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Education

Examples of Recent Grants

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Grant Awarded
Albert Einstein Academy
to support an engaging STEM curriculum for elementary school students.
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2023
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Grant Awarded
Children & Families First Delaware, Inc.
to support the certification of the school-based Adolescent Resource Center's (ARC) 5th grade puberty curriculum as an evidence-informed model.
Grant Amount:
$24,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2023
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Grant Awarded
Delaware Adolescent Program
for its school-based academics and workforce development programs for pregnant and parenting teens.
Grant Amount:
$25,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2022
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Grant Awarded
Delaware College Scholars
to expand recruitment at ‘Champion’ School Districts into its tuition-free, residential college preparatory and persistence program.
Grant Amount:
$60,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2023
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Grant Awarded
Delaware Institute For The Arts In Education
to support Wolf Trap residencies using cross-disciplinary approaches and expand the Family Program to reinforce classroom learning.
Grant Amount:
$26,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
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Grant Awarded
First Community Foundation (EastSide Charter School)
toward the capital campaign to build the Chemours Community Discovery STEM HUB at East Side Charter School.
Grant Amount:
$100,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2022
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Grant Awarded
Fresh Start Scholarship Foundation
to support the Class of 2023-2024 with annual scholarships to women in Delaware based on financial need, personal challenges, and academic record.
Grant Amount:
$16,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2022
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Grant Awarded
Kind to Kids Foundation
for its UGrad Academy to improve the educational outcomes for Delaware students in foster care including support for children in elementary-school.
Grant Amount:
$75,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2023
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Grant Awarded
Kingswood Community Center
to support Montessori training and certification for the Center's Early Learning Academy staff.
Grant Amount:
$75,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2023
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Grant Awarded
Las Américas ASPIRA Academy
towards the purchase of a van to support the "Exploring Beyond the Classroom" initiative.
Grant Amount:
$25,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
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Grant Awarded
Leading Youth Through Empowerment
to support underserved middle school and high school students for their next steps in high school, college, and career exploration.
Grant Amount:
$50,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
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Grant Awarded
Reading Assist
to expand its school-day high-dosage tutoring program to serve more young readers in 30-minute sessions to increase program capacity.
Grant Amount:
$50,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2023
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Grant Awarded
Saint Edmond's Academy
to create a centrally-located learning commons area supporting academic research and project-based collaborative learning.
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
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Grant Awarded
Serviam Girls Academy
for its Whole Child Initiative.
Grant Amount:
$30,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2023
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Grant Awarded
St. Michael's School and Nursery, Inc.
to support its renovation and expansion project.
Grant Amount:
$30,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2023
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Grant Awarded
Summer Learning Collaborative
in support for the Out of School Time Programming to address learning loss in Delaware.
Grant Amount:
$75,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2022
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Grant Awarded
Sussex Montessori School
to support Montessori training for classroom lead educators and associate teachers.
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
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Grant Awarded
Teach For America Delaware
to launch the Ignite Fellowship Program in Delaware using high-impact virtual tutoring to accelerate learning in local elementary schools.
Grant Amount:
$40,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2023
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Grant Awarded
Teach Zen Inc.
to support the One Love, One Heart program offering music, movement, and mindfulness programs to children and training for staff.
Grant Amount:
$25,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
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Grant Awarded
TeenSHARP
to enhance its core program preparing talented, low-income, Black, and Latino students to attend and thrive at our nation's top colleges.
Grant Amount:
$75,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2023
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