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Delaware Private Grants

Explore 15 grant opportunities

STEM Talent Advancement and Retention
$6,000
BioConnect DE
Private

Application Deadline

Jul 31, 2025

Date Added

Jul 18, 2025

This program provides financial assistance to recent STEM graduates working in Delaware to help reduce their student loan debt and encourage them to build their careers in the state.

Science and Technology
Individuals
Swim with the Sharks Pitch Competition in Delaware
Contact for amount
Emerging Enterprise Center
Private

Application Deadline

Aug 4, 2025

Date Added

Jul 14, 2025

This competition provides early-stage for-profit businesses in New Castle County, Delaware, with the opportunity to pitch their innovative ideas for a chance to win funding and support for growth.

Business and Commerce
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Next Gen South Grant Program
$10,000
Delaware Community Foundation (DCF)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 9, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations in Delaware that provide services related to addiction treatment, family support, emergency housing, and homelessness prevention for vulnerable residents in Kent and Sussex Counties.

Health
Nonprofits
Roy Klein Education Fund for Nonprofits in Delaware
$3,000
Delaware Community Foundation (DCF)
Private

Application Deadline

Jul 15, 2025

Date Added

Jul 9, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations in Kent County, Delaware, that provide educational and job training programs to enhance workforce readiness and economic development in the community.

Education
Nonprofits
Potter Charity Trust Grant
$50,000
Delaware Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 16, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations in Kent County that assist economically disadvantaged populations by addressing basic needs such as homelessness, hunger, and healthcare.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Excellence in Education Fund 2025
$25,000
CenDel Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 16, 2025

This funding opportunity supports educational and workforce development programs in Kent County, Delaware, focusing on preparing underserved individuals for careers in critical sectors like healthcare, construction, and technology.

Education
Nonprofits
Meet the Moment Grant
$20,000
Delaware Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

May 30, 2025

Date Added

May 9, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to Delaware nonprofit organizations facing challenges, enabling them to enhance their operations and impact through strategic planning and capacity building.

Law Justice and Legal Services
Nonprofits
Kent County Fund for the Arts Grant 2025
$20,000
CenDel Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 31, 2025

This grant provides funding to organizations in Kent County, Delaware, that promote the arts, art education, and artistic events.

Arts
Nonprofits
BluePrints for the Community
$200,000
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 27, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations and community-benefit government agencies in Delaware to improve healthcare access and reduce health disparities for uninsured and underserved communities.

Health
Nonprofits
StartUp Program Grants
$2,500
Delaware Division of the Arts
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Dec 23, 2024

This grant provides financial support and training to emerging arts organizations in Delaware to strengthen their management and operational capabilities.

Law Justice and Legal Services
Nonprofits
Education Resource Grants
$20,000
Delaware Division for the Arts
Private

Application Deadline

Mar 3, 2025

Date Added

Dec 23, 2024

This funding opportunity supports Delaware schools, arts organizations, and artists in creating engaging arts education programs for pre-K–12 students, enhancing their learning experiences through the arts.

Education
City or township governments
Funding available for Health-related Projects in Delaware
$250,000
Delaware Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 27, 2024

Date Added

Sep 18, 2024

The Delaware Community Foundation offers grants ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 through Highmark's BluePrints for the Community fund, prioritizing health-related projects and services that address healthcare access, economic stability, social and community context, and neighborhood and built environment in Delaware.

Health
Nonprofits
Caesar Rodney Rotary Foundation Grant Program
$5,000
Caesar Rodney Rotary Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Aug 31, 2024

Date Added

Aug 1, 2024

The Caesar Rodney Rotary Foundation grant opportunity is available to nonprofit organizations in New Castle County, DE 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. Donor Name: Caesar Rodney Rotary Foundation State: Delaware County: Kent County (DE) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 08/31/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The Caesar Rodney Rotary Foundation (CRRF) was formed in 2018, as a means for the Caesar Rodney Rotary Club to accelerate the mission of educating the community and addressing the needs of youth at risk in New Castle County, Delaware. Educating the community includes providing public awareness of the need as well as encouraging volunteer opportunities to address the needs. Funding Information The grant maximum is $5,000. Criteria The Caesar Rodney Rotary Foundation (CRRF) New Castle County Youth Empowerment Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation only accepts applications from 501(c)3 nonprofits. For more information, visit Delaware Community Foundation.

