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Since 1986, the Delaware Community Foundation has distributed hundreds of millions of dollars in the community, enabling us to help improve quality of life in the First State and expand opportunities for all.

Through our Community Impact Grants program, we make direct grants to initiatives throughout the state that demonstrate the greatest potential for impact. For specific requirements and timing, please explore the grant opportunities below.

View 2020 Community Impact Grant recipients.

For more information about the DCF’s grantmaking process, contact Yolanda Rushdan, Program Associate, at 302.504.5239. Please like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for grant announcements!

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Grant Opportunities

LocationGrant OpportunitiesDescriptionApplication & Deadline
Statewide, unless otherwise notedSpecific Interest GrantsThere are a variety of funds at the DCF that provide a structured opportunity for eligible nonprofits whose missions align with specific interest areas to apply for grants. These specific areas include:
– Small grants for arts in Wilmington
– Fulfillment of terminally ill children’s wishes
– Support animals and animal welfare
Application is open

Specific Interest Grants Guidelines
Sample Application(for reference only – must apply online)
StatewideHighmark BCBSD BluePrints for the Community Standard GrantsQuarterly grants from Highmark’s BluePrints for the Community fund, administered by the DCF, support health-related projects, programs and supportive services. Preference will be given to programs that address the following BluePrints priority areas faced by Delaware’s communities.

Priority areas are: increasing access to health care for uninsured/underserved, reducing health disparities in minority communities, supporting early childhood development with initiatives focused on health, recruiting and training health care professionals, and addressing social determinants of health.

Occasional Special Grants focused on meeting a more specific need may be announced in place of Standard Grants.
Application now open.

2021 application periods:
· QUARTER 2: Mar. 29 – Apr. 19, 11:59 pm (notifications week of June 7)
· QUARTER 3: Jul. 19 – Aug. 9, 11:59 pm (notifications week of Sept. 27)
· QUARTER 4: Sept. 20 – Oct. 12, 11:59 pm (notifications week of Dec. 6)

Eligibility Requirements
Sample Application(for reference only – must apply online)
Statewide
COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund: Community Needs Grants
Grants help Delaware-serving 501(c)3 organizations address a broad range of community needs during the pandemic.Application is now open
Deadline: 5pm April 1

Guidelines and eligibility

Sample application (for reference only – must apply online)

Rubric
StatewideHighmark BCBSD BluePrints for the Community Small GrantsSmall grants will support health-related projects, programs and supportive services. Preference is given to programs that fit BluePrints for the Community priority areas. The community priority areas are: increasing access to health care for uninsured/underserved, reducing health disparities in minority communities, supporting early childhood development with initiatives focused on health, recruiting and training health care professionals and addressing social determinants of health.

Grants are reviewed on a rolling basis with decisions announced to applicants at the beginning of each month. Small Grants cannot exceed $20,000.
Application now open.
Deadline: Rolling basis through 2021

Eligibility Requirements
Sample Application (for reference only – must apply online)
StatewideFocus Grants: Youth SuccessIn 2021, grants will support organizations and initiatives working to build opportunity so all Delaware residents can overcome barriers to success, benefit equitably, and thrive. Investments in youth success are made to organizations statewide that are enabling at-risk, traditionally disadvantaged youth to advance their personal development and resiliency, civic engagement, physical health, educational readiness and achievement from birth to post-secondary.Application is now closed

Focus Grants Guidelines

Sussex CountyFocus Grants: Thriving Latino CommunitiesIn 2021, grants will support organizations and initiatives working to build opportunity so all Delaware residents can overcome barriers to success, benefit equitably, and thrive. Investments in Delaware’s Latino communities are made to initiatives in Sussex County enabling English learners and their families to thrive through expanded educational and community supports and that are building capacity and collaboration of service providers and resources in communities.Application is now closed

Focus Grants Guidelines

StatewideFocus Grants: Leadership in Community

New in 2021!
In 2021, grants will support organizations and initiatives that significantly increase leader-of-color-led organizations amongst DCF grantees, support community-driven change, and provide capacity-building funding to support current and next-generation leaders’ long-term success.Application is now closed

Focus Grants Guidelines
StatewideCapital Project Grants Grants will support construction, renovation or repair of buildings, and/or land purchases, so nonprofits statewide can operate as efficiently and effectively as possible.


