Northwest Community Bank Foundation Grant – Connecticut

The Northwest Community Bank Foundation is accepting applications for its grant program to support non-profit organizations that strengthen and enhance the quality of life in the communities they serve.

Donor Name: Northwest Community Bank Foundation

State: Connecticut

Town: Selected Towns

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 09/15/2024

Size of the Grant: Not Available

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

The Northwest Community Bank Foundation was funded and organized on January 1, 2022 by Northwest Community Bank and its Divisions, Collinsville Bank and Litchfield Bancorp, as a separate non-profit entity. The Foundation extends the Bank’s contributions to non-profit agencies and organizations working to address the needs of the communities the bank serves.

Focus Areas 

• Education That Fuels Future Economic Success
  • The education grants help empower people to build personal assets and skills to take charge of their futures.
    • Youth development including early childhood education
    • Financial education
    • Employment skills/workforce development
    • Women’s empowerment
• Safe and Affordable Housing
  • The affordable housing grants support access to safe, clean and affordable places to live.
    • Community development projects
    • Maintenance and renovation projects
    • Homebuyer programs
    • Foreclosure and eviction prevention programs
• Basic Human Services
  • The basic human services grants support organizations that meet the immediate needs of individuals and families while also supporting prevention and long-term solutions for people living in difficult economic circumstances. (Food Pantries are encouraged to request support through Northwest Community Bank’s Corporate Giving programs.)
    • Food and nutrition programs
    • Fuel assistance
    • Domestic violence programs
    • Temporary housing, shelter
    • Basic necessity assistance e.g., clothing
    • Health Services
• Community Impact
  • The community impact grants support the overall well-being of individuals within the community
    • Disaster relief
    • The Environment
    • The Arts
    • Animal Welfare.

Types of Grants 

The Foundation will consider the following types of funding requests from organizations that fit the investment focus areas.

• Program Grants to support the delivery and/or expansion of the direct services core to the mission of local organizations.
• Capacity Building Grants aimed at strengthening an agency’s ability to make a greater impact, improve effectiveness and efficiency or adapt to address changing community needs. e.g., strategic planning, staff and board development, technology upgrades, and marketing.
• Capital Grants and Campaigns will be considered by the Foundation but may also be selectively considered by Northwest Community Bank’s Corporate Giving programs.

Geographical Areas 

Avon, Barkhamsted, Berlin, Bethlehem, Bloomfield, Bridgewater, Bristol, Burlington, Canaan, Canton, Colebrook, Collinsville, Cornwall, East Granby, Falls Village, Farmington, Goshen, Granby, Hartford, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Lakeville, Litchfield, Morris, New Britain, New Hartford, Newington, New Milford, Norfolk, Plainville, Rocky Hill, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Simsbury, Southington, Suffield, Terryville, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Watertown, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, Windsor Locks, Winsted and Woodbury.

Eligibility Criteria 

To apply for a grant from the Northwest Community Bank Foundation applicants must be:

• A registered 501(c) 3 organization that demonstrates significant local Municipalities will be considered.
• An organization whose mission or services align with Northwest Community Bank’s investment focus.
• An organization providing services within Northwest Community Bank Communities.

For more information, visit NCBF.