Arts & Culture

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• Grant Overview Guidelines

  These guidelines outline what is required of applicants by law and will help applicants understand the requirements before entering the COA funding process.

• Use the Connecticut Brand

  Download the State's official brand in different layouts and file formats.

• Arts Learning Presentation Grants CLOSED

  Arts Presentation Grants are not being offered at this time.

• Connecticut Artists Relief Grants

  The CT Artists Relief grant program is closed.

• Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund (CAEF)

  CAEF grants provide general operating support that arts organizations may use toward program­ming, administrative or operational costs, capital projects, equipment, or to build their own endowments. CAEF is currently closed.

• Artists Respond

  Project funding for Connecticut artists to support community-based art projects that respond to social issues or current events.

• Institutional Grants Map

  CT Office of the Arts Institutional Grants Map

• The Bridge Builder Initiative

  Arts Community Impact Coordinators working to identify various affiliation circles and creative networks that are not being served at a high level and strategize innovative ways to support them.

• Creative Aging

  Engaging older adults in sequential arts activities with trained Connecticut teaching artists.

• Creative Economy

  Studies, research, and resources that document the value of the arts, culture, and creative industries.

• Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

  Legal services, advice, and educational programs for CT artists and cultural organizations.

• Strategic Partnership Grants

  Invests COA resources in specific, values driven initiatives to accomplish priority goals defined in its strategic plan.

• General Operating Support for Theaters and Performing Groups

  The GOS for Theaters & Performing Groups program is closed and was only offered as a two-year relief and recovery program.

• Poetry Out Loud

  Encourages the nation’s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance.

• Supporting Arts Grant Program

  The Supporting Arts grant program is currently closed.