Delaware has awarded over $700,000 in Delaware Grocery Initiative grants aimed at combating food insecurity.
The grant program, created through 2024 legislation, awards funds to nonprofits, government agencies and other organizations identified as food resources in areas lacking adequate access to healthy foods.
Organizations were awarded grants in the following amounts:
D&J Custom Cutting (Statewide)
$44,000
Midas Harvest Urban Farm (New Castle/ Kent)
$30,748
Dittmar Family Farms (Sussex/Kent)
$30,000
Bellevue Community Center (New Castle)
$22,203
REACH Riverside (New Castle)
$25,000
Bright Spot Ventures (New Castle)
$65,000
Harvest Outreach People Project (Statewide)
$60,000
G’s Delight LLC (Sussex)
$12,500
Bennett Orchards (Sussex)
$53,999
Cornerstone West CDC (New Castle)
$15,000
Unique Minds Changing Lives (Sussex)
$45,000
La Red Health Center (Kent/Sussex)
$28,500
First State Youth (New Castle)
$12,500
Southern DE Truck Growers (Sussex)
$15,000
Expanded Branches CDC (New Castle)
$16,000
YWCA Delaware (New Castle)
$12,000
Milton Community Food Pantry (Sussex)
$20,000
Victorious Life Church (New Castle)
$20,000
Milford Advocacy for Homeless (Kent/Sussex)
$18,150
FLOW (New Castle)
$12,500
T.A. Farms (Statewide)
$30,000
House of David (Kent/Sussex)
$20,000
Health Foods for Healthy Kids (Kent)
$15,000
Network Connect (New Castle/Kent)
$20,000
Food Bank of DE (Kent/Sussex)
$25,000
Heritage Urban Farms (New Castle)
$14,400
Cornerstone Community Center (Sussex)
$15,000
Dominican Café (New Castle)
$15,000
Grant funds are administered by the Delaware Division of Small Business and can be used for capital, operational and administrative expensive along with equipment and supplies, according to the Delaware Grocery Initiative’s website.
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