March 14, 2021
Delaware nonprofits are invited to apply for general operating grants of up to $10,000 from the Community Needs Grants Program at the Delaware Community Foundation.
The deadline is 5 p.m., Thurs., April 1, with recipients announced by early May.
The Community Needs Grants Program is part of the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund, a partnership of the DCF and Philanthropy Delaware. In this round, the program – which awarded more than $3 million in pandemic-related grants in 2020 – will award a total of approximately $250,000 in grants to small and mid-sized organizations serving Delaware communities.
To be eligible: In 2020, the organization must have had operating expenses of at least $25,000, but not more than $750,000; be actively providing services; and be a 501(c)(3) public charity in good standing. A full 100 percent of the requested amount must benefit Delaware communities. Organizations are eligible to apply even if they received fund