Funder: Connecticut Community Foundation
Due Dates: September 15, 2027 (Anticipated annual deadline) | No spring 2027 round
Funding Amounts: Average grants of $5,000–$15,000; larger requests considered after advance staff discussion
Summary: Supports programs, advocacy and systems change addressing health disparities through health care, housing, food access and environmental justice.
Key Information: First-time applicants must meet in person with the program officer at least three weeks before the deadline.
Description
Connecticut Community Foundation’s Health and Environmental Justice program supports work that addresses health disparities and improves quality of life. Its approach recognizes that health is shaped by where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship and age, and emphasizes supporting the whole person within their community. Priorities include safe and affordable housing, accessible and affordable food systems, and affordable, culturally responsive health care.
Supported efforts include behavioral and physical health, chronic disease management, disease prevention, and maternal and infant health. The program also supports housing safety and eviction advocacy, home repairs, homeless outreach, food pantries, waste reduction and basic needs. Environmental justice projects seek to reduce disparities through cleaner land, air and neighborhoods, including air-quality tracking, urban tree planting and community gardens.
