The Delaware Opioid Settlement Commission is seeking applications for its Micro Grant Program.
Donor Name: Delaware Opioid Settlement Commission
State: Delaware
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/12/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Micro Grant program is a rapid-response funding mechanism within the Community Grant Program, awarding targeted investments of to legal entities operating within the State of Delaware. Formally structured to maximize accessibility and lower traditional barriers to entry, this fund features a simplified application and reporting process designed to deploy flexible funding directly to the frontlines of the state’s opioid crisis. The Micro Grant program features no prior operational history requirement, making it an ideal resource for emerging grassroots groups and neighborhood coalitions with deep local ties.
Funding Information
Grants Up to $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations applying for Micro Grant support must satisfy the following eligibility requirements:
- Organizational Capacity & Governance
- Legal Status: Applicants must be formally registered, legally incorporated entities (e.g., nonprofit, for-profit, or governmental) operating within the State of Delaware.
- Operational History: There is no prior operational history requirement for this grant.
- Prior Performance & Compliance: For previous Commission grantees, past performance, contract fidelity, and strict compliance with prior grant requirements will be heavily factored into the eligibility determination and evaluation process.
- Governance & Leadership: Governance structures must be transparent, accountable, and possess verified leadership expertise directly relevant to the proposed program.
- Staffing Capacity: Applicants must maintain a qualified, well-organized professional team with the operational capacity required for effective program execution.
- Programmatic Alignment & Evidence-Based Design
- Strategic Priority Alignment: Proposed initiatives must directly align with the active funding cycle’s core priorities and address clearly identified community needs.
- Service Delivery Approach: Programs must utilize evidence-based practices, promising practices, or highly justified innovative methods supported by peer-reviewed research and data.
- Strategic Collaboration: Organizations should demonstrate existing or planned partnerships with cross-sector stakeholders to broaden program reach, prevent duplication, and maximize community impact.
- Accountability, Equity, & Technical Engagement
- Reporting Standards: Applicants must formally commit to rigorous, regular reporting schedules covering program activities, quantitative outcomes, and detailed financial expenditures.
- Commitment to Equity: Organizations must actively prioritize diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion in their program design, specifically targeting historically underserved or marginalized populations.
- Technical Cooperation: Grantees must remain open and willing to actively engage in capacity-building technical assistance to optimize program implementation and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Settlement Fund Statutory Restrictions
- Non-Supplantation: Opioid settlement funds must strictly supplement, not supplant (replace), existing funding or resources earmarked for the proposed project.
- Exhibit E & OARS Compliance: The proposed scope of work must align explicitly with one or more of the approved uses outlined in Exhibit E of the Final Distributor Settlement Agreement and the Delaware Opioid Abatement and Remediation Strategies (OARS) framework.
- Commission Strategic Priorities: In alignment with statewide data and identified intervention gaps, the Commission prioritizes investments directed toward underserved populations, innovative prevention/treatment modalities, and long-term recovery support systems.
- Pre-Award Costs: Grant funds may not be used to reimburse operational or administrative costs incurred prior to the official execution date of the grant term.
For more information, visit DOSDC.
