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Grants to Connecticut Nonprofits, Schools, and Agencies
for Support During the Coronavirus Health Crisis

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Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation

Deadline Date:

01/31/21 Midnight Receipt

Description:

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Grants to Connecticut nonprofit organizations, schools, and agencies in eligible locations for support during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis. Funding may be used for operating expenses, capital purchases, and programs that comply with physical distancing restrictions. Funding is intended to benefit the communities of Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Canaan (Falls Village), Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury (Lakeville), Sharon, Torrington, Warren, Washington, and Winchester/Winsted.

Support is available for operating expenses, programs that can operate remotely to comply with current physical distancing restrictions, and technology/equipment needed to facilitate remote work for employees or to serve clients remotely, and other COVID-19 related needs. Construction/renovation projects may be considered in very limited circumstances (e.g., creating isolation or quarantine spaces).

GrantWatch ID#:

GrantWatch ID#: 179778

Estimated Size of Grant:

Grants are designated as small ($1,500 and under); and traditional (over $1,500). the Foundation’s average grant amount is $5,000.

Term of Contract:

Grant awards must be expended within nine months of the approval date, or a grant extension request must be submitted and approved. In very rare circumstances, the Foundation will approve a multi-year grant, which will have its own payment schedule and documentation requirements.

Eligibility:

See RFP and/or Grant Guidelines for full eligibility

Additional Eligibility Criteria:

To qualify for a grant from the Foundation, an applicant must:
- Qualify per the Internal Revenue Code as a tax-exempt organization. Most grantees qualify under Section 501(c)(3), although there are other eligible nonprofits such as schools or governmental agencies, for certain projects. Organizations may contact the Foundation to discuss eligibility;
- Serve residents in one or more of the 20 towns within the Foundation’s service area.

The Foundation will not consider requests to fund the following:
- Organizations that, in their constitution, bylaws or practice, discriminate against or show favoritism toward a person or group on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or religious belief;
- Grants to schools for programs that would be included in the operating budget of most schools;
- Grants to governmental agencies for programs that should be part of their operating budget;
- Debt retirement;
- Endowments or other reserve funds (with the exception of applications to the Edwards Community Endowment Project);
- Membership or affiliation campaigns;
- Grants that further political or religious doctrine;
- Grants to individuals;
- Individual medical procedures;
- Grants requested for the purpose of re-granting;
- Activities, projects, or programs that will be completed before funding becomes available (in general, no retroactive funding);
- Staff positions for which long-term funding has not been established or planned.

Allocations of operating overhead that are included in the project budget for the grant will be deducted, and not funded.

The Foundation will not contribute to a capital campaign once the building or other construction project is complete.

Pre-Application Information:

Application Deadline: January 31, 2021. All complete applications that are received by the due date are considered for funding. Applications must be submitted online by midnight on the due date.

Applications are reviewed and grants are awarded three times per year. The following are the Foundation’s annual application deadlines and approximate decision dates.

Due Dates:
- January 31st
- April 30th
- September 30th

Decision Dates:
- March 31st
- June 30th
- November 30th

Funding decisions are made approximately two months after the application due dates. The intervening time is spent carefully reviewing each proposal in order to make the most effective use of available grant funds. During the review period, the applicant will likely be contacted by the Grants & Program Director for additional information or clarifications.

Grantees should allow up to three weeks for the receipt of their grant checks. (Note: Payment requests received after December 15 will be processed in January.)

Contact Information:

Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.

Apply Online: https://www.northwestcf.org/grantapplication

If you have questions, please contact Julie Scharnberg at (860) 626-1245, ext. 113 or JScharnberg@northwestcf.org

Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation
PO Box 1144
33 East Main Street
Torrington, CT 06790

Grant Coverage Areas:

The Foundation serves the following communities: Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Canaan (Falls Village), Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury (Lakeville), Sharon, Torrington, Warren, Washington, and Winchester/Winsted.

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Geographic Focus:

USA: Connecticut

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