Empowering women and girls across Eastern Connecticut.

Read more about the history of our Women & Girls Funds

Priority will be given to programs that:

• Empower women and girls to make positive decisions
• Promote healthy relationships and preventing domestic violence
• Advance family economic security
• Support access to women's health, mental health and reproductive health services
• Support public policy, advocacy and leadership to promote equity
• Help New London women, ages 62 and older, with limited incomes to remain in their homes (Southeast Area Fund only)

Additional preference is given to programs that demonstrate collaboration among service providers.

What we will fund

• Northeast Area Women & Girls Fund
  
  • Eligible applicants may submit grant requests of up to $5,000.
  • Grants must be for the benefit of women and girls in Brooklyn, Canterbury, Eastford, Hampton, Killingly, Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Sterling, Thompson and Woodstock.
  • We recommend that all grantseekers speak with Deb Battit, program officer, before beginning a Grant Application. You can reach her at deb@cfect.org or 860-442-3572.
• Norwich Area Women & Girls Fund
  • Eligible applicants may submit grants requests of up to $10,000
  • Grants must be for the benefit of women and girls in Norwich, Bozrah, Colchester, Franklin, Griswold, Lebanon, Lisbon, Preston, Sprague and Voluntown.
  • We recommend that all grantseekers speak with Deb Battit, program officer, before beginning a Grant Application. You can reach her at deb@cfect.org or 860-442-3572.
• Southeast Area Women & Girls Fund
  • Eligible applicants may submit grant requests for amounts between $2,000 and $10,000.
    
  • Grants must be for the benefit of women and girls in East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Lyme, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Salem, Stonington and Waterford.
  • We recommend that all grantseekers speak with Jennifer O’Brien, program director, before beginning a Grant Application. You can reach her at JennOB@cfect.org or 860-442-3572.
• Windham Area Women & Girls Fund
  • Eligible applicants may submit grant requests for amounts of up to $10,000.
  • Grants must be for the benefit of women and girls in Ashford, Chaplin, Columbia, Coventry, Mansfield, Scotland, Stafford, Union, Willington and Windham/Willimantic.
  • We recommend that all grantseekers speak with Deb Battit, program officer, before beginning a Grant Application. You can reach her at deb@cfect.org or 860-442-3572.

Deadlines and notifications

• 2023 applications are currently closed. 2024 applications will be online by October 2024

• Grants will be awarded by early December.