Active — opened September 14, 2026; closes October 16, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 97/100
Verified October 3, 2026
Delaware Community Foundation
Delaware Community Foundation's 2026 Capital Project Grants are open statewide through October 16, 2026 for eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Grants generally do not exceed $20,000 and support acquisition, design, construction, repair, renovation, rehabilitation and other capital improvements. DCF has direct precedent for funding clinical equipment, including a $20,000 diabetic retinopathy equipment award to La Red Health Center.
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is an eligible Delaware 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving Delaware residents, confirm it is outside the two-cycle waiting period, verify the proposed capital cost is eligible under current exclusions, review the live application and rubric, and submit through the DCF online portal by October 16, 2026. The current public page does not state a closing clock time or time zone.
Active — applications close October 16, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified October 1, 2026
Delaware Community Foundation
Statewide Delaware Community Foundation funding for qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits providing clinical research, care, and social and emotional support for patients and families affected by neurodegenerative disease. The current DCF page closes October 16, 2026; its currently linked application material identifies a maximum request of $50,000.
Required next actionConfirm the live 2026 portal ceiling and program-specific budget rules, identify a qualifying Delaware 501(c)(3) neurodegenerative-disease program, and submit through DCF’s online portal before October 16, 2026.
Duplicate retired — canonical record is post 3194; do not publish or use for outreach
Atlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified September 16, 2026
Delaware Community Foundation
Statewide Delaware Community Foundation capital funding for qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving Delaware residents. The 2026 cycle opens September 14 and closes October 16, with grants generally up to $20,000 for eligible nonprofit facility capital projects.
Required next actionNo action. Preserve only as duplicate source history. Canonical 2026 DCF Capital Project Grants record is WordPress post 3194.
Duplicate retired — canonical record is post 2968; do not publish or use for outreach
Atlas Opportunity Score 82/100
Verified September 16, 2026
Delaware Community Foundation
Delaware Community Foundation grant for 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving underserved and at-risk youth and young adults birth through age 25 in New Castle County. Maximum request $5,000; current cycle closes October 15, 2026, with no closing time or time zone published.
Required next actionNo action. Preserve only as duplicate source history. Canonical 2026 Caesar Rodney Rotary Foundation record is WordPress post 2968.
Active — applications close September 25, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 76/100
Verified September 25, 2026
Delaware Community Foundation
Delaware Community Foundation funding of up to $7,500 for qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits supporting early childhood development for vulnerable children from birth through age 5 in New Castle County. The 2026 cycle closes September 25, 2026; no closing clock time or time zone is published.
Required next actionNo action. Preserve only as duplicate source history. Canonical 2026 Next Gen North record is WordPress post 3448.
Draft — Atlas healthcare-scope publication hold
Atlas Opportunity Score 76/100
Verified September 17, 2026
Delaware Community Foundation
Delaware Community Foundation's 2026 Next Gen North Early Childhood Development Grant is open for New Castle County early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 5. The application permits requests up to $5,000 and the DCF grant page lists a September 25, 2026 closing date, but does not publish a closing time or time zone.
Required next actionKeep in Draft under the Atlas healthcare-scope publication hold. Monitor Delaware Community Foundation for any authoritative program change and for any published closing time or time zone. Do not publish or begin new applicant outreach unless the opportunity independently passes the Atlas healthcare/school-health publication gate and the exact deadline, including time zone, is authoritatively verified with at least 48 hours remaining.
Active — closes October 15, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 58/100
Verified September 25, 2026
Delaware Community Foundation
Active — closes October 30, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 52/100
Verified September 25, 2026
Delaware Community Foundation
Delaware Community Foundation opportunity for qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving Georgetown and Millsboro. Awards typically range from $500 to $5,000 and applications close October 30, 2026; no closing clock time or time zone is published.
Required next actionEligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving Georgetown and Millsboro should use the current 2026 application, confirm they did not receive a 2025-cycle award, prepare the required program budget, governance and tax-exempt documentation, and submit through DCF's online portal before October 30, 2026. Obtain DCF clarification before relying on the broader state-agency sentence on the summary page.
