Annual Community Empowerment Grantmaking Program
Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF), in collaboration with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated awards Community Empowerment grants for programs in any of the following areas: Gun Violence Prevention, Voter Registration and Education, or the 2020 U.S. Census.
Annual Community Empowerment Grantmaking Program
Grant Application Overview
- 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 Award period is for Fiscal Year 2020-21 is closed.
- Chapters are permitted to submit only one grant application.
- Proposals will address issues affecting African American Women and their families related to the Community Empowerment.
- Program must clearly delineate how the target population will be empowered to move beyond their current situation.
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2020-2021 Community Empowerment Grant Awards
(Programs focusing on Gun Violence Prevention, the U.S. Census, and Voter Registration/Education)
1. Anderson (SC) Alumnae
2. Austin (TX) Alumnae
3. Decatur (GA) Alumnae
4. Eastern Panhandle (WV) Alumnae
5. Fayetteville (NC) Alumnae
6. Foothill (CA)
7. Gamma Psi (Tougaloo College)
8. Gwinnett County (GA) Alumnae
9. Harrisburg (PA) Alumnae
10. Hawaii Alumnae
11. Houston (TX) Metropolitan Alumnae
12. Huntington (WV) Alumnae
13. Indianapolis (IN) Alumnae
14. Lancaster (CA) Alumnae
15. Long Beach (CA) Alumnae
16. Marietta-Roswell (GA) Alumnae
17. Metropolitan Dallas (TX) Alumnae
18. Miami (FL) Alumnae
19. Norfolk-Plymouth (MA) Alumnae
20. Orlando (FL) Alumnae
21. Quaker City (PA) Alumnae
22. Raleigh (NC) Alumnae
23. St. Petersburg (FL) Alumnae
24. Tampa (FL) Alumnae
25. Waukegan (IL) Alumnae
26. Warner Robbins (GA) Alumnae
27. Waterloo (IA) Alumnae
28. Youngstown (OH) Alumnae
