Grant Application Guidelines

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Grant Application Guidelines

Program and Capital Grants

Fund for Women Grants

The Next Generation Grants

Youth Philanthropy 

Fund Grants

Uniqema 

 Grants

Rodel Charitable Foundation-

Delaware Grants


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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