Grants and Other Resources

2025 Community Impact Grant Program  

The Connecticut Foodshare 2025 Community Impact Grant Program is now open and accepting applications to support projects at select food assistance programs in the Connecticut Foodshare network. This competitive grant program is part of Connecticut Foodshare’s 2022-2025 Community Impact Plan to increase food access and transform the experience of obtaining food assistance in communities across the state. Food pantries, community kitchens, emergency shelters, and backpack programs that are active Connecticut Foodshare agency partners in good standing can apply. Only grant requests between $1,000 and $15,000 for eligible expenses will be considered, as outlined in the grant guidelines.

Grant applications are due by 11:59 PM on Friday, February 28. 

• IMPORTANT! Before you apply, be sure to review the full Grant Guidelines here.
• Access the online Grant Application Form here.

Watch a recording of the informational webinar we hosted January 22 at 1 PM. 

View the recording.

View and download slides from the webinar.

Partners that received 2024 Community Impact Grant funding may apply for 2025 funding if they have completed their 2024 funded project and submitted their final report by the grant application deadline, February 28, 2025. Submit your grant report here.  

2024 Community Impact Grant Program  

View the 2024 Community Impact Grant Recipients 

Final reports for 2024 Community Impact Grants are due by April 30, 2025, using this form. 

2023 Community Impact Grant Program 

View the 2023 Community Impact Grant Recipients.

View a report on the 2023 Community Impact Grant Program.

• View our Foundation Fundraising and Grant Writing 101 training  and slides.
• 4Imprint Promotional Products Grant: the One by One program offers $500 grants to nonprofits. 
• Visit onebyone.4imprint.com/  to apply.

Connecticut Foodshare staff have gathered a list of strategies used by network partners to help raise food, funds, and awareness for their programs. Download the list.

Watch the recording  from Connecticut Foodshare Marketing and Communication Director Merry Renduchintala and network partners from Enfield Loaves and Fishes and Norwalk Open Doors to learn about getting started or upping your game in social media. View the slides  from the presentation.

See these helpful resources to get you started on tips mentioned in the presentation:

Facebook

This video  brings you through how to create a Facebook Page for your organization step-by-step.

Canva

Canva is a powerful design tool to create logos, graphics, flyers, and more. There is a free version and a premium version. Nonprofits can apply to receive Canva premium features for free. 

Canva's Website

Watch this Video on How to Get Started

Welcome to Canva Instructional Video

Canva’s YouTube Channel has a playlist of 11 short videos (approx. 3 minutes each) on how to use different aspects of Canva.

Finance 101 for Nonprofits, presented by Connecticut Foodshare CFO Jeff Bartholomay. Review the slides from the presentation here.

Access resources you can shared from the presentation that you can adapt for your use:

• Donation acknowledgement letter
• Gift acceptance policy
• Record retention schedule
• In-kind gift processing form
• Conflict of interest policy
• Budget reforecast sample
• Privacy policy

The Alliance for Nonprofit Growth and Opportunity (TANGO)

Connecticut Nonprofit Alliance