Delaware Grants

Top Delaware grants right now

• SCIPE: Building a Computational and Data-Intensive Research Workforce & Network in the Mid-Atlantic Region

  Up to $4.7MDeadline: Aug 31, 2029open

  With rapid advances in hardware architecture and software ecosystem, there is a crucial need to modernize applications and leverage the advancements i...

• Digital Health Seed Funding Initiative

  Ben Franklin Technology Partners and Independence Health GroupUp to $4.0Mopen

  Digital Health Seed Funding Initiative is a grant from Ben Franklin Technology Partners and Independence Health Group that funds early-stage healthcar...

  ai_healthcarehealth_disparitiesdigital_literacyworkforce_developmentdigital health

• Equipment: MRI: Track 2 Acquisition of a 600 MHz Dynamic Nuclear Polarization NMR System for Interdisciplinary Research, Education, and Training

  Up to $4.0MDeadline: Jul 31, 2028open

  An award is made to the University of Delaware to acquire a 600 MHz solid-state dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) system to enable research across va...

• Collaborative Research: FEC: Tri-State Collaborative for Defluorination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

  Up to $3.6MDeadline: Aug 31, 2029open

  Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals, and certain legacy PFAS may pose health and environmental risks due to the strong ...

• E-RISE RII: An Investigation of Saltwater Intrusion in the Complex Coastal Environment of Delaware

  Up to $3.3MDeadline: Jun 30, 2029open

  This project will investigate the critical issue of saltwater intrusion in Delaware's complex coastal environment. Saltwater intrusion, the movement o...

• Development of the Orienting Positive Emotions in New Educators for Mathematics (OPEN for Math) Professional Learning Program

  Up to $3.0MDeadline: Jul 31, 2028open

  The social and emotional aspects of a classroom climate are essential to creating a space conducive to learning. Research has shown that the emotions ...

• Benefits and Harms of Antihypertensive Management Strategies for Nursing Home Residents with ADRD

  Up to $2.6MDeadline: Aug 31, 2029open

  Hypertension (HTN) affects over 90% of older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Randomized trials have shown that an intens...

• Center for Biomedical Research Excellence in Multiscale Biomolecular Sensing (MBS)

  Up to $2.6MDeadline: Feb 28, 2030open

  OVERALL PLAN PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT The ability to sense and respond to biological signals stands at the forefront of all aspects of human health...

• BioFoundry: Center for Robust, Equitable and Accessible Technology and Education (CREATE) for Next Generation BioFoundries

  Up to $2.0MDeadline: Aug 31, 2026open

  Biotechnology and biomanufacturing show great promise for expanding beyond human health applications, to address climate and energy goals, improve foo...

• Motivating Mathematics in the Middle Grades by Learning Through Rough Drafts and Revising

  Up to $1.8MDeadline: Jul 31, 2028open

  Students’ motivation to learn mathematics in school tends to decline as students move from elementary school through middle school, and changes in how...

• Research Infrastructure: R/V HUGH R SHARP Ship Operations CY 2024-2028

  Up to $1.6MDeadline: Dec 31, 2028open

  This project supports the operation of RV Hugh Sharp, a Regional Class RV in the Academic Research Vessel operated by the University of Delaware, that...

• A Rapid, Sensitive and Instrument-free Oral Fluid Fentanyl Test

  Up to $1.6MDeadline: May 31, 2027open

  Fentanyl is a major contributor to the Opioid Epidemic, causing increasing morbidity and mortality. Rapid identification of fentanyl in different body...

• Support for International Ocean Science Activities Through SCOR

  Up to $1.5MDeadline: Dec 31, 2027open

  The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) promotes international cooperation in all areas of ocean science and benefits the U.S. ocean scien...

• SLES:Orchestrating Model, System, and Hardware for Safe Learning in Autonomous Vehicles

  Up to $1.5MDeadline: Sep 30, 2028open

  Machine Learning (ML) has emerged as a transformative force in advancing numerous high-stake domains, particularly in the realm of autonomous driving....

• ADAM-ephrin interactions in cell signaling and adhesion

  Up to $1.4MDeadline: Mar 31, 2030open

  The interactions between cell-surface ephrin proteins and their cognate Eph receptors play diverse roles in cell signaling and adhesion in nearly ever...

• Revolutionizing CAR T-cell Therapy: Enhancing Activity and Persistence of CAR T-cell by Developing a CAR-Enhancer Platform

  National Cancer InstituteUp to $1.3MDeadline: Jul 31, 2027open

  Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has achieved notable success in treating various blood-borne malignancies, with six FDA-approved therap...

• DLK1 as a novel target for Down syndrome myeloid leukemia

  Up to $1.3MDeadline: Aug 31, 2027open

  Down syndrome (DS), with triplication of chromosome 21, is recognized as one of the most important leukemia-predisposing syndromes. 1-2% of DS childre...

• Neighborhood Planning and Implementation Grants

  Wells Fargo Regional FoundationUp to $1.3Mopen

  Neighborhood Planning and Implementation Grants is sponsored by Wells Fargo Regional Foundation. Supports comprehensive neighborhood revitalization pl...

  community_development

• SBIR Phase II: CAS: A Novel Approach for Achieving Scale in Direct Air Carbon Capture

  Up to $1.2MDeadline: May 31, 2027open

  The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project stands to contribute to the creation of viable gigato...

• SBIR Phase II: Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water

  Up to $1.2MDeadline: May 31, 2027open

  The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Project is in bringing an ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) for ...

Where Delaware grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov, filtered for opportunities that fund work in Delaware.
• Delaware state portal — state-administered grant programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations active in Delaware, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated foundation directories.
• Corporate giving — a curated set of corporate philanthropy programs that explicitly fund Delaware-based work.

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Qualify Delaware grants before you write

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