Grant Seekers Start Here
Before applying for a grant, CT Health encourages all grant seekers to review the following information below. Please click each tab from left to right to fully understand all of the considerations and requirements for applying for a grant.
Our Priority Areas
CT Health primarily awards grants to organizations whose initiatives directly impact Connecticut residents, and whose efforts support our strategic objectives in our priority areas:
- Health Equity
- Oral Health
What We Fund
The Fundamentals
If you are seeking a grant from the Connecticut Health Foundation, you must meet the following criteria:- You must be a tax-exempt organization under Section 501 (c) (3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
- If you are not a tax-exempt organization, you must be supported by a tax-exempt organization acting as a fiscal agent.
- Alternatively, you must be recognized as a public entity of the state or local government.
- Your initiative must address one or more of our strategic objectives under our priority areas:
- Health Equity
- Oral Health
- Your initiative must fall under one of our grant types:
- Our ideas (Requests for Proposal)
- Your ideas (Outside solicitations)
- General Operating Support grants (grants to existing grantees)
- President’s Discretionary Grant Awards
- Your initiative must represent systems change
- In most cases, our grant application process includes three steps starting with a telephone call briefly describing your idea. Upon reviewing your idea, the foundation may invite you to submit a concept paper. From there, if your idea is closely aligned with one of our priority areas, we will invite you to complete a grant proposal by one of our quarterly deadlines. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Other Considerations
We look for organizations that, in addition to meeting funding criteria, also:- Approach their initiatives in a collaborative manner and see their relationship with CT Health as a partnership
- See projects as a learning process
- Have clear goals and objectives
- Display bold thinking, innovative ideas and a willingness to take risks
What We Do Not Fund
The Connecticut Health Foundation does not fund:- Construction, alteration, maintenance of buildings or building space, unless specifically allowed in an RFP
- Tuition or awards to individuals
- Billable services provided by physicians or other health care professionals
- Capital projects, endowments or chairs associated with universities and medical schools
- Projects that focus on residents living outside the state of Connecticut
- Lobbying efforts or other efforts that may directly influence the outcome of specific municipal, state or federal elections, legislation, or regulation
Deadlines
Please note the following deadlines for submitting your grant idea to the foundation for consideration. President’s Discretionary Grant Award applications are accepted throughout the year and have no specific deadlines.Dates to Remember:
First Quarter
- Concept Paper Deadline—February 15, 2013
- Proposal Deadline—March 15, 2013
- Decision—June 29, 2013
Second Quarter
- Concept Paper Deadline—May 15, 2013
- Proposal Deadline—June 17, 2013
- Decision—September 24, 2013
Third Quarter
- Concept Paper Deadline—August 15, 2013
- Proposal Deadline—September 16, 2013
- Decision—December 18, 2013
Fourth Quarter
- Concept Paper Deadline—November 15, 2013
- Proposal Deadline—December 16, 2013
- Decision—TBD
Apply
Please review the appropriate steps for each grant type. For tips on filling out an application with us, please read this blog post from Lina Paredes, our Vice President of Program.Our Ideas – Grant Ideas from the Foundation
If you are interested in responding with an application to an existing open Request for Proposals (RFP) from the foundation, please refer to the instructions listed in that RFP for details and requirements.Your Ideas – Grant Ideas from You
To apply for a grant for your idea, please read the following instructions:- Please contact Lina Paredes at 860.724.1580 to discuss your grant idea:
- Health Equity
- Oral Health
- If your idea is in alignment with one or more of our strategic objectives, we may ask you to submit a concept paper that further describes the work and outcomes to be accomplished in the grant. Instructions for completing the concept paper can be found in the electronic form below. Applicants should email completed concept papers to nancy@cthealth.org
- If your concept paper has merit, you may be invited to submit a full proposal. Please see Your Idea Proposal Form for instructions. Applicants should email completed forms to nancy@cthealth.org
General Operating Support Grants
In certain cases, we fund organizations with general operating support. Typically, we award these grants to organizations who have an existing relationship with us, and whose mission closely aligns with our strategic objectives. To apply for a General Operating Support grant, please read the following instructions:- Please contact Lina Paredes at 860.724.1580 to discuss your grant idea:
- Health Equity
- Oral Health
- If your idea is in alignment with one or more of our strategic objectives, we may ask you to submit a concept paper that further describes the work and outcomes to be accomplished in the proposal. Deadlines and instructions for completing the concept paper can be found in the electronic form below. Applicants should email completed Concept Papers to nancy@cthealth.org.
- If your concept paper has merit, you may be invited to submit a General Operating Support proposal form. Instructions for completing the proposal can be found in the electronic form below. Applicants should email completed forms to nancy@cthealth.org.
