Delaware Humanities: Opportunity Grants

Delaware Humanities offers Opportunity Grants to support smaller projects or the planning of larger initiatives. With applications accepted year-round, these grants aim to foster community engagement and enhance cultural experiences. Due to recent federal funding cuts, grants are currently paused. Eligible applicants include K-12 schools, museums, and nonprofits, while matching funds may be required but can be waived in specific cases.

Due to federal funding cuts, Delaware Humanities’ grants are paused until further notice.For event funding, the application must be received 90 days before the event or first event.
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Opportunity Grants offer support for smaller projects or planning periods for larger projects. Applications can be submitted year-round, and while matching funds are required, matching can be waived in some circumstances.

Eligibility

Groups eligible for funding: K-12 schools, colleges, and universities K-12 schools, colleges, and universities
State/local government agencies
Nonprofit groups (professional or social organizations, community or religious groups, etc.) Costs Eligible for SupportAll costs must be reasonable, allowable, and allocable. All costs must be permitted for subawards under 2 CFR 200 and under the NEH General Terms and Conditions for General Support Grants to State Humanities Councils.
Direct programming and implementation costs integral to the project.
Collections acquisition (note: if for a museum collection acquisition, please contact the Grants and Operations Manager with more information before applying).
Book acquisitions (note: must be tied with a program).
Technical or consulting needs related to digital transition or access, including costs directly associated with digitizing humanities collections to make them available online.
Honoraria for humanities experts/scholars/facilitators (their resume or CV will be required as part of the application).
Domestic travel – mileage cannot exceed the federal rate. Airfare costs cannot exceed the customary standard commercial rate (coach or equivalent).
Per diem – Allowed for out-of-town personnel only. Costs cannot exceed the federal per diem rates.
Supplies – materials necessary for the project, with a per unit acquisition cost of less than $5,000.
Rental – facilities space for event if grantee organization does not have a space of adequate size.
Promotion and Printing – advertising and publicity costs for outreach, includes social media and virtual publicity efforts as well as traditional paper-based mediums.What types of project can Delaware Humanities support?Book festivalsConferencesExhibitsLecturesMedia projectsMuseum assistanceOral historiesPanel discussionsPlanning for humanities programsPublic debatesReading and discussion programsWorkshopsHave another idea?

Ineligibility

NOTE: Funding can not be applied for by fiscal sponsors or pass through entities.Costs Not Eligible for Support?General operating support and staff salaries.
Scholarly programs directed to a limited audience or individual scholar research.
Competitive re-granting, prizes, awards, and projects that provide academic credit, scholarships, fellowships.
Pre-award costs.
Equipment – any item with a useful life of more than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost of $5,000 or more.
International travel.
Construction, purchase of real property, major alteration, repair, and renovation.
The preservation, organization, or description of materials that are not regularly accessible for research, education, or public programming.
Promotion of a particular political, religious, or ideological point of view.
Advocacy of a particular program of social or political action.
Support of specific public policies or legislation.
Lobbying.
Alcohol and entertainment.
Non per diem food and drink (However, may be approved on a case by case basis. Please contact Delaware Humanities before applying).
Projects that fall outside the humanities and the humanistic social sciences (including the creation or performance of art; creative writing, autobiographies, memoirs, and creative nonfiction; and quantitative social science research or policy studies).
Expenses that are not reasonable, allowable, and/or allocable.
Unallowable expenses for subawards as defined in 2 CFR 200 Subpart E-Cost Principles