Generally, grants will not exceed $20,000 other than on rare occasions due to their exceptional merits, based on the discretion of the DCF Grants Committee. Grants will support organizations and initiatives so all Delaware residents can overcome barriers to success, benefit equitably, and thrive.

Application now closed.


Next application cycle opens Fall 2021.



Capital Grants Guidelines

StatewideFund for WomenGrants will support initiatives statewide that relate to health, wellness, and life skills that lead to future economic self-sufficiency for girls and women in Delaware.

See application for specific focus areas.
Application is now closed
StatewideAfrican American Empowerment Fund of Delaware

The AAEFD funds causes important to the education, social and economic empowerment of African American Delawareans. Their grantmaking focus for 2019 will be education, and more specifically, higher education access and retention.


Application now closed.


Next application cycle TBD.


Grant Application Assistance Document

New Castle CountyThe Next Generation – Northern DelawareGrant focus TBA.Next application cycle TBD.
New Castle CountyCaesar Rodney Rotary Foundation (CRRF) New Castle County Youth Empowerment Fund Available to New Castle County nonprofit organizations serving youth and young adults ages birth through 25 years who are underserved and at risk for not having the skills and support for a self-sufficient future.

Application now closed.
StatewideDelaware Health Fund Advisory CommitteeSchool Health and Health Equity

Grants will support projects focused on improving health in school settings. Potential grantees include school districts, individual schools and other stakeholders.

Application now closed.
StatewideDelaware Health Fund Advisory Committee

Creative Health Innovation Grants will support projects that focus on improving health and health equity and reach beyond incremental changes to explore ideas that are replicable and scalable to influence the future of health in Delaware. Potential grantees include those who may not be currently engaged in promoting health, but who are well connected to high risk communities/populations.

Application now closed.
Kent CountyPotter Charitable TrustThe Potter Trust, established by Colonel Benjamin Potter in 1843, is one of the oldest trusts in the nation and has helped the economically underprivileged in Kent County for 177 years.

Application now closed.

Next application cycle opens Spring 2021.

Western Sussex CountyNanticoke Rotary ClubGrants support any nonprofit organization, including any qualified school (public or private) on the Delmarva Peninsula, with particular emphasis given to Western Sussex County.

Application now open until March 15th.



Kent and Sussex CountiesThe Next Generation – Southern DelawareGrants support programs addressing addiction, substance abuse, and family services and programs including, but not limited to, treatment services, addiction prevention and education, mental health services, and organizations supporting families touched by addiction.

Application now closed.

Next application cycle opens Spring 2021.

Next Gen South Grants Guidelines

Kent CountyYouth Philanthropy Board

2021 grants will support nonprofits that provide mental health and/or domestic violence services, with a preference for organizations that serve elderly, unhoused and/or uninsured community members.

Application now closed.

Next application cycle opens Winter 2021.
New Castle CountyYouth Philanthropy Board

2021 grants will support nonprofits that are advancing racial equity by building opportunity for all with special consideration for organizations providing arts, education, athletics and extracurricular activities.

Application now closed.

Next application cycle opens Winter 2021.
Sussex CountyYouth Philanthropy Board

2021 grants will support nonprofits that focus on addressing the social determinants of health, including but not limited to mental health, substance abuse, domestic abuse, homelessness and food insecurity. Preference will be given to organizations that support low-income families.

Application now closed.

Next application cycle opens Winter 2021.
StatewideDelaware Nonprofit Support Fund (CARES)A two-part, compliance-based, non-subjective grant program disbursing Federal CARES Act funds.
Round 3 applications are now closed

Application Guidelines and Information

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