The Connecticut Health Foundation awarded $1,210,000 in 17 grants during the third quarter, including funding for organizations working to protect health care coverage in Connecticut as federal changes to Medicaid take effect.

CT Students for a Dream, Hartford Deportation Defense and Make the Road Connecticut, which make up the HUSKY 4 Immigrants steering committee, will each receive funding to advocate for policies that keep people covered regardless of immigration status. CT Students for a Dream and Make the Road Connecticut will receive $195,000 over three years, and Hartford Deportation Defense will receive $65,000 for one year.

The foundation said an estimated 4,000 Connecticut residents became ineligible for Medicaid under the 2025 federal law known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and another 108,000 are at risk of losing coverage in 2027 because of work reporting requirements that take effect Jan. 1.

“This work is incredibly important, especially in this moment. As Connecticut prepares for significant changes to Medicaid, we need to make sure that people can keep their health coverage,” said Tiffany Donelson, president and chief executive officer of the Connecticut Health Foundation, “Connecticut has made great progress in ensuring that all children have access to coverage, and we need to protect that progress, while continuing to work toward becoming a state where everyone has reliable access to the care they need.”

Other grants include $20,000 to The American Immigrant Legal Clinic in New Haven for technology to serve immigrants facing detention or deportation.

The foundation works to improve health outcomes for people of color and has awarded more than $84 million to nonprofit organizations and public entities since 1999.