Delaware nonprofits are invited to apply for grants from the African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware (AAEFD), a giving circle of the Delaware Community Foundation.

The AAEFD invites nonprofit organizations in Delaware to apply for a grant. The grantmaking focus area for 2018 will be education, and more specifically, higher education access and retention. Grant awards will be up to $2,500, and funding requests should not exceed this amount.

The AAEFD was formed to establish a legacy of leadership in promoting philanthropy to fund causes important to the education, social, and economic empowerment of African American Delawareans.

Each grant request must be submitted electronically an AAEFD Grant Application Form, available at delcf.org/grants. Applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m., May 31, 2018.

All applicants will be notified of decisions by June 30, 2018.

For more information, please email aaefd99@gmail.com.

About the African American Empowerment Fund

The African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware (AAEFD) is a giving circle of the Delaware Community Foundation. The fund was formed to establish a legacy of leadership in promoting philanthropy to fund causes important to the education, social, and economic empowerment of African American Delawareans. A giving circle is a group of people who give and raise money for a charitable fund and make grants from that fund to support a shared interest. It is the belief of AAEFD that the power of collective giving can immeasurably improve the worth and potential of African Americans in Delaware.