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GrantConnecticut Community Foundation — Herbst Fund for Eye Research 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score88/100
FundingCurrent 2026 materials do not publish a universal award amount or maximum. Historical context only: $10,000 total was awarded through the Herbst Fund in 2025, consisting of two $5,000 grants; prior awards do not establish the 2026 award range.
DeadlineSeptember 15, 2026. The current central application schedule does not publish a clock-time cutoff.
Required next actionConfirm charitable eligibility and verify that any first-time applicant already completed the mandatory in-person meeting with the relevant program officer by the practical August 25, 2026 cutoff (three weeks before the September 15 deadline). Confirm GOapply access, define an eye-research, eye-health education, or ophthalmic provider-education project, verify allowability of any equipment or technology cost with the Foundation, and submit by September 15, 2026.
Current statusActiveSource verificationSeptember 11, 2026Tracked applicant typesGovernmental Entity, Institution of Higher Education, Nonprofit Organization, University or Research Institute
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