Hartford Foundation Announces More Than $380,000 Grants in Third Round of Phase Two Grants from COVID-19 Response Fund

Foundation Seeking Additional Requests from Nonprofit Organizations to Support COVID-related Expenses

 

In March, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving launched the COVID-19 Response Fund to rapidly deploy resources to support the residents who are most significantly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The Fund has transitioned from emergency response to ensure nonprofit staff and clients are prepared and safe during the re-opening phase of the pandemic. Grant awards support re-opening costs that nonprofits expect to incur over a six-month grant period including personal protective equipment (PPE), cleaning, small COVID-related infrastructure accommodations, technology to support virtual services and/or remote staff, staff health screenings, etc. and must be in alignment with state and federal public health guidelines for safely re-opening facilities.

 

“As we have seen an increase in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19, we remain committed to ensuring that Hartford Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund is able to provide many of our nonprofits with the dollars they need to protect their staff and safely support the residents they serve,” said Hartford Foundation President Jay Williams. “This latest round of grants from the Fund includes support for a number of social service providers, arts organizations as well as several faith-based organizations that are providing vital support to residents who continue face challenges from the prolonged economic and public health crises.”

 

The third round of Phase Two of COVID-19 Response Fund grants totaling $384,652 supports 26 community-based organizations that provide a variety of critical services. Since its launch, the Fund has made more than 200 grants totaling $8,943,839 to nonprofits. The Foundation has committed a total of $10.5 million to the Fund and encourages Greater Hartford nonprofits in need of support for re-opening costs over a six-month period to apply. To learn more about COVID-19 Response Fund grants, nonprofits are encouraged to log onto www.hfpg.org/covid-19-response/covid-19-response-for-nonprofits.

 

 

Organization	Services	Grant Amount
American School for the Deaf	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including technology and small building enhancements.	$15,000
Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs for both the Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition and the Center for Urban Research, Education and Training including enhanced cleaning, PPE and zoom subscriptions.	$15,300
Farmington Valley VNA	Grant will provide partial support for costs to allow for reopening of flu clinics outdoors including tents, chairs, PPE, cleaning, signage and other equipment.	$20,000
Futures, Inc.	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including a design consultant to ensure safety of new indoor program space, sanitizing equipment, PPE, and workstations.	$20,000
Gifts of Love	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including PPE, small building improvements, cleaning costs and equipment, and technology.	$18,963
Girl Scouts of Connecticut	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including cleaning and technology.	$15,000
Harc, Inc.	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including technology and small building enhancements.	$45,000
Hartford Parent University	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including technology.	$3,600
Hebrew Health Care	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including thermometers and furniture that can more easily facilitate cleaning and social distancing.	$8,894
House of Bread	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including PPE, cleaning supplies, thermometers and small building enhancements.	$10,440
Judy Dworin Performance Project	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including PPE, technology and cleaning costs.	$10,000
Knox, Inc.	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including a portable restroom, PPE, cleaning and cleaning supplies.	$7,500
Mercy Community Health	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including well screen units and PPE.	$25,000
Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including small building enhancements, cleaning supplies .	$20,000
Mount Olive Baptist Church	Grant will provide partial support for PPE and other costs required for three North End churches to reopen community outreach services, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Citadel of Love and Phillips Metropolitan CME.	$35,000
My Sister’s Place	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including small building enhancements, technology, PPE and cleaning equipment	$15,955
Network Against Domestic Abuse of North Central CT, Inc.	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including air purifiers.	$12,000
New England Air Museum	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including technology and cleaning equipment.	$10,000
Our Piece of the Pie	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including cleaning supplies, PPE and technology.	$20,000
Prudence Crandall Center for Women	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including technology, cleaning costs, new signage and PPE.	$14,000
SCRIP, Inc.	Grant will provide partial support for PPE and technology.	$5,000
Sonia Plumb Dance Company	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including technology.	$3,000
Spectrum in Motion Dance Theatre Ensemble, Inc.	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including a videographer and technology to provide online classes.	$5,000
TheatreWorks, Inc.	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including technology for streaming of productions.	$15,000
West Indian Foundation	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs of the West Indian Social Club’s community programming including cleaning supplies, PPE, small building enhancements and technology.	$12,000
Wood Memorial Library and Museum	Grant will provide partial support for reopening costs including cleaning and PPE.	$3,000

 

 

The Foundation has received more than $4.1 million in donations from generous individuals, corporations and donor-advised-funds. For a complete listing of COVID-19 Response Donors follow this link.

 

To learn more about the COVID-19 Response Fund or to make a donation log onto www.hfpg.org/covid-19-response.

 

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for Hartford and 28 surrounding communities. Made possible by the gifts of generous individuals, families and organizations, the Foundation has awarded grants of more than $795 million since its founding in 1925. For more information about the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, visit www.hfpg.org or call 860-548-1888.