How much funding does Planning Grants provide?

Planning Grants provides $20,000 - $25,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Planning Grants?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

How often is Planning Grants offered?

Planning Grants runs on an annual cycle.

Planning Grants

Connecticut Humanities Council Inc

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Funding Amount

$20,000 - $25,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

Geographic Scope: Connecticut

Grants to support planning and strategic development for humanities organizations and projects. These grants help organizations develop plans for exhibitions, programs, and initiatives.

Focus Areas:

Strategic planning for organizations
Exhibition planning
Program development
Organizational capacity building through planning processes

Funding Examples (FY18):

Connecticut Historical Society: History of Mental Health Care in Connecticut - $21,225
Connecticut River Museum: Strategic Planning: Charting a Course for the Connecticut River Museum's Future - $9,999
Naugatuck Historical Society: Town of Dreamers, City of Invention - $20,000
Norwalk Historical Society: Planning for the exhibition "Norwalk's Changing Communities before 1835" - $23,000
Norwalk Historical Society: Assessment of the Norwalk Potteries Collections - $3,620
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum: Planning for "Bulls of Wall Street: High Finance, Power, and Social Change in Victorian America" - $20,000
Wethersfield NSCDA-CT/Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum: Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum/NSCDA-CT New Interpretation and Orientation Exhibit, Gallery, and Video - $25,000

Address: 100 Riverview Center Suite 290, Middletown, CT 06457

How to Apply

Application Process

Submission Method: Online through CTH Grant Portal

Contact: For more information about grant opportunities and upcoming deadlines, contact Scott Wands, Manager of Grants at swands@cthumanities.org

Application Portal: cthumanities.org/cth-grant-portal

Note: Organizations are encouraged to contact the Manager of Grants to discuss project ideas before applying.

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What Connecticut Humanities Council Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 40
Total given: $1.11M
Median grant: $20K
Range: $5,652–$100K

By dollars: Connecticut 100%. Top recipient cities: Hartford, CT; New Britain, CT; New Haven, CT.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
24% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Connecticut Museum of Culture and H · Hartford, CT

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$100K
New Britain Museum of American Art · New Britain, CT

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$100K
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art · Hartford, CT

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$100K
Hartford Stage Company Inc · Hartford, CT

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$75K
Connecticut League of History Organ · New Britain, CT

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$70K