Project Support grants 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.
Donor Name: Delaware Division of the Arts
State: Delaware
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/02/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
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
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.
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.
OR be an established unit of municipal, county, or state government within Delaware. AND
- Be proposing an arts project with more than $5,000 in estimated eligible direct cash expenses.
- 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.
