
CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants	General operating support	$5,000-$500,000 (subject to change in FY23)	12 months	N/A	November 15, 2021	December 22, 2021

What are Sponsorships?

Sponsorships	Sample Types of Sponsored Projects	Award Size	Project Duration	Matching Requirements	Application Deadlines	Earliest Start Date for Project
Sponsorships	Conferences Humanities-based events Scholarships Awards	Up to $2,000 (requests for higher sponsorship amounts must be approved by CTH Staff before applying)	12 months	N/A	First Friday of January, March, May, July, September, November	Two months after deadline

Ethical Standards

CTH staff, review panelists, and board members adhere to applicable guidelines on ethical and confidentiality standards. They abstain from commenting or voting on a request for funding if they have:

Any recent financial or governance relationship with the applicant organization or any person connected with the proposal.
Played or will play a meaningful role in the development or execution of the project.