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Connecticut Community Foundation

Verified healthcare funding opportunities organized by funding organization: Connecticut Community Foundation. Review the public Atlas Opportunity Score, then request an organization-specific analysis when an opportunity looks promising.

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Latest verification: September 11, 2026
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Top opportunity score88/100
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GeographyConnecticut

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Active Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 11, 2026

Connecticut Community Foundation

Connecticut Community Foundation — Herbst Fund for Eye Research 2026

Connecticut Community Foundation’s Herbst Fund for Eye Research is listed as OPEN for the Fall 2026 cycle with a September 15, 2026 deadline. The fund supports eye research, community education on eye disease and treatment, and ophthalmic education for medical providers; first-time applicants must already have completed the Foundation’s required in-person program-officer meeting at least three weeks before the deadline.

FundingCurrent 2026 materials do not publish a universal award amount or maximum.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.
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Active Atlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified August 31, 2026

Connecticut Community Foundation

Connecticut Community Foundation — 2026 Health and Environmental Justice Grants

Connecticut Community Foundation’s Health and Environmental Justice program is accepting Fall 2026 applications through September 15 for qualifying nonprofits and municipal entities serving its Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills region. Average grants are $5,000–$15,000.

FundingAverage grant amount $5,000–$15,000. Larger requests may be considered if applicants contact program staff in advance; the Foundation does not publish a universal maximum award.
DeadlineSeptember 15, 2026. The Foundation’s current application schedule does not state a submission time.
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is a qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofit, municipal entity, or eligible fiscally sponsored organization serving Connecticut Community Foundation’s 21-town Greater Waterbury/Litchfield Hills region. First-time applicants are viable for this cycle only if they already completed the mandatory in-person program-officer meeting no later than three weeks before the deadline; do not newly solicit first-time organizations that missed that prerequisite. For existing or otherwise qualified applicants, verify GOapply access, define a health-disparity project aligned to the funder’s priorities, and submit through the general grant application by September 15, 2026.
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