Grants for libraries and literacy grants for nonprofits, schools, early literacy grants, health literacy, and financial literacy .
Grants to Connecticut nonprofit organizations and faith-based entities to benefit residents in eligible communities. Applicants must contact the Foundation before applying. Funding is intended for programs in the areas of education, youth and children, human services, ...
Grants to Connecticut nonprofit organizations for community benefit initiatives in eligible regions. Funding areas of interest include education for underserved youth, food banks, youth literacy, social justice, and domestic violence. Grants are awarded to fund program...
Award of $750 to a USA or Canada author for a published book or exhibition catalog that contributes significantly to the study of costume and research related to dress. Funding is intended for material that makes a considerable contribution to the analysis of costume, ...
Grants to Connecticut nonprofit organizations and municipalities for programs and services that improve the quality of life of older adults in eligible areas. Applicants must complete the required registration prior to applying. Funding is intended to help adults remai...
Grants of up to $1,000 to Connecticut students, teachers, school administrators and staff members, parents, nonprofits, and community members in eligible areas to enhance the quality of education in a local school. Priority will be given to proposals that rely on volun...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International artists to participate in a New York-based residency program within their artistic discipline. Residencies are available in the following disciplines: music, architecture, writing, art, and dance. The residency will take p...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International individuals to recognize leadership in library services. Nominations are invited on behalf of librarians, library workers, coders, publishers, vendors, and others making an impact on libraries. The purpose of this program is to ...
Grants to USA and Puerto Rico public library systems to provide digital literacy classes for local residents. The purpose of the program is to enhance the technological capabilities of course participants. Funding is intended to encourage public libraries to promote an...
Award to a USA, Canada, or Mexico professional librarian to recognize outstanding accomplishments and dedication to the profession. The award program acknowledges a librarian whose work embodies the highest standards and attainment of outcomes in library service. Nomin...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International archival repositories for projects to preserve collections related to the history of modern physics and related fields. Funding is intended to support activities undertaken to inventory, arrange, describe, and c...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA nonprofit organizations, public schools, and libraries to support charitable causes. Funding is intended for, but not limited to the focus areas of Coronavirus (COVID-19) related issues, human services, disaster relief, and the environmen...
Grants of up to $20,000 to USA nonprofit organizations in the funding source's service area for initiatives to benefit families, youth, and children. Funding is intended to support programs that address basic needs, including food, housing, health care, and education. ...
Grants to Connecticut nonprofit organizations and municipalities for public projects and programs that benefit local communities. Interested applicants must contact staff prior to submitting an application. Funding is intended to support the implementation of local his...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA, Canada, and International individuals, libraries, associations, and organizations to compile scholarly library resource lists serving United States library patrons. Examples of lists include indexes, reading lists, webliographies and othe...
Awards of $500 to USA and Canada K-12 teachers to recognize outstanding classroom instruction in classical studies. Nominations are invited on behalf of individuals demonstrating excellent teaching practices. Nominations may be made by an administrator, a colleague, a ...
Awards of $2,000 to USA, Canada, and International writers to recognize an outstanding debut literary work. Submissions must be the author's first fiction publication. Winning submissions will be published in an annually released anthology, and each of the literary mag...
Grants of up to $3,000 and in-kind donations of materials to USA and territories nonprofit museums and libraries to preserve and exhibit collections. Funding is intended to support project costs and may be used for supplies, display fabrication, publicity, and contract...
Awards to USA individuals in recognition of exceptional poetry on the topic of the environment. The purpose of the prize is to honor individuals who have created outstanding pieces warning about the precarious state of the environment. Eligible submissions must be orig...
Grants to USA schools, libraries, and consortia of schools and libraries to purchase cybersecurity equipment. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to improve the cybersecurity of schools and librarie...
Fellowship of $3,500 to a USA writer or journalist who can effectively communicate the history and importance of a specific region. Applicants may be at any point in their career. The fellowship is intended to create a publishable final product that shows exceptional w...
Grants to USA collaborative teams comprised of government agencies, HBCUs, and qualifying nonprofit organizations, libraries, IHEs, educational institutions, and CBOs to improve HBCU archives. Focus areas include training and education, capacity building, and preservat...
Fellowships to USA and Canada recent PhDs affiliated with IHEs to pursue writing and research projects in the humanities or interpretive social sciences related to China. Applicants are required to have a working knowledge of Chinese or other language used in China. Pr...
Fellowships of $15,000 to USA and Canada recent PhDs affiliated with institutions for research and writing on topics related to China. Applicants must have a working knowledge of Chinese or other language used in China. Funding is intended for short-term projects on an...
