Wilton Historical Society Scores Coronavirus Relief Grant

WILTON, CT —The Wilton Historical Society is the recipient of a grant meant to offset lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The group was awarded $22,727 from CT Humanities' COVID Relief Fund for Museums.

In total, CT Humanities, with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development/Connecticut Office of the Arts through an allocation from the CARES Act, provided $1.5 million in grants. The funds are meant to help larger non-profit museums and humanities organizations recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The funding was made available to larger organizations with full-time staff and annual operating budgets of at least $450,000, with priority given to those with annual operating budgets of $500,000 or more.