2025 Main Grant Cycle Open

Letters of Inquiry are open with a deadline of Oct. 18th at 11:59pm Click here to apply

Applicant Info Virtual Session - Monday, Sept. 23rd at 2pm Register

NCCF funds nonprofit organizations in Lower Fairfield County. We prioritize funding organizations broadly serving New Canaan in a wide variety of quality-of-life initiatives, and organizations in Lower Fairfield County that are responding to issues of greatest need, with a current emphasis on our neighboring communities.

This year, in an effort to increase the efficiency of our grantmaking, simplify the application process for many grantees, and increase our impact in high-priority areas, NCCF has implemented an updated grant application process. Please read these 2024-2025 Application Guidelines carefully– particularly the highlighted sections – as the information has changed since last year.

Due to these changes, we encourage all grant applicants – old and new – to join us on Monday, September 23rd at 2pm for an Applicant Info Session. At this virtual meeting, we will provide an overview of our updated grant application process, introduce our new grant application software, describe the site visit process, and address any outstanding questions from our applicants. For those who cannot attend, a recording of the Info Session will be accessible on NCCF’s website in the days following.

If you have any questions about the upcoming grant cycle, you can find additional resources on the NCCF website at newcanaancf.org/apply-grants, or you can contact Meg at msoffen@newcanaancf.org.