So far, the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund has awarded $3.2 million to more than 150 nonprofit organizations providing services to communities throughout the state.
Please review the information about our ongoing Community Needs Grants and Vision Grants programs.
August Grants
- Christina Cultural Arts Center – $18,000 for laptops, projectors and other technology to pivot instruction to a virtual platform.
- Delaware HIV Services Inc. – $20,000 for in-home HIV test kits and other resources to enable and expand services in the COVID-19 environment.
- Friendship House, Inc. – $25,000 to provide food and case management to homeless people.
- Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County – $15,000 to help build 12 homes on Wilmington’s East Side.
- Harrington Senior Center – $10,000 for facility safety upgrades to improve efficiency, expand capacity, and offer normal programming.
- Mispillion Art League, Inc. – $6,000 for computers to continue to provide community-wide access to a quality visual arts program.
- OperaDelaware – $8,500 to create a “streamable stage” to allow for virtual programming when outdoor performances are no longer viable.
- Public Allies Delaware – $20,000 for materials to support remote work and to provide mental health supports for Allies.
- Read Aloud Delaware – $20,000 for technology and other costs to facilitate remote work to accelerate language development in children birth to age 3.
- Rodney Street Tennis & Tutoring Association – $6,000 for take-away supply bags for online enrichment courses, life skills, and STEAM activities for school-year programs.
- Sojourners’ Place, Inc. – $6,000 for laptops and travel support to provide case management and training for homeless men and women.
- TeenSHARP – $40,000 for math and English instructors to provide virtual academic support during the 2020-2021 school year.
July Grants
- Delaware Children’s Museum — $20,000 for safety materials for visitors, social distancing signage, sneeze guards and other equipment to ensure a safe reopening.
- Kent-Sussex Industries — $25,000 for equipment and renovation of program space.
- Sussex County Habitat for Humanity — $27,440 for technology for various purposes, including a website redesign to integrate online ReStore sales.
- West End Neighborhood House — $20,086 for an outdoor classroom, disposable masks and a temperature screening system.
- YMCA Delaware — $50,000 to improve indoor safety and air quality through ventilation and filtration.
- Code Purple of Kent County — $25,000 for a food truck to deliver food to the homeless in Kent and Sussex County.
- Delaware Zoological Society — $6,600 for online ticketing software.
- Developing Artists Collaboration (Dewey Artists) — $3,400 for electronics for the Creative Career Service Program.
- Kalmar Nyckel — $5,400 for a virtual field trip program.
- Serviam Girls Academy — $20,000 to prepare for a safe reopening, including health and safety training for teachers and administration.
- Historic Lewes Farmers Market — $7,500 for signage and equipment to reopen safely.
Week 11
- St. Michael’s School & Nursery — $28,000 for cleaning supplies and PPE to safely reopen the Wilmington preschool.
- Latin American Community Center – $25,000 for emergency assistance for families in New Castle County.
- YMCA – $25,000 to run the Take on Summer teen program at four YMCA branches in Wilmington.
- Network Delaware – $25,000 for emergency assistance to immigrant families in Sussex County.
- Kent-Sussex Industries – $25,000 to modify and restart programs supporting the developmentally disabled.
- Vision to Learn – $20,000 for eyeglasses for low-income children in New Castle County.
- Holy Rosary Catholic Church Outreach – $20,000 for food for families in Claymont.
- Delaware First Media – $16,000 for infrastructure and technology to support increased news coverage of COVID-19.
- Delaware Volunteer Legal Services – $15,442 for technology to provide legal services to clients statewide.
- Partners for Justice – $15,000 to support social services and legal services to low-income people in New Castle County.
- Life Center Complex – $15,000 for technology and staff to provide behavioral telehealth services in New Castle County.
- The Grand Opera House – $15,000 for a touchless ticketing system to facilitate safe cultural arts activities.
- Reading Assist Institute – $15,000 to support AmeriCorps members providing one-on-one reading intervention for low-income children in New Castle County.
- Better Tomorrows – $13,000 for food for families in Wilmington.
- Delaware Symphony Orchestra – $12,500 for video editing equipment to facilitate virtual programming.
- Exceptional Care for Children – $10,388 for cleaning and respiratory therapy supplies for medically fragile children.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware – $10,000 to support e-mentoring statewide.
- CAMP Rehoboth – $10,000 for communication technology and programming for LGBTQ seniors.
- Mental Health Association – $6,221 for technology to provide virtual mental health services to clients statewide.
- Arden Club – $4,000 for equipment to video livestream arts and cultural events.
- Coastal Concerts – $3,150 to operate the Lewes-based classical music organization.
- Serenity Place – $3,000 for a freezer for the substance abuse treatment residence in Dover.
- Delaware Historical Society – $2,000 for technology to facilitate remote work.
- Lutheran Church of Our Savior – $1,500 for the Rehoboth Beach church to transition its ESL program to a virtual program.
Week 10
- St. Michael’s School & Nursery — $28,000 for cleaning supplies and PPE to safely reopen the Wilmington preschool.
- Latin American Community Center – $25,000 for emergency assistance for families in New Castle County.
- YMCA – $25,000 to run the Take on Summer teen program at four YMCA branches in Wilmington.
- Network Delaware – $25,000 for emergency assistance to immigrant families in Sussex County.
- Kent-Sussex Industries – $25,000 to modify and restart programs supporting the developmentally disabled.
- Vision to Learn – $20,000 for eyeglasses for low-income children in New Castle County.
- Holy Rosary Catholic Church Outreach – $20,000 for food for families in Claymont.
- Delaware First Media – $16,000 for infrastructure and technology to support increased news coverage of COVID-19.
- Delaware Volunteer Legal Services – $15,442 for technology to provide legal services to clients statewide.
- Partners for Justice – $15,000 to support social services and legal services to low-income people in New Castle County.
- Life Center Complex – $15,000 for technology and staff to provide behavioral telehealth services in New Castle County.
- The Grand Opera House – $15,000 for a touchless ticketing system to facilitate safe cultural arts activities.
- Reading Assist Institute – $15,000 to support AmeriCorps members providing one-on-one reading intervention for low-income children in New Castle County.
- Better Tomorrows – $13,000 for food for families in Wilmington.
- Delaware Symphony Orchestra – $12,500 for video editing equipment to facilitate virtual programming.
- Exceptional Care for Children – $10,388 for cleaning and respiratory therapy supplies for medically fragile children.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware – $10,000 to support e-mentoring statewide.
- CAMP Rehoboth – $10,000 for communication technology and programming for LGBTQ seniors.
- Mental Health Association – $6,221 for technology to provide virtual mental health services to clients statewide.
- Arden Club – $4,000 for equipment to video livestream arts and cultural events.
- Coastal Concerts – $3,150 to operate the Lewes-based classical music organization.
- Serenity Place – $3,000 for a freezer for the substance abuse treatment residence in Dover.
- Delaware Historical Society – $2,000 for technology to facilitate remote work.
- Lutheran Church of Our Savior – $1,500 for the Rehoboth Beach church to transition its ESL program to a virtual program.