The United States government has set aside $8,829.00 in government grants and $6,759.00 in other form of governmental financial funding across all the states to eligible applicants. Veterans who are currently residing in the state of Connecticut may be eligible to apply for various types of veteran grants and benefits. According to the local military office in Connecticut, to be eligible for veteran grants:

  • You must be an veteran who were enlisted in the military, naval force, or air force, before September 7, 1980. Or:
  • You must be an veteran who were enlisted in the military, naval force, or air force, after September 7, 1980 with at least 24 months of active duty.

Veteran Health Care Benefits

All veterans in Connecticut are eligible to apply for additional health care benefits provided by the federal government. There are currently 229,700 veterans in the state of Connecticut - 214,500 male veterans and 15,200 female veterans. They will be able to receive veteran health care grants as long as they are eligible for veteran grants.

Veteran Grants for Disabled in Connecticut

There are currently more than 167,800 veterans in Connecticut who are "war time" veterans, which means they have been involved in one of the following wars:

  • More than 40,800 of 167,800 soldiers entered and survived the Gulf War
  • More than 78,400 of 167,800 soldiers entered and survived the Vietnam Era
  • More than 28,400 of 167,800 soldiers entered and survived the Korean Conflict
  • More than 25,700 of 167,800 soldiers entered and survived the World War II

For veterans who have suffered permanent injuries during historical or active wars are eligible to apply and receive Veteran Grants for Disabled offer by the military office in Connecticut.

Veteran Education Grants, Veteran Small Business Grants, and Veteran Housing Grants in Connecticut

The office of finance in Connecticut has set aside governmental funding in education grants, small business grants, and housing grants only to qualified veterans in the state of Connecticut. It doesn't matter if you are a "war time" veteran or a "peace time" veteran, there are veteran grants available for everyone who has participated or is currently enrolling in the military, naval force, and/or air force.

For example, veterans in Connecticut are not only eligible to apply for small business grants that are available to all residents of Connecticut, they are also eligible to apply for small business grants for veterans as well. And vice versa with housing and education grants.

To apply for veteran grants in Connecticut, contact Connecticut financial aid agencies, or

Access Applicant Portal

Current online applicants in Connecticut are browsing from the following cities: Danielson, Southington, Washington, Essex, Haddam, Falls Village, Marlborough, New Haven, Terryville, Niantic

Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Connecticut (Apply for HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R1 0099)

Funding Number: HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R1 0099
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $6,730,860
OJJDP FY 2022 and 2023 Nonparticipating States: Connecticut (2022), Nebraska (2022), Texas (2022 and 2023), Wyoming (2022 and 2023) (Apply for O OJJDP 2023 171848)

Funding Number: O OJJDP 2023 171848
Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services
Funding Amount: $2,000,000
Connecticut Conservation Planning and Support Agreements (Apply for USDA NRCS CT MULTI 23 NOFO0001291)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS CT MULTI 23 NOFO0001291
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $1,000,000
NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 – Connecticut (Apply for USDA NRCS CT CIG 23 NOFO0001267)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS CT CIG 23 NOFO0001267
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $300,000
Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2022 – Connecticut (Apply for USDA NRCS CT CIG 22 NOFO0001157)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS CT CIG 22 NOFO0001157
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $200,000
OJJDP FY 2020 and 2021 Nonparticipating States: American Samoa (2020), Connecticut (2020 and 2021), Nebraska (2020 and 2021), New Mexico (2020), Texas (2020 and 2021), Wyoming (2020 and 2021), and Virgin Islands (2020) Solicitation (Apply for O OJJDP 2021 30002)

Funding Number: O OJJDP 2021 30002
Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services
Funding Amount: $3,500,000
Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Conservation Innovation Grants Connecticut State Program National Funding Opportunity (Apply for USDA NRCS CT CIG 21 NOFO0001068)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS CT CIG 21 NOFO0001068
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $250,000
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee -- The Cities of Meriden, Wallingford, Southington and Berlin, Connecticut (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R01 1857)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R01 1857
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $1,320,368
NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2020 – CONNECTICUT (Apply for USDA NRCS CIG CT CIG 20 GEN0010790)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS CIG CT CIG 20 GEN0010790
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $250,000
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee -- The City of Bridgeport, the towns of Stratford, Fairfield, Easton, Trumbull, and Monroe within Fairfield County, Connecticut (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R01 1767)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R01 1767
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $10,434,282

 

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