Applications Now Available for Grants Process at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and the Valley Community Foundation

Last year 68 grants were awarded totaling more than $3 million

Deadline to apply is March 2, 2012

New Haven, CT (January 25, 2012) – Pre-applications are now being accepted from nonprofits serving the 20-towns covered by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and its affiliate the Valley Community Foundation. Funding is available through the annual Responsive New Grants process, the largest competitive grantmaking process available through the two foundations. Pre-applications must be completed online and submitted by 5:00 p.m. March 2, 2012; a complete list of eligibility criteria is located at www.cfgnh.org/grants or www.valleyfoundation.org/grants.

The Responsive New Grants process is intended to be a source of flexible funding and is open to all requests for projects and organizational support that meet the eligibility criteria. Any nonprofit that creates positive sustainable impact in the areas of: arts and culture, basic needs, civic vitality, economic success, quality education, the environment, health and wellness and children and youth is encouraged to apply. In 2011, more than $3 million in single and multi-year grants was awarded through the Responsive New Grant processes of the two foundations.

The first step to applying for a grant through the Responsive New Grants process is submitting a pre-application online. Applicants are encouraged to attend a webinar scheduled for February 2, 2012, from 9:30 am – 11:30 am. Participation in the webinar is not required to apply for a Responsive New Grant or to start the pre-application process. However it is strongly encouraged, even for experienced applicants, as there are changes from last year. To register for the webinar, visit www.cfgnh.org/grants or www.valleyfoundation.org/grants.

Grants awarded through the Responsive New Grants annual process are made possible through the generosity of donors who have created individually-named funds to be used for broad charitable purposes or to support special interests that benefit the local Greater New Haven and Valley communities.

For more information about the Responsive New Grants process, please contact Denise Canning, Grants Manager, at dcanning@cfgnh.org or call 203-777-7076.

Established in 2004, the Valley Community Foundation is dedicated to making the Valley a better place to live and work by: increasing philanthropy, especially permanent endowments, connecting donors to needs and opportunities and providing leadership on critical community issues. It is the community endowment for Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton, CT. For more information, visit www.valleyfoundation.org.

Thanks to the generosity of three generations of donors, millions of dollars each year are distributed from an endowment of approximately $325 million in more than 800 named funds at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. In addition to its grantmaking, The Community Foundation helps build a stronger community by taking measures to improve student achievement, reduce New Haven’s infant mortality rate, promote local philanthropy through www.giveGreater.org and encourage community awareness at www.cfgnh.org/learn. For more information, visit www.cfgnh.org or www.facebook.com/cfgnh.

Contact:

Tricia Caldwell
Communications Manager
203-777-7090
tcaldwell@cfgnh.org