Funding opportunity deadlines nearing

NEW HAVEN — The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven recently announced several grant opportunities with various application deadlines in the coming weeks. For details, visit www.cfgnh.org/grants.

The Quinnipiac River Fund, a component fund at The Community Foundation, is accepting applications through Jan. 18. The fund makes grants for projects designed to benefit the Quinnipiac River, the New Haven Harbor and surrounding watersheds. Approximately $100,000 in grants is awarded each spring.

The Neighborhood Leadership Program at The Community Foundation will accept applications through Jan. 22 at 12 p.m.

The Neighborhood Leadership Program is an eight-month training and grant program that supports community leaders in developing projects in New Haven neighborhoods and contiguous towns. Applications for the 2019 program will be available starting Dec. 15.

The Community Fund for Women & Girls is accepting applications for the 2019 grants cycle through Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.

The annual Responsive Grant Process also opens in January and has a deadline of March 28, 2019. A free informational webinar about this process will be held in February.

The Community Foundation has several other competitive grant processes opening in January including: Year-Round Small Grants, Sponsorships, Scholarships and the Konopacke Fund for nonprofit animal shelters. For more information about The Community Foundation, visit www.cfgnh.org.