Healthy Communities Delaware supports nonprofits serving Delaware residents, funding community-level projects that improve the conditions for well-being and help create thriving places for thriving people.
Funder: Delaware Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Letter of Interest) | April 2027 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: See the RFP and application documents for award details.
Summary: Supports community-level change that improves the conditions for well-being across Delaware.
Key Information: Applicants must serve Delaware residents without discrimination; the process begins with a Letter of Interest.
Healthy Communities Delaware (HCD), supported by the Delaware Community Foundation, funds work that creates community-level change across the state. Its goal is to work with communities, investors, and systems to create thriving places for thriving people.
Projects should advance the Vital Conditions for Well-Being: humane housing, lifelong learning, a thriving natural environment, meaningful work and wealth, basic needs for health and safety, reliable transportation, and a sense of belonging and civic muscle. The program takes a broad view of well-being, connecting health and safety with opportunity, belonging, and the places people share.