Special Projects
In addition to funding community and arts grants, the GEF supports special projects which enrich life in our community.
A $9,950 Arts Endowment grant funded the educational and arts portion of the newly established Racial Unity Festival.
Dramatic Arts Sound System GMHS | April 2024
A $16,000 Arts Endowment Grant purchased 16 new wireless microphones and related equipment to replace the aging sound system at Granby Memorial High School.
Granby Celebrates Juneteenth event | June 2023
Granby Racial Reconciliation received an Arts Endowment Grant of $12,386 to fund a variety of performances at
the 2023 Granby Celebrates Juneteenth event.
GMHS TV Studio | September 2021
With visionary thinking from the Granby Public Schools and over $100,000 from the Granby Education Foundation (GEF) a state-of-the-art TV studio was built at the Granby Memorial High School. Construction began in Fall 2021 with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony held in December 2022!
Strings Program | September 2018 – June 2020
The Granby Education Foundation is proudly partnering with Granby Public Schools to help establish a long-awaited strings program.
Peter Pan | March 2016
A grant was awarded to Good Company Theater in the amount of $4,000 to pilot a partnership with the GMHS Drama Department in which community members of all ages were able to work together on the Peter Pan production.
Summer Drama Academy | June 2014 – June 2016
The Granby Education Foundation was pleased to sponsor the Granby Public School’s Summer Drama Academy in June of 2014.
Global Learning Academy | June 2011 – June 2013
The GEF announced its newest funding initiative in the spring of 2011. The Global Learning Academy, administered by the Granby Public School System, is an exciting program focused on developing students’ 21st-century skills through language, culture, and global issues studies.
The Salmon Brook Ecology Center | May 2004
Salmon Brook Ecology Center, 321 Salmon Brook Street, Granby, CT, 06035
Salmon Brook Ecology Center is an ideal location to learn about the multiple advantages of clean energy.