Art programs are encouraged to apply for funding through the Kent County Fund for the Arts (KCFA)! The grant cycle will award up to $20,000 in funding to eligible organizations, including those that promote art, art education and produce artistic events in Kent County.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must promote, educate or expand Art Awareness in Kent County.
- Must be a public institution or 501c3 organization with proper IRS documentation.
- Must be submitted on a 2026 KCFA application form, available HERE.
- Completed applications must be received or postmarked by April 2.
Grant notifications will be announced in the summer of 2026.
The Kent County Fund for the Arts (KCFA), a fund of the CenDel Foundation, was created in 2008 through a generous contribution by Rosemary Twilley; in memory of Joshua Twilley, Esq., to expand and promote art programs in Central Delaware. For more information or support the Kent County Fund for the Arts, please call 302.724.7538 or visit www.cendelfoundation.org.
Last year’s grant recipients and their funded projects included:
- Delaware Shakespeare – To perform The Two Gentlemen of Verona in Kent County.
- Delaware Friends of Folk – To present a series of free acoustic music concerts inside the Old State House on The Green in Dover.
- Biggs Museum of American Art – To continue the Up for Adoption program, connecting students to the Biggs’ collection and sparking original student-created artwork.
- Delaware Choral Society – To present A Very Merry Holiday Celebration, showcasing seasonal music from diverse cultural backgrounds, accompanied by a string quartet.
- The Children’s Theatre – To perform a Broadway musical, with the first choice being Into the Woods, starring 50 young performers.
- Art Works for All – To continue theater arts-based education for transitional students.
- Forward Journey – To offer creative arts initiatives tailored for adults with disabilities.
- Inner City Cultural League – To provide instruction and performance opportunities through live and digital platforms.
- First State Ballet Theatre – To perform a mixed-repertoire program of classical and contemporary works on an outdoor stage at Loblolly Acres in Viola, DE.
- Delaware Symphony Orchestra – To present The Explorer Concert, a discovery program for elementary and middle school students in Kent County.
- Delaware Institute of Arts in Education – To offer an art school program for early childhood educators and their students.
- Opera Delaware – To perform the Get to Know Opera concert series at the Schwartz Center for the Arts.
- NeighborGood Partners – To create decorative crosswalks at Division and New Street, enhancing safety and community identity through public art.
