The Foundation will consider animal welfare grants that provides for the adequate protection, care and humane treatment of animals and wildlife in 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.

What we will fund

These grants must be for the benefit 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

• Animal Welfare Grants are By Invitation Only.
• The link below will be open November 1, 2024 - January 10, 2025.
• Applicants will be notified in early spring.