Grants to USA PreK-12 teachers to enhance student understanding of agriculture by incorporating agricultural lessons into the core curriculum. Funding is intended for field trips, animal science projects, aquaculture projects, and farm tours. Teachers may propose creat...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, tribal entities, and government agencies for initiatives that enhance museum services. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for projects that ad...
Grants to USA and territories museums, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and tribal entities to develop the organizational capacity of African American museums. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to comple...
Residencies to USA, Canada, and International artists to produce books. Artists will receive access to the funding source's studios for production, a stipend, and funds for materials and travel. During the residency, artists will be expected to produce their own books,...
Fellowships of $1,500 to USA faculty members at tribally controlled colleges and nontribal institutions serving Native Americans to attend an annually-offered convention. Funding is intended for teachers to help teachers advance their research and teaching by attending...
Grants of $2,500 to USA nonprofit organizations for projects to benefit local communities. Funding is intended for the provision of needs-based services including basic human needs, health and medicine, financial education and literacy, and mental health and crisis sup...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, government agencies, IHEs, and tribal governments for joint research projects on humanities-related topics. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended...
Awards to USA and Canada organizations, businesses, groups, and individuals in recognition of an exceptional project that contributed to the public’s understanding and appreciation of history. Consideration will be given to activities such as media projects, exhibits...
Grants of up to $2,500 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and public schools and colleges for projects and programs that foster the growth of bluegrass music. Funding is intended for projects and programs in one of the follo...
Grants of up to $25,000 to Connecticut nonprofit organizations and local government agencies to benefit local residents in eligible communities. Funding is intended to support programs in the areas of arts, health and human services, community development, and youth an...
Grants of up to $50,000 to USA Indigenous-led nonprofit organizations for projects that help to strengthen the cultural resources of Native communities. Funding is intended for programs and activities that strengthen Indigenous identity by revitalizing cultural lifeway...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International publishing companies to translate Japanese works of literature. Funding is intended to facilitate worldwide understanding of Japanese culture by making Japanese works more accessible. Eligible uses of funds include translation a...
Grants to USA institutions of higher education for projects to increase the diversity of online resources. Funding is intended for projects that address the histories and interests of BIPOC and other marginalized communities. The goal of the program is to promote and p...
Grants of up to $25,000 to USA investigators associated with IHEs for new projects to improve the availability of digital resources to humanities scholars. The purpose of funding is to promote racial and social justice in the field of academia. Priority is given to pro...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, tribal governments, and IHEs for the translation and preparation of humanities texts. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Applications are encouraged for long...
Grants of $10,000 and grants of $20,000 and in-kind support to small USA libraries in rural areas for community engagement projects and resources. In-kind support includes professional development, project and technical support, and online resources for library staff. ...
Grants to Ohio, Arizona, California, Washington, and Connecticut nonprofit organizations located in or serving eligible counties for literacy and STEAM-focused educational programs for grades PreK-8. Program goals include preparing children for kindergarten and ensurin...
Grants of up to $50,000 to USA community leaders, elected officials, and tribal leaders for capital projects to revitalize public community spaces in rural areas. The purpose of the program is to create and restore communal spaces that foster personal connections. Proj...
Grants to Connecticut nonprofit organizations in eligible counties for programs to facilitate economic development and enhance social welfare. Priority will be given to programs in the areas of education, job training, health, human services, housing, community develop...
Grants of up to $6,000 to USA nonprofit organizations to support the provision of literacy services for students. Funding is intended for general operations, including but not limited to equipment, supplies, salaries, space rental, technology, teacher stipends, and mor...
Fellowships of $8,000 to USA, Canada, and International researchers to study race and slavery at a university in the United States. The purpose of the program is to facilitate research regarding the impact of slavery and race on the United States and the world at large...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA nonprofit organizations, IHEs, Tribes, and government agencies to enhance the care and conservation of noteworthy humanities collections. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to a month to finalize. Funding is in...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, IHEs, government agencies, and Tribal governments for the preservation of humanities materials. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for t...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International journalists and student journalists to recognize exceptional reporting on disabilities. Entries can be presented digitally, broadcasted, or printed. Eligible applicants include professional journalists as well as college student...
Grants to Connecticut nonprofit organizations, businesses, and individuals in eligible locations for arts programming and operating support. Applicants submitting proposals for certain projects must submit an LOI before applying. Funding is intended to support programs...
Grants of up to $10,000 and in-kind support to USA nonprofit organizations, schools, school districts, libraries, and military organizations for programs to educate students about autism. Funding is intended for activities designed for K-12 students. The purpose of the...
Fellowships of up to $5,000 to USA, Canada, and International scholars and artists pursuing research to conduct studies using the funding source's digital resource library. The purpose of the opportunity is to allow researchers to set aside designated research time wit...