2026 Carignan Fund for Community Programs

The Harward Center for Community Partnerships is honored to steward the James W. Carignan ’61 and Sally Larson Carignan ’62 Fund for Community Programs, named after the former Dean of the College and his wife, whose commitment to community engagement and civic leadership left an indelible mark at Bates and the Lewiston-Auburn area. Established in 2007, the “Carignan Fund” offers small grants to local organizations who work on a variety of initiatives that address community needs. Grants are evaluated and awarded by a trained group of Bates students who have experience working or volunteering in the Lewiston-Auburn community.

Since it’s inception nearly 20 years ago, the Carignan Fund has distributed over $150,000 in grants to the Lewiston-Auburn community. You can find information about the Carignan Fund and its 2025 recipients in the June 2025 article in Bates News.

Information about the 2026 grant cycle will be made available by mid-November 2025.

For more information about the Carignan Fund program, contact Jenna Dela Cruz Vendil (jvendil@bates.edu) at the Harward Center for Community Partnerships.