Opportunity Grant

Opportunity Grant

Project/event-based, or can be used as planning and research stage for larger projects

Deadline

Letter of Interest	Not Required
Application Processed	Applications received by the last day of each month will be reviewed the following month

Amount

Maximum grant award is $5,000, must be a 1:1 Cost-Share match with the amount requested from DE Humanities; in some cases the Cost-Share match can be waived (contact Grants Officer if interested).

Eligibility

• Must have a Unique Entity Identifier #
  Register for a UEI number if your organization does not have one.
• Organizations we can fund:
  • Delaware nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations
  • K-12 schools, colleges, universities
  • Museums, historical societies, libraries
  • State/local government agencies
  • Professional or social organizations
  • Community or religious groups
  • Ad hoc groups

Requirements

1. An eligible organization must align their Grant to fit within the DE Humanities Four Core Themes (Stories/Histories, Environment/Health, Media/Democracy, Culture/Community) and explain why the Grant fits into a specific theme.
2. Award amount(s): Applicants may request grant funds up to but not exceeding $5,000. A 1:1 Cost-Share match is required for Opportunity Grants, though this may be waived in some circumstances. Please contact the Grant Officer to determine organization’s eligibility.
3. Period of Performance: Six months, starting the first of the month after the notification of approval. No pre-award costs are allowed.
   
4. A UEI# is required in order to receive funds for each grant type, and it can take up to a week to receive one.
5. Part of the application evaluation is a risk assessment based on the applying organization’s financial and organizational stability.
6. We encourage minority-led organizations and organizations providing programming to historically marginalized communities in Delaware to apply for support.
7. Recipients will be required to set up a bill.com account to receive their award by epayment(s).
   

Who is NOT eligible to apply for Opportunity Grants?

• Individuals
• Humanitarian organizations
• For-profit organizations
• Organizations that are not physically located in Delaware

What costs are eligible for support under the Opportunity Grant?

• Direct programming and implementation costs integral to the project
• 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
• Domestic travel and per diem – which may include refreshments, but which must be shown to be necessary and reasonable, travel costs are allowed for out of town personnel only. Mileage is re-imbursed at $.51/mile.
• Supplies – consumable items, i.e. paper products that can only be used one time
• Rental – facilities space for event if grantee organization does not have one
• Promotion and Printing – advertising and publicity costs for outreach, includes social media and virtual publicity efforts as well as traditional paper-based

All costs must be reasonable, necessary to accomplish project goals, and take place during the grant period.

What costs are NOT eligible for support through Opportunity Grants?

• General operating support and general (NOT project-specific) 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
• Cancellation costs
• Pre-award costs
• Equipment costs in excess of 20% of total project costs, or $5,000.00
• International travel
• Construction, purchase of real property, major alteration, repair and renovation
• Collections acquisition
• 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 m. Support of specific public policies or legislation
• Lobbying
• Alcohol and entertainment
• Projects that fall outside of 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) Contact the Delaware Division of the Arts for all performance and art creation projects.
• Unallowable expenses as defined in 2 CFR200 Subpart E-Cost Principles