» Overview of Grants at CT Humanities

Overview of 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 revamped grant lines, view this 2026 informational webinar.

Eligibility

To apply for the grants described in the chart below, your organization must be one of the following:

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in the state of Connecticut for at least one year and governed by a board of directors that meets regularly
A municipality in the state of Connecticut
A Connecticut-based federally or State recognized tribe

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
Mini Grants	Small Exhibitions Discussion-based public programs Small Local history tours Community reads programs Community dialogues Guest speaker honorarium Innovative gatherings K-12 Education programs (Schools encouraged to apply. See guidelines for details)	$250-$2,500	12 months	Minimum 1:1 match (can be any combination of external, grantee cash, or in-kind contributions)	October 1, 2026 December 1, 2026 February 1, 2027 April 1, 2027 June 1, 2027	November 2026 January 2027 March 2027 May 2027 July 2027
Project Grants	Research, planning for, or implementation of: Public programs and tours Exhibitions Interpretive digital media projects Documentary films	$5,000-$25,000 Planning Phase $5,000-$35,000 Implementation Phase	24 months	For Planning: Minimum 1:1 match (can be any combination of external, grantee cash, or in-kind contributions) For Implementation: Grants $24,999 or less require 25% be from external funds for requests Grants $25,000 or more require 50% be from external funds	November 1, 2026 May 1, 2027	February 2027 July 2027
Capacity Grants	Assessments (Ex. Board, marketing, audience, financial, collections, interpretive, technology, etc.) Staff or Board training and professional development Strategic planning Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) assessments, planning, and training Digitization Object preservation and conservation Technology planning, and upgrades	$1,500-$20,000	12 months	Minimum 1:1 match (can be any combination of external, grantee cash, or in-kind contributions) *Amount for consultant-led work cannot exceed $10,000 of total ask	November 1, 2026 May 1, 2027	February 2027 July 2027