Join Us In Saying Thank You
Posted:Please help us show gratitude to our government partners who support us! DANA wants to acknowledge and celebrate our legislative partners for their support and engagement of Delaware nonprofits through our social media #ThankYouDE campaign. Join DANA by creating your own Thank You message in a video and send it to us. Take a few minutes and […]
Budget-writing panel reverses last year’s cuts to nonprofits
Posted:The final week of this year’s Delaware General Assembly session began with some good news for nonprofit agencies, volunteer fire departments, rescue squads and the people who rely upon their services. The Joint Finance Committee voted Tuesday morning to restore cuts of 20-percent across the board that were made one year ago in the Grant […]
To the rescue: Legislators restore $8.7 million in funding to nonprofits
Posted:DOVER — The Joint Finance Committee Tuesday opted to restore a cut of $8.7 million in nonprofit funding, bringing the total of the draft grant-in-aid bill to $45.9 million. The proposal, which is expected to be voted on by the full General Assembly Saturday, the last regularly scheduled day of the legislative session, would undo […]
Cautious Optimism as Grant-in-Aid Restoration Approved
Posted:In the final days of legislative session, there is a flurry of activity as funding bills are finalized and priority bills for legislators make their way through the process. Keep reading for updates on issues important to the nonprofit sector. Budget and Grant-in-Aid bills In stark contrast to where the General Assembly was at this […]
Grant-In-Aid could be fully restored to $46M, undoing last year’s cuts
Posted:More than 100 nonprofits would see their state funding levels fully restored under a proposal approved by the Delaware Legislature’s budget-writing committee. The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to allocate nearly $46 million to the Grant-In-Aid bill — $4.2 million more than was recommended by Gov. John Carney. Members of the Delaware Alliance for […]
Nonprofits are counting on state leaders to step up
Posted:Vibrant, thriving communities attract businesses that provide good-paying, stable jobs. And good-paying, stable jobs are the bedrock of vibrant, thriving communities. It’s a full circle, and like any place else, Delaware won’t have one without the other. But closing that circle requires another ingredient: a healthy nonprofit sector. Community-based nonprofits close the gap between public […]