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Connecticut Safe Harbor Fund — 2026 Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care Access Grants

Connecticut’s Safe Harbor Fund is accepting applications from eligible nonprofits, community-based providers, and other statutory entities that help individuals travel to Connecticut for reproductive or gender-affirming healthcare. The next funding-round deadline is November 3, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.; the official page does not state a time zone.

FundingVariable; no standard award amount or applicant ceiling is published by the Connecticut Office of the Treasurer.
DeadlineNovember 3, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (time zone not stated on the official application page)
Last verifiedSeptember 24, 2026
Required next actionConfirm statutory eligibility under Section 173 of Connecticut Public Act 25-168, complete the official Safe Harbor Fund application, assemble all required IRS, audit, budget, and internal-control documents, and submit the complete package to the Connecticut Office of the Treasurer by November 3, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Broad Eligibility

Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, community-based providers, and other entities meeting a statutory eligibility category in Section 173 of Connecticut Public Act 25-168 that support individuals in financial need traveling to Connecticut for reproductive or gender-affirming healthcare.

Atlas Analysis

Direct healthcare-access fit. The Connecticut Safe Harbor Fund specifically supports organizations helping patients overcome financial and logistical barriers to reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare in Connecticut. The November 3, 2026 round is active and the official application page lists required compliance documents. This is not a generic community grant; funded services are tied directly to accessing protected healthcare.

Opportunity Overview

The Connecticut Office of the Treasurer administers the Safe Harbor Fund, a privately funded state grant program supporting organizations that help individuals in financial need travel to Connecticut for reproductive or gender-affirming healthcare that is restricted in the states where they are located.

Deadline

For the next round of funding, completed applications and supporting documents are due November 3, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. The controlling Connecticut page does not state a time zone, so Atlas does not infer one.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, community-based providers, and other entities that meet one of the statutory eligibility categories in Section 173 of Connecticut Public Act 25-168 and that support individuals traveling to Connecticut for protected reproductive or gender-affirming healthcare.

Allowable Uses

Grant funds may support services that reduce barriers to accessing care, including travel, lodging, patient support services, and other costs collateral to receiving legally protected care in Connecticut. Applicants must maintain internal procedures ensuring grant funds are used only for qualifying collateral costs of receiving care in Connecticut.

Required Supporting Documents

The current application page requires the most recent three years of IRS Form 990 filings, IRS Form 1023 with attachments, the IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter, the most recent independent audit filed with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Public Charities Unit, distribution guidelines with an anticipated budget, and internal controls governing qualifying use of funds.

Funding

The Office of the Treasurer does not publish a standard award amount or applicant ceiling. Award amounts vary based on need volume, services, and applicant capacity.

Atlas Assessment

Atlas Opportunity Score: 94/100. This opportunity has a direct and explicit healthcare-access nexus because its purpose is to remove financial barriers to reproductive and gender-affirming care through support for organizations assisting patients traveling to Connecticut. It is not a generic community-support grant.

N9+ Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 40/100, conditional. The program is primarily suited to eligible nonprofit and community organizations already providing patient navigation, practical support, travel assistance, or related care-access services. Any applicant must independently satisfy the statutory eligibility categories and all application requirements.

Official Source

Connecticut Office of the Treasurer — Safe Harbor Fund Applications

Source verificationOfficial government source · portal.ct.govAtlas last verified this record September 24, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