Education
Nonprofits
2024 First State Food System Grant Program
$500,000
Delaware Council on Farm and Food Policy
Private

Application Deadline

May 10, 2024

Date Added

May 3, 2024

The First State Food System Program (Program) provides funding to entities that grow, process, store, transport, distribute, or sell food in the State of Delaware. Donor Name: Delaware Council on Farm and Food Policy State: Delaware County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 05/10/2024 Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The Delaware Department of Agriculture through its advisory group – the Delaware Council on Farm & Food Policy (Council) strives to facilitate and support a local food system where farmers can access viable markets; Delaware households can access nutritious and wholesome food options within their own communities; and where the impacts of supply chain disruptions can be diminished. Through this Program funding is available to a diverse range of entities, operating at various points in the food supply chain. This Program enables local entities to overcome challenges and build resilience in food system. The First State Food System Program is funded through the Federal American Rescue Plan Act. Projects designed to support or provide benefit to more than one entity or producer within Delaware’s food system will be prioritized. The objective is to strengthen the local food system through wide-reaching and complementary efforts, rather than isolated and narrowly focused projects that serve to benefit only one individual operation.  Funding Information Using a standardized review process, the Council will award grants from $2,500 up to $150,000. Eligible Projects Applications will be evaluated based on the viability of the entity; its function and reach as part of the food system; and its demonstrated or potential capacity to do at least one of the following: Add to the volume of food production in Delaware. Add to the direct-to-consumer sale or availability of food products through retail or charitable outlets in Delaware. Add to activities used to transform food products from their harvested state to a consumable state for end users. Processing activities include: freezing, chopping, fermenting, packaging, washing, cooking, pasteurizing, canning, and more in Delaware. Add to the transportation or distribution of food products to consumer/end user outlets in Delaware. Improve efficiency and reduce costs of distribution systems. Improve capacity of food retail outlets including restaurants, to meet local demand. Improve flexibilities of food retail and distribution outlets to better align with consumer needs like online purchasing or food delivery. Address challenges to proximity through transportation solutions. Increase emerging agricultural practices by bringing food production into busy, populated areas – such as vertical gardens, shipping container farms, rooftop farming, hydroponics, community gardens, community composting, and food waste reduction. Eligibility Criteria General  Applicants that have been awarded funding during Cycle 1 or Cycle 2 may apply. The project must be new and distinct from an awarded project, or an addition or complement to an awarded project. (can include adding new partners, or new sites, or expanding market reach, etc.) Applicants must describe how the project positively impacts or creates measurable outcomes for Delaware’s food supply chain, including the entity and other entities or operations. The applicant must demonstrate/describe that the entity has the infrastructure in place and capacity to successfully implement the project. The applicant’s entity must be in operation for two or more years. Start-up entities will be considered when the operator provides a description of industry experience or when the start-up budget includes a contribution from the owner. The applicant’s entity must be a legal entity and have the legal capacity to enter into a project agreement with the Delaware Department of Agriculture. Eligible entities must be owned and operated in the State of Delaware and include small to mid-sized, for-profit producers and nonprofit organizations; aquaculture/fishery operators; food distributors or transporters; food processing operators. The Council reserves the right to consider applications from non-Delaware entities that directly provide product or services to Delaware. Applicants may submit more than one proposal. If more than one proposal is submitted, please prioritize the submissions. Producers  For the purposes of this Program, small to mid-sized producers are defined as having operations with 1) An annual value of sales between $20,000 and $300,000; and 2) Acres in active production in fruits, vegetables, specialty crops, or other products for human consumption; of up to 300 acres. Larger scale producers are eligible to apply and are encouraged to demonstrate collaboration with other producers or entities. Supply Chain Entities  The following are eligible supply chain operations, this list is not all inclusive, some examples are listed: Storage: food hubs Transportation: fleet coordinators, logistics Processing: incubator facilities, commercial kitchens Distribution: retail outlets, pantries, food trucks Single or multi-site grocery stores, Cooperative grocers, Corner stores, Mobile markets, restaurants, farmers markets, on-farm stores For more information, visit Delaware Council on Farm and Food Policy.

Food and Nutrition
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Highmark BCBSD Blueprints
$50,000
Delaware Community Foundation
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 14, 2023

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations and eligible government agencies in Delaware for health-related projects that improve access to care and address health disparities in underserved communities.

Science and Technology
Nonprofits