The Arts Access Grant provides program support to organizations that offer occasional arts programs and to organizations that do not meet the eligibility criteria for the Delaware Division of the Arts’ (DDOA) General Operating Support and Project Support categories.
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:
Arts Access grants support the presentation of performing, visual, literary, media, or folk arts in communities throughout the state.
The Arts Access Grant provides program support to organizations that offer occasional arts programs and to organizations that do not meet the eligibility criteria for the Delaware Division of the Arts’ (DDOA) General Operating Support and Project Support categories.
Goals
Arts Access funding is available for arts projects that accomplish one or more of the following:
- Provide experiences of artistic merit and integrity for the public
- Involve collaborations between artists or arts organizations and community and civic groups, government entities, or social service agencies
- Reach audiences and participants with limited access to the arts or to a particular art form
- Provide lifelong learning opportunities in the arts beyond the school setting
- Offer opportunities for the creation of new works of art
- Support arts programs in new or non-traditional venues
- Provide opportunities for artistic expression of a community’s unique history, culture, or circumstances
- Provide opportunities for conservation, documentation, and appreciation of the artistic traditions of diverse cultures and communities.
Funding Information
Applicants may request up to 80 percent of the eligible cash expenses, as defined below, not to exceed $1,250.
Eligible Expenses
Only the expenses listed below which are directly related to the proposed arts project are eligible for Arts Access Support:
- Artists’ fees
- Marketing or publicity
- Contractual services
- Supplies and materials
- Facility rental/costs
- Technical costs
- Travel and other operational expenses necessary to deliver this arts program.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for an Arts Access Grant, applicants must:
- Be an established unit of municipal, county, or state government within Delaware, OR 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. Applicants may include arts organizations, community-based non-arts organizations, schools, libraries, parks, etc.
- Be managing an arts program that involves the presentation of work by an artist or by artists.
For more information, visit Delaware Division of the Arts
