CT Museums Kids Are Free: Danbury Railway Museum
- Organization Name:Danbury Railway Museum
- Organization City:Danbury
- Amount Awarded:$16,526.25
- Fiscal Year:FY22
- Grant Summary:
CT Humanities is honored to have partnered with the CT Office of the Arts to administer the CT Museums Kids Are Free Summer Grant program which then became Connecticut Summer at the Museum Free Admission for Kids.
The Department of Economic and Community Development, in partnership with the Office of the Governor, Connecticut State Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood and CT Humanities, delivered these financially accessible summer enrichment opportunities to families and children of all ages using funding provided through ARP ESSER (American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, 2021 Emergency and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER)).
CT Humanities awarded a total of $119,371.71 to 17 Connecticut organizations to help enable them to provide free admission to Connecticut children and one accompanying adult between July 1 and September 6, 2021.
CT Humanities Cultural Relief Grant – Cultural Alliance of Western CT
- Organization Name:Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut
- Organization City:Danbury
- Amount Awarded:$5,000.00
- Fiscal Year:FY21
- Grant Summary:
CT Humanities and the Connecticut Office of the Arts partnered to offer relief funding to cultural organizations that continued to provide arts and humanities programs and services while facing financial hardship resulting from COVID-19. These organizations demonstrated their commitment to advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work in their mission and operations, and commitment to the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community. These grants were funded by a grant from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA).
