FY24 Grant Recipients

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FY24 Artists Respond Grantees
  • Funding Period for projects: February 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
  • Final Report deadline: no later than February 28, 2025
Awardees:
Faustin Adeniran
New Haven
Youth Empowerment
Marianna Apostolakis
New Haven
LGBTQ Community
Janice Baker
Durham
Community Healing
Isabelle Barbour
Old Lyme
Equity and Racial Justice
Carlos Biernnay
Hamden
Youth Empowerment
Lori Bloom
Fairfield
Mental Health / Youth Empowerment
John Boccuzzi
Newtown
Creative Aging
Derrik Bosse
Berlin
Accessibility / Disability
Thomas Carruthers
Bethel
Human Rights / Climate Justice
Gustavo Casenave
Easton
Community Integration Through Music
Jessica Cerullo
Stonington
Mental Health
Joel Cintron
Hartford
Social Cohesion
Yoyo Collado
Waterbury
Community Healing
Jason Coombs
Bridgeport
LGBTQ Community
Christina Corcoran
Uncasville
Youth Empowerment
Kimiye Corwin
Roxbury
Mental Health / Community Awareness
Jolet Creary
Bloomfield
Youth Empowerment
Thomas Cuffari
Norwalk Equity and Racial Justice
Gabriela De Jesus
New Haven
Economic & Community Development
David Dorfman
New London
Accessibility / Disability
Leslie Elias
West Cornwall
Youth Empowerment
Dymin Ellis
Hamden
Queer, Trans, BIPOC solidarity
Kimolee Eryn
Windsor
Equity and Racial Justice
Christina Fagundes
New Canaan
Accessibility / Disability
Melanie Faranello
West Hartford
Community Healing
Sindy Folgar
Stamford
Youth Empowerment
Nanette Fresher
Middletown
Social Cohesion
Leslie Gabel-Brett
West Hartford
Equity and Racial Justice
Sarah Ghonaim
Manchester
Domestic Abuse
Desiré Graham
New Haven
Social Cohesion
Colleen Hains
Norwalk
Mental Health
Eddie Hall
Berlin
Economic & Community Development
Susan Hoffman Fishman
West Hartford
Climate Justice / Environment
Karen Hogg
East Haven
Anti-Violence / Anti-Bullying
Sara Hunsucker
Easton
LGBTQ Community
Asaad Jackson
Hartford
Equity and Racial Justice
Chungsun Kim
Wilton
Creative Aging
Vivian Kung
New Haven
Youth Empowerment
Alana Ladson
New Haven
Economic & Community Development
Jac Lahav
Lyme
Foster Care Advocacy
Teresa Langston
Middletown
Reproductive Rights
Micaela Levesque
East Hartford
Mental Health
Ruth Lewis
Avon
Climate Justice / Environment
Linda Lindroth
New Haven
Inspiring Diverse Communities
Aly Maderson Quinlog
Essex
LGBTQ Community
lyaba lbo Mandingo
Bridgeport
Equity and Racial Justice
Mary Jo McGonagle
Bridgeport
Mental Health
Amanda Mendoza
New Britain
Anti-Violence / Anti-Bullying
Juan Mesa
Windham
Gender Representation in Music
David L. Meth
Westport
Equity and Racial Justice
Jay Misencik
Monroe
Connecting Communities and Cultures
Diana Moller-Marino
Middletown
Community Healing
Dan Morrison
Torrington
Equity and Racial Justice
Effie Mwando
Torrington
Equity and Racial Justice
Carmen A. Nieves
Bridgeport
Social Cohesion
Katharine Owens
Middletown
Climate Justice / Environment
Tyasha "Ty" Pace
Greenwich
Equity and Racial Justice
Danessa Pedroso
Hartford
Community Healing
Michael Peterson
New Britain
Mental Health
Cynthia Rauschert
Bethel
Youth Empowerment
Thomas Readett
Mystic
Youth Empowerment
Majesty Reyes
Hartford
Community Healing
Alexis Robbins
Hamden
Social Cohesion
Margaret Roleke
Easton
Gun Violence, Anti-Violence
Bizzie Ruth
Hartford
Community Healing
Sahmra Sawyer
Norwalk
Mental Health
Karann Schaller
New Hartford

Andrew Scott
West Hartford
LGBTQ Community
Maya Sherman
Mansfield
Mental Health
Kevin Sherwin
New Haven
Youth Empowerment
Vanesa Suarez
New Haven
Community Healing
Alexander Svensen
Madison
Creative Aging
Rashmi Talpade
Wallingford
Economic & Community Development
Kate Ten Eyck
Middletown
Economic & Community Development
Brooke Toczylowski
West Hartford
Climate Justice / Environment
Andrew Valdez
New Haven
Youth Empowerment
Debra Walsh
West Hartford
Community Healing
Rhonda Ward
New London
Equity and Racial Justice
Hideki Yamaya
New Britain
Diversity in the Arts
Nika Zarazvand
New Haven
Community Healing
kHyal
Bridgeport
Climate Justice / Environment



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