We strive to ensure that our region provides for the adequate protection, care and humane treatment of animals and wildlife. The Foundation will consider animal welfare grants that benefit any of the 42 towns in our region.

Priority will be given to programs that:

• provide support of veterinary care for domestic animals, including spay and neuter services, for low-income families and abandoned pets;
• encourage responsible pet ownership and the adoption of abandoned animals;
• support of healthy wildlife as well as their natural habitats; and
• make positive, therapeutic connections between people and animals.

What we will fund

These grants must be for the benefit of the residents of the 42 towns in our region, which includes the towns of Ashford, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Eastford, East Lyme, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Hampton, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Mansfield, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Plainfield, Pomfret, Preston, Putnam, Salem, Scotland, Sprague, Stafford, Sterling, Stonington, Thompson, Union, Voluntown, Waterford, Willington, Windham and Woodstock.

Preference is given to programs that are:

• collaborative in nature;
• regional in scope;
• promote systems change;
• rooted in evidence-based, solution-oriented approaches;
• serve lower-income communities;
• serve at-risk animals;
• include specific, measurable outcomes; and
• affect positive change over the long term.

We will also consider:

• grants for existing programs, new initiatives or special projects;
• public policy and general operating grants;
• capacity-building grants (please call to discuss);
• a limited number of multiyear grants (please call to discuss in advance of submission).
  

Contact Jennifer O’Brien, Program Director, at JennOB@cfect.org or 860-442-3572 with questions or to discuss a proposal.

Eligible applicants may submit grant requests of $5,000 to $35,000.

Please review our General Eligibility Criteria for Grants

Deadlines and notifications

• The 2023 Animal Welfare Grants are By Invitation Only.
• The application deadline is 5pm on Friday, January 12, 2024.
• Final decisions will be made and applicants will be notified by the end of April 2024.