Annual Community Empowerment Grantmaking Program

Annual Community Empowerment Grantmaking Program 

2020-2021 Grant Application Overview 

Rules and Instructions:

• The program grant must be conducted by a Delta chapter or a program sponsored in partnership with a community organization with similar missions and goals as those of DREF and the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The community organization partner must have a 501 (c) (3) non-profit status.

• Program grant awards are subject to availability and will be based on the rating score received.

• Grant Awards will range from $500 to $1,500 based on score received.

• Grant Award period is for Fiscal Year 2020-21 (July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021)

• Chapters are permitted to submit only one grant application.

• Proposals must address issues affecting African American Women and their families related to the Community Empowerment focus on Gun Violence Prevention, Voter Registration and Education, or the 2020 U.S. Census.

• Program must clearly delineate how the target population will be empowered to move beyond their current situation.

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