Deadline: 9-Jun-21
The Delaware Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Community Needs Grants Program to improve the lives of the people of Delaware by empowering and growing philanthropy through knowledge and relationships, now and in the future.
In May 2021, the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund’s Community Needs Grants program will provide an opportunity for Delaware nonprofits to apply for general operating grants.
The Fund is committed to keeping organizations strong and helping to them keep going, as they “return to normal” or embrace a “new normal,” as the effects of pandemic are ongoing.
These grants will be flexible and will allow organizations to use funds as needed to continue to operate in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Their goal is to fund a mix of organizations in communities across Delaware and to support organizations working in a range of fields addressing an array of challenges.
Funding Information
- Each successful applicant is eligible for a grant of $10,000 per organization in this round.
Organization Eligibility
- In 2020, the organization must have had an operating budget for the fiscal (or calendar) year of at least $25,000, but not more than $750,000.
- Organizations must be actively providing services.
- Must be a 501(c)(3) public charity in good standing.
- 100% of the requested amount must benefit Delaware communities.
- Organizations are not eligible to apply this round if they received a general operating grant in the March 2021 round.
- Organizations are eligible to apply if they received funding previously from the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund (March 2020 – September 2020).
- In awarding grants, priority consideration will be given to:
- Smaller nonprofits.
- Organizations with a Board of Directors that represents the diversity and demographics of the clients and community served.
Ineligible Applicants
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, e.g., schools, parks, libraries
- Endowments
- Religious organizations for their sectarian purposes (However, projects that serve the entire community, regardless of religious affiliation, are eligible for support.)
For more information, visit https://www.delcf.org/community-needs-grants/