Edna G. Kynett Memorial Foundation Fall 2026 Grant Cycle is an open cardiovascular-health funding opportunity for qualifying programs in New Castle County, Delaware. The Foundation’s Fall application deadline is October 15, 2026. The current authoritative guidelines do not publish a closing clock time or time zone, so applicants should submit early rather than assume an end-of-day cutoff.
The Foundation supports community health, professional education, and research focused on cardiovascular health and wellness. It particularly encourages work serving high-risk and underserved populations, prevention-focused and evidence-based approaches, physical activity and healthy eating, digital tools, links to clinical settings, cardiovascular screening and education, interventions addressing risk factors, treatment compliance, and caregiver/child engagement where relevant.
Grants are made for one year and generally do not exceed $50,000. Applicants must be public entities or organizations tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3); private foundations and individuals are not eligible. In Delaware, funded programs must be located in New Castle County.
Funds are intended for direct program expenses, with general operating support possible in some circumstances. The Foundation does not support capital campaigns, endowments, construction or renovation, operating-deficit reduction, in-house staff honoraria, or substitution for third-party reimbursement. Capital equipment is rarely supported. Routine medical care is not funded unless it is essential to testing an innovative method of health-service delivery. The current public guidelines state no mandatory match or cost-share requirement.
Each proposal must include an evaluation plan and, where appropriate, a plan for disseminating results. Grantees must provide annual reports including budgets and participate in Foundation evaluation. An applicant may not submit more than one proposal for a particular program in a calendar year. Previously rejected applications may be resubmitted only with a letter explaining the changes and reasons for those changes.
Applications are submitted through the Foundation’s online grant system. The Foundation states that a new application link is activated about five to six weeks before each cycle and deactivated at the deadline. Application-process questions may be directed to Kate Williams, Executive Director and General Counsel, at kate@philanthropypartner.com or (267) 575-0181.
Atlas assessment: Opportunity Score 97/100. N9+ Fit 12/100 conditional; QC Healthcare Fit 25/100 conditional; direct Dr. Miltie applicant fit 0/100. Digital/home-monitoring and innovative health-delivery concepts can align with the guidelines, but capital equipment is rarely funded and remote physical-examination hardware is not expressly authorized. Any Dr. Miltie role must therefore be applicant-led and programmatic, with allowability confirmed before inclusion in a budget.
Authoritative source: Edna G. Kynett Memorial Foundation Guidelines and Procedures.