Guidelines & Schedules

Choose the right committee, understand its requirements, and plan around the deadline.

All committees: Debt, old bills, started or completed projects are ineligible. Applicants must be a municipality, religious organization, or current 501(c)(3). Combined annual funding is limited to $300,000 per organization.

Scholarship Committee

Colleges and universities providing scholarships to Delaware County students.

Key dates

Deadline: January 1, 3 p.m.
Notification: April 30

Submit by early December.

Under $5,000 Grants Committee

Up to $5,000; exclusively benefits Delaware County; three-year wait for the same project; $1-for-$1 match required.

Key dates

Deadline: First of each month, 3 p.m.
Notification: End of that month

Submit 2–3 months before project start.

Full Board Committee

Requests over $5,000 that exclusively benefit Delaware County. Requests under $100,000 are preferred.

Key dates

Deadline: April 1, 3 p.m.
Notification: June 30

Submit by mid-March.

Dollars for Scholars Committee

For Delaware County chapters of Scholarship America.

Key dates

Deadline: February 1, 3 p.m.
Notification: March 31

Submit by mid-January.

Youth Committee

Up to $2,000 for projects benefiting Delaware County children and youth.

Key dates

Deadline: February 1, 3 p.m.
Notification: March 31

Submit by mid-January.

Project timing: Projects must begin after the applicable notification date. Early submission is encouraged.