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 grantmaking focus area for 2019 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.

Each grant request must be submitted online through the DCF’s portal. Applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m., August 31, 2019.

All applicants will be notified of decisions by October 31, 2019. For more information, please email AAEFD99@gmail.com.