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Program and
Capital Grants
The Foundation's Grants Committee oversees all
grantmaking, subject to approval of the Board of Directors. The DCF
awards grants for charitable purposes to nonprofit organizations
with a 501(c) (3) designation issued by the Internal Revenue
Service. Agencies receiving DCF grants must serve the State of
Delaware and its residents without discrimination based on race,
religion, gender, age, disability, national origin or sexual
orientation.
The Capital grant applications deadline is
at the end of January each year. The DCF defines capital as
“construction, major renovation or repair of buildings and/or the
purchase of land” and also considers requests for equipment
purchases. Proposals must be submitted on a DCF application form.
Other proposal formats will not be accepted.
Applications are now available for the 2008
Capital Grants program and must be submitted by January 31, 2008.
Capital Grants Program Information
Guidelines and Application for Project Grant (PDF)
(MS
Word)
Guidelines and Application for Equipment Grant (PDF)
(MS
Word)
Program Grants
currently focus on Issues facing Delaware’s Senior
Population. In a departure from our traditional grantmaking process,
the DCF is not accepting funding proposals from individual
nonprofit organizations, but is working with the Delaware Aging
Network, a statewide coalition of nonprofit organizations that
provide services to seniors. This two-year pilot project is
designed to increase
efficiency, reduce duplication of services, and assure that more
seniors receive the care they need in order to remain independent.
The Delaware Aging Network is coordinating service delivery among
agencies serving senior citizens all
three Delaware counties.
Read the
executive summary and selected parts of the 2006 report.
For more
information about the DCF grantmaking process, contact Beth
Bouchelle, Director of Grants Administration at 504-5239 or
bbouchelle@delcf.org.
Fund for Women Grants
FUND FOR WOMEN NOTICE OF YEAR 2008 GRANTS
Applications are now available and
due January 31, 2008 for the 2008 grantmaking program.
Click here to download the criteria and guidelines.
Click
here to download the application form.
The Fund typically awards single-year grants
relating to the education of girls and women in such areas as
health, wellness and life skills which will lead to future economic
self-sufficiency. The Fund offer a unique opportunity to obtain seed
money for innovative, creative programming. Programs that include
collaboration with public, private or other not-for-profit agencies;
develop the leadership skills of girls and women; address unmet
needs and promote the value of giving will be considered. The Fund
for Women does not support capital funding, debt reduction or
endowment campaigns.
The Fund For Women accepts applications from non-profit, tax-exempt,
(501(c)(3) organizations for programs that address unmet needs,
enhance the worth and potential of women and girls in Delaware and
help them to lead productive, self-sufficient lives. FFW grants
offer organizations an opportunity to obtain seed money for
innovative, creative programming or to continue or expand programs
whose effectiveness has been demonstrated.
A total of $117,107 in grants was awarded in May
2007 to 26 programs. Click
here for a list of the organizations that received grants and a
brief description of each grant. A
news release also is available.
Youth Philanthropy Fund Grants
The Foundation has three Youth Philanthropy
Boards.
The YPB for New Castle County will award grants
totaling $15,000 to programs that benefit youth in New Castle County.
Applications
will be accepted through December 17, 2007 for out-of-school
programs for children in grades 3-12 that promote physical and
emotional well-being. Special consideration will be given to
innovative programs that provide tutoring and mentoring. Individual
grant requests must not exceed $2,500.
The YPB for
Kent County will award grants totaling
$10,000 to programs that benefit youth in Kent County. Applications will be accepted through January 7, 2008 for
programs that assist in developing the physical, mental and social
skills of at-risk children, birth through age 6, by providing
educational childcare services, medical assistance and/or parental
training.
The YPB for Sussex County
will award grants totaling $10,000 to programs that benefit youth in
Sussex County.
Applications will be accepted through January 7, 2008 from
organizations that provide after school programs that
encourage a positive life style for students in grades 3 through 8.
Uniqema Fund Grants
The grantmaking activities of the Uniqema Fund are
overseen by a contributions committee comprised of Uniqema
representatives who review requests for funding from qualified
organizations. The Uniqema Fund is an equal opportunity grantmaker.
Uniqema is not accepting grants at this time.
Rodel
Foundation of Delaware Grants
Please visit the Rodel Foundation Web site - www.rodelfoundationde.org
- to learn about the Foundation's current initiatives.
The Next Generation of the Delaware
Community Foundation
The Next
Generation (TNG) of the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) is a group
of young Delawareans committed to identifying community needs in our
state, raising funds and awarding grants to nonprofit organizations that
address these needs. TNG partners with the Delaware Community
Foundation to distribute grants from the charitable fund it at the
Foundation and adheres to the grantmaking guidelines established by the
DCF.
The Next Generation has one competitive grantmaking
program each year. Applications are typically due in the fall and
grants awarded the following January.
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