Apply for Grant Funding

Travelers accepts grant applications exclusively for Hartford, Connecticut, and St. Paul, Minnesota, primarily for project, program and operating support and for limited capital opportunities in the following three areas: Academic & Career Success, Thriving Neighborhoods and Culturally Enriched Communities. Before applying, please review the details related to these focus areas as outlined in our giving guidelines. If your organization is located in or serves Hartford or St. Paul and falls within the Travelers giving guidelines, please complete our application. Travelers will assess your request based on alignment with our community goals and guidelines and available funding. Funding requests are accepted on an ongoing basis and will be reviewed quarterly. Grant applications open annually in early January.

To apply for a new grant, click the red button below to begin the process.

To apply for a sponsorship, visit the sponsorship page by clicking here.

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*First-time users are required to create an account. An account allows you to access your saved and submitted applications at any time. It also allows us to send you a submission confirmation email and notify you if additional information is necessary to complete your application.

Grant applications

Listed below are the grant application deadlines for 2024. If you have not received funding from Travelers in the past but believe your organization qualifies for funding according to our guidelines, please send an inquiry email to the appropriate contact:

In Connecticut: Erin Haberman, ehaberma@travelers.com
In Minnesota: Rita Ortiz, rrortiz@travelers.com
Other locations: Tara Spain, tnspain@travelers.com

Cycle 1, Culturally Enriched Communities: Jan. 29, 2024 – Requests (PLEASE NOTE: THIS CYCLE IS INVITATION-ONLY FOR CONNECTICUT)
Cycle 2, Academic & Career Success: April 8, 2024 – Requests
Cycle 3, Thriving Neighborhoods: Sept. 9, 2024 – Requests

In other Travelers locations, we support employee-driven initiatives that provide our colleagues an opportunity to support their local communities through volunteerism. For that reason, we work with our employees to identify key organizations in their communities and do not accept unsolicited applications outside of Hartford, Connecticut, and St. Paul, Minnesota.

Grant reporting requirements

Grantees will be prompted to give information on their previous year's grant when applying for additional funding in the current year. Please be prepared to answer the following questions from your previous year's grant at the time of your new application:

Briefly outline the original goals and objectives, as stated in your proposal.
What progress has the organization made toward the original goals and objectives? And if progress wasn't made in certain areas, why?
What important measurable outcomes happened as a result of this grant?

If your organization is not planning to apply for additional funding for the same program/project but wishes to report on a previous year's grant, please send an email to the Travelers program officer assigned to your grant addressing the aforementioned questions.

Find out if your organization is eligible for charitable corporate and foundation contributions made by Travelers. Check the guidelines.

If you’d like to request that Travelers sponsor your event, make sure to apply in time. Applications are due at least 12 weeks in advance of the event.

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