DIVISION OF THE ARTS E-GRANTS

The Delaware Division of the Arts offers a variety of grant programs for individual artists; nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations chartered and based in Delaware; and schools and government entities that support arts activities. (See Assistance for the Development of the Arts)

Applications from organizations and schools are reviewed annually by grant review panels, consisting of individuals who live and/or work in Delaware, selected because of their knowledge and experience in the arts, business and nonprofit management, and involvement in their community. Panelist nominations are accepted year-round.

Applications for Fiscal Year 2014

Division of the Arts grant applications for organizations and schools must be submitted online through eGrant.net. You may wish to review the guidelines for grants, available from the links below, before proceeding to the eGrant.net site. You may also access the guidelines once you get there.

Note: Deadline is March 1, 2013 at 4:30 p.m for FY2014 General Operating Support (Interim Reports), Arts Stabilization, Education Resource, and Project Support applications.
 

Grant Guidelines by Category
For Arts Organizations (Program Overview) Non-profit Delaware organizations whose primary mission is the promotion, production, presentation, or teaching of the arts. eGrant.net: applications for arts organizations General Operating Support Guidelines: supports annual operating expenses to ensure that year-round participation in the arts is available to the people of Delaware. New applications are accepted on a biennial basis in the even-numbered years (next due date is March 1, 2014), with Interim Reports submitted in the "off" year. Annual March 1 deadline. Arts Stabilization Guidelines : supports improvements to facilities owned (or under long-term lease) and operated by the organization. ASF grants are funded through the Division's participation in the Arts Consortium of Delaware, Inc. (ArtCo) endowment. Annual March 1 deadline. Education Resource Guidelines : grants to strengthen school-based arts education projects, programs, and activities that utilize the arts education resources of the Delaware arts community or strengthen arts organizations' capacity to serve as professional development resources for teaching artists and educators. Annual March 1 deadline. StartUp: a comprehensive program of financial support, training and consultant input to develop and strengthen the management capacity of emerging arts organizations so that they can operate in a sustainable manner. New applications are accepted on a biennial basis in even-numbered years. Next due date is August 1, 2014.	For Community-Based Organizations (Program Overview) Non-profit Delaware organizations, colleges and universities, and government entities that present arts programming or activities but do not have the arts as their primary mission. eGrant.net: applications for community-based organizations Project Support: supports arts programs provided by CBOs that assist in the growth of a vibrant cultural environment by encouraging the continued development of arts activities in communities throughout the state. College and university projects must be non-credit and serve the general community. Annual March 1 deadline. Opportunity Grant: supports the sponsorship of performances, workshops, and exhibits sponsored by non-profit community organizations. Rolling deadline. For a list of FY13 Project Support grants, click here.
For Schools Public, private, and parochial schools in Delaware. eGrant.net: applications for schools Artist Residency: grants for residencies with visual, literary, performing or media artists working with students in the classroom or in professional development workshops with teachers. Rolling deadline. Education Resource: grants to strengthen school-based arts education projects, programs, and activities that utilize the arts education resources of the Delaware arts community or strengthen arts organizations' capacity to serve as professional development resources for teaching artists and educators. Annual March 1 deadline. (public schools only)	For Individual Artists Artists residing in Delaware for at least one year and at least 18 years of age. Artist Fellowship Guidelines: supports individual artists in their work as visual, performing, media, folk, and/or literary artists. This year's Masters Category is in Visual and Folk Art. The FY14 CueRate online application is now active for an August 1, 2013 deadline. Opportunity Grant Information and Application: supports individual artists with unique professional and artistic development or presentation opportunities. Rolling deadline. (Note: these applications are still submitted in hard copy.)

Panelist Nominations Accepted Year-Round

The Delaware Division of the Arts engages Delaware citizens every year to review grant applications for state funding of the arts. The Division selects panelists based on their knowledge and experience in the arts, in business and nonprofit management, and in their community.

To be considered for service on a grant review panel, you may nominate yourself or someone else to the pool. Download the Grant Review Panelist Fact Sheet to learn more about what’s involved in being a grant review panelist, the Grant Panelist Nominee Information Form to nominate yourself, and the Panelist Nomination Form to nominate others.

Funding for Delaware Division of the Arts and its programs is provided the Delaware State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.