» 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 grants, view this 2023 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?

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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	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* *Deadlines may change FY25-26	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, May* *Deadlines may change FY25-26	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, May* *Deadlines may change FY25-26	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, May* *Deadlines may change FY25-26	January 1 / July 1