More than 100 Delaware arts organizations will share in $4.5 million in state grants. Photo by Dan Cristian Pădureț/Pexels.
The Delaware Division of the Arts is spreading nearly $4.5 million among more than 100 arts and community organizations.
This first round of funding for fiscal year 2025 includes general operating support, project support, arts stabilization, start up and education resource grants.
“These funds will play a crucial role in fostering a vibrant cultural environment and ensuring that the arts remain accessible to all Delawareans throughout the state,” said Jessica Ball, sirector of the division.
Funding for the Delaware Division of the Arts comes from the Delaware General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition, the funds for capital improvements grants—provided by the Arts Stabilization Fund—are drawn from the Arts Consortium of Delaware Inc. (ArtCo) endowment.
- General operating support for 63 arts organizations.
- Project support for 26 community-based organizations that provide arts programming for children and adults with physical or intellectual disabilities; students whose schools are under-resourced and face multiple barriers, individuals and family members dealing with cancer; and young children and community members from across Delaware.
- 8 arts stabilization projects that support capital improvements and repairs to facilities owned or under long-term lease by arts organizations.
- Start up support for four arts organizations, Delaware Academy of Vocal Arts (aka Elevate Vocal Arts), SODELO, The Brandywiners and Theatre N, providing them with a combination of technical assistance, board development training, and financial support necessary to become eligible for general operating support grants.
- 14 education-based partnerships between Delaware’s schools, arts organizations and artists that provide teacher training and standards-based arts learning experiences for Pre- K-12 students statewide.
The grant applications were reviewed by panels made up of Delaware artists, arts educators, arts and nonprofit organization administrators, corporate and fundraising managers, and interested community members. Their evaluations included the importance of having diverse public and expert participation in the grant-making process.
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A complete list of grants for the first round of fiscal 2025 can be found here.
The division also awards grants on an ongoing basis throughout the year, including arts access grants, artist residencies, individual artist fellowships (Aug. 1 deadline), creative aging programs, and individual artist opportunity grants. Full grant descriptions are available on the Division’s website and at the end of the release.
GRANT BREAKDOWN BY TYPE
| Grant Program | # Grants | Amount Awarded |
| General Operating Support | 63 | $3,776,180 |
| Project Support | 26 | $345,902 |
| Arts Stabilization | 8 | $113,350 |
| StartUp | 4 | $10,000 |
| Education Resource | 14 | $154,267 |
| TOTAL | 115 | $4,399,699 |
General operating support
- Art Therapy Express Program Inc. in Hockessin, The YOU in Unity – 20 Years of Creativity, Collaboration and Community, $14,280
- Art Works for All in Dover, $19,940
- Associated Community Talent Inc. in Middletown, $61,150
- Biggs Museum of American Art in Dover, $145,830
- Bootless Stageworks in Wilmington, $5,380
- Brandywine Baroque in Greenville, $30,990
- Capital Ringers Inc. in Lewes, $5,990
- Center for the Creative Arts in Yorklyn, $55,350
- Chapel Street Players in Newark, $9,100
- Children’s Theatre of Dover, $3,650
- Choir School of Delaware in Wilmington, $113,280
- Christina Cultural Arts Center in Wilmington, $130,250
- City Theater Company in Wilmington, $12,020
- Clear Space Theatre Company in Rehoboth Beach, $96,900
- Coastal Concerts Inc. in Lewes, $17,990
- CoroAllegro in Wilmington, $4,280
- Culture Restoration Project Inc. in Wilmington, $33,600
- Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington, $328,280
- Delaware Children’s Theatre in Wilmington, $28,790
- Delaware Choral Society in Dover, $7,700
- Delaware ChoralArts in Greenville, $8,350
- Delaware Dance Company in Newark, $67,830
- Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education in Wilmington, $40,360
- Delaware Shakespeare in Wilmington, $54,920
- Delaware Symphony Orchestra in Wilmington, $136,600
- Delaware Theatre Company in Wilmington, $209,790
- Developing Artist Collaboration in Rehoboth Beach, $61,750
- Dover Art League in Dover, $7,790
- First State Ballet Theatre in Wilmington, $73,480
- Grand Opera House in Wilmington, $322,450
- Inner City Cultural League in Dover, $34,110
- Jester Artspace of Wilmington, $7,200
- Freeman Arts Pavilion and Arts Access Initiative in Selbyville, $341,500
- Kent County Theatre Guild Foundation Inc. in Dover, $11,490
- Market Street Music Corp. in Wilmington, $11,010
- Milford Community Band in Harrington, $3,130
- Milton Arts Guild in Milton, $4,430
- Mispillion Art League in Milford, $17,710
- Music School of Delaware in Wilmington, $215,610
- New Light Theatre Company in Bear, $10,040
- Newark Arts Alliance in Newark, $17,500
- Newark Symphony Orchestra in Newark, $15,620
- OperaDelaware in Wilmington, $119,720
- Pieces of A Dream in Wilmington, $18,950
- Possum Point Players in Georgetown, $28,050
- Rainbow Chorale of Delaware in Wilmington, $5,320
- Reed’s Refuge in Wilmington, $46,190
- Rehoboth Art League in Rehoboth Beach, $96,940
- Rehoboth Beach Film Society in Rehoboth Beach, $59,830
- Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival in Lewes, $72,020
- Rehoboth Concert Band in Rehoboth Beach, $3,240
- Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre in Rehoboth Beach, $9,850
- Seaford Community Concert Association in Seaford, $8,300
- Second Street Players in Milford, $15,150
- Smyrna Opera House in Smyrna, $57,500
- Southern Delaware Chorale in Rehoboth Beach, $6,200
- The Candlelight Theatre in Ardentown, $103,510
- The Delaware Contemporary in Wilmington, $123,550
- Wilmington Ballet Academy of the Dance Inc in Wilmington, $54,570
- Wilmington Children’s Chorus in Wilmington, $42,400
- Wilmington Concert Opera Inc. in Wilmington, $6,070
- Wilmington Drama League in Wilmington, $26,400
- Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library at Winterthur, $75,000
Arts stabilization grants
- Biggs Museum of American Art in Dover, climate monitoring, $6,650
- Center for the Creative Arts in Yorklyn, security system replacement and upgrade, $16,000
- Chapel Street Players in Newark, Over stage theatrical lighting in new theater space, $16,000
- First State Ballet Theatre’s school at Whitehall, $18,000
- Kent County Theatre Guild Foundation Inc. in Dover, basement waterproofing, $12,300
- The Candlelight Theatre in Ardentown, bathroom renovations, $15,000
- The Delaware Contemporary in Wilmington, capital needs to improve safety at the museum and on the riverfront, $19,000
- Wilmington Drama League in Wilmington, water remediation, $10,400
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