CT Humanities has announced plans to distribute $8.5 million in CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant awards, ranging in size from $5,000 to $250,000.
The grants are for museums and 501(c)(3) nonprofit, municipal, Connecticut state, or Connecticut-based federally or state recognized tribal organizations that provide public cultural-, humanities-, and arts-based projects and activities. These include museums, historic houses, historical societies, arts organizations, cultural centers, and other organizations that offer public activities.
The grants are part of the $30.7 million of support allocated to CT Humanities in the state”™s Fiscal Year 2022 budget. by the CT General Assembly and approved by Governor Ned Lamont. Last December, the organization awarded more than $16.6 million to 641 nonprofit museums and cultural, humanities, and arts organizations.
“CT Humanities is proud to facilitate this historic state investment in our cultural infrastructure. We are at a pivotal moment in our history, and public humanities and arts provide the ties that bind us as a society,” said Dr. Jason Mancini, executive director at CT Humanities.
Grant applications are available on CT Humanities”™ website.
