Delaware Division of the Arts: Project Support Grants (US)

Deadline: 3-Mar-25

The Delaware Division of the Arts is pleased to announce its Project Support Grants to assist in the growth of a vibrant cultural environment by supporting increased access to high-quality arts activities presented by community-based organizations throughout the state.

Goals

• Project Support funding is available for arts projects that:
  • Demonstrate efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Directly benefit the public in Delaware and/or engage a specific Delaware community
  • Ensure quality of artistic and/or staff leadership, artists, activities
  • Demonstrate collaborative planning, partnerships, and/or community involvement

Funding Information

• The combined total grant request of all three project applications submitted must be less than $75,000.
• Grant requests may be up to 30 percent of the direct cash expenses for the artistic portion with an average awarded amount range of $2,000 to $10,000.
• Be proposing an arts project with more than $5,000 in estimated eligible direct cash expenses.

Eligible Expenses

• Only the expenses below related to the arts project or the arts portion of an event are eligible for PS:
  • Direct Expenses (should be included in the Direct Expenses column of the budget):
    • Artists’ fees
    • Marketing or publicity
    • Personnel
    • Administrative costs
    • Contractual services
    • Supplies and materials
    • Technical costs
    • Travel and other operational expenses necessary to deliver arts programs and services

Ineligible Expenses

• Indirect Expenses, such as staff salaries and overhead may also be included in the Project Budget in the Indirect Expenses column, but Division funds may not be used toward these expenses, nor can they be used for match.
• Division funds may not be used for these expenses – do not include them in the Project Budget:
  • Activities for which academic credit is given
  • Activities outside Delaware
  • Activities with fundraising as a primary purpose
  • Awards, cash prizes, or donations
  • Bad debt
  • Building, renovating, or remodeling of facilities
  • Capital expenditures and non-consumables valued over $3,000
  • Traditional circus and athletic activities
  • Expenses incurred outside the grant period
  • Investments of any type
  • Meals/refreshments
  • Private entertainment
  • Projects restricted to exclusive participation or enjoyment
  • Projects that have sectarian or religious purposes
  • Scholarships or research by individuals
  • Products and/or services not directly related to the artistic portion of an event
  • Contingency funds

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible for Project Support as a community-based organization, you must:
  • Be either a Delaware-based nonprofit organization whose primary mission is not the arts.
  • This includes organizations such as libraries, civic groups, community/senior centers, and university/college non-credit programs intended to serve the community.
  • Organizations must have a stable, functioning board of directors that meets at least quarterly.
  • Organizations must be based and chartered in Delaware as a nonprofit organization; exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) or 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; and eligible to receive donations allowable as charitable contributions under Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
  • Be an established unit of municipal, county, or state government within Delaware.
  • Project Support funding is available for arts projects that accomplish one or more of the following requirements:
    • Provide opportunities for expanding diversity, equity, and inclusion in arts programming and participation.
    • Provide experiences of artistic vitality and relevance for the public.
    • Involve collaborations between artists or arts organizations and community and civic groups, government entities, schools, or social service agencies.
    • Reach audiences and participants with limited access to the arts or to a particular art form.
    • Support arts programs in new or non-traditional venues.
    • Provide opportunities for artistic expression of a community’s unique history, culture, or circumstances.
    • Offer opportunities for the creation of new works of art.
    • Provide opportunities for conservation, documentation, and appreciation of the artistic traditions of diverse cultures and communities.

For more information, visit Delaware Division of the Arts.