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$19M

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$1.8K

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$19M total

$1.8K median

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Higher Education Grants in Connecticut Highlights

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Grant Insights : Grant Funding Trends in Connecticut

Average Grant Size

What's the typical amount funded for Connecticut?

Grants are most commonly $102,799.

$102,799

Total Number of Grants

What's the total number of grants in Higher Education Grants in Connecticut year over year?

In 2024, funders in Connecticut awarded a total of 44,963 grants.

2022 40,971

2023 41,714

2024 44,963

Top Grant Focus Areas

Among all the Higher Education Grants in Connecticut given out in Connecticut, the most popular focus areas that receive funding are Education, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations, and Human Services.

1. Education

2. Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

3. Human Services

Funding Over Time

How is funding for Higher Education Grants in Connecticut changing over time?

Funding has increased by 26.46%.

2022 $3,687,355,257

2023 $3,626,469,446
-1.65%

2024 $4,586,184,577
26.46%

Connecticut Counties That Receive the Most Funding

How does grant funding vary by county?

Fairfield County, New Haven County, and Hartford County receive the most funding.

County	Total Grant Funding in 2024
Fairfield County	$2,060,422,894
New Haven County	$962,256,077
Hartford County	$506,655,014
New London County	$103,900,627
Litchfield County	$100,804,200

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NCC Foundation: RN to BSN Scholarship

Clarkson Family Scholarship

Mary C. Rawlins Scholarship

Aldo DeDominicis Scholarship Fund

Gerstbrein/McCanna Scholarship for the Arts

ASHRAE Region I Setty Family Foundation Scholarship

Elizabeth Long Anderson Scholarship

Laura B. Seder Memorial Scholarship

Booth Ferris Foundation: Higher Education Grant Program

Laura Fish-Kelly Scholarship

Spencer’s Hero Academia Memorial Scholarship

Marjory B. and Laurence P. Smith Scholarship

Philip A. Turner Scholarship

RADM David M. Goebel, Leadership Award

Rita & Myron Hendel Scholarship

Robert L. Howard, Jr. Scholarship

CTSGC Undergraduate Scholarship

NCC Foundation: Path2Succes Scholarship

NCC Foundation: Non-Credit Certificate Award

NCC Foundation: LEAP Transfer Scholarship