Applications being accepted for Community Needs Grants starting Monday

Delaware State News
Posted 3/4/21

DOVER — Delaware nonprofits are invited to apply for general-operating grants of up to $10,000 from the Community Needs Grants program of the Delaware Community Foundation, beginning Monday at 8 a.m.

You must be a member to read this story.

Join our family of readers for as little as $5 per month and support local, unbiased journalism.


Already a member? Log in to continue.   Otherwise, follow the link below to join.

Please log in to continue

Log in

Applications being accepted for Community Needs Grants starting Monday

Posted

DOVER — Delaware nonprofits are invited to apply for general-operating grants of up to $10,000 from the Community Needs Grants program of the Delaware Community Foundation, beginning Monday at 8 a.m.

The program is part of the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund, a partnership of the DCF and Philanthropy Delaware.

In this round, the initiative — which awarded more than $3 million in pandemic-related grants in 2020 — will dole out a total of approximately $250,000 to small and mid-sized organizations serving Delaware communities.

Visit the DCF website to apply. The deadline is 5 p.m. April 1, with recipients to be announced by early May.

To be eligible:

• In 2020, the organization must have had at least one part-time paid employee and operating expenses of at least $25,000 but not more than $750,000.

• The organization must be actively providing services.

• The organization must be a 501(c)(3) public charity in good standing.

• 100% of the requested amount must benefit Delaware communities.

• Organizations are eligible to apply even if they previously received funding from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund from March to September 2020.

The following types of nonprofit organizations are not eligible for this program:

• Sports clubs, leagues or facilities.

• Public or tuition-based educational institutions.

• Fundraising entities for programs and organizations that are primarily supported through government funding.

• Endowments.

• Religious organizations for their sectarian purposes. Projects that serve the entire community, regardless of religious affiliation, are eligible to apply.

Priority consideration will be given to smaller organizations and those with a board of directors that represents the diversity and demographics of the clients and communities they serve.

Members and subscribers make this story possible.
You can help support non-partisan, community journalism.

x
X