With more than $2,125.00 million dollars in grants and additional local government funding sources of $1,679.00 million dollars, the majority of the federal budget in government grants is put into the business sector every year as small businesses and large corporations are the foundation of the economic growth in Delaware. There are 19,741 business establishments in the state of Delaware, and they break down to the following:

Delaware Business Sector Breakdown by Size:

  • 10,972 registered businesses in Delaware have 0 to 4 employees. People who work at home with sole proprietorship are included in this breakdown.
  • 2,982 registered businesses in Delaware have 5 to 9 employees.
  • 1,930 registered businesses in Delaware have 10-19 employees.
  • 1,771 registered businesses in Delaware have 20-99 employees.
  • 681 registered businesses in Delaware have 100 to 499 employees.
  • Over 1,405 registered businesses in Delaware have over 500 employees.

Delaware Business Sector Breakdown in Service Industries:

  • 2,406 registered businesses in Delaware are in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector.
  • 1,400 registered businesses in Delaware are in the Administrative, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services sector.
  • 1,873 registered businesses in Delaware are in the Accommodation and Food Services sector.
  • More than 2,154 registered businesses in Delaware are also service orientated businesses but are not categorized to the above sectors.

If you are in the farming industry, you may be eligible to apply for small business grants as well. There are more than 3,000 farms in the state of Delaware.

Starting and managing a small business in Delaware is not an easy task. Over $16,777,392,000.00 US dollars are paid to employee salaries/payroll alone in the state of Delaware and more than 4,533 businesses declare bankruptcy every single year. Although the federal government does not publically provide grants for starting and expanding a business, in Delaware, some small business grants are given to business owners to start and grow their ventures, and grant recipients do not have to pay back the funding from government. Therefore, it makes sense to look into small business grants as one of your sources to fund your business.

To apply for business grants in Delaware, contact Delaware financial aid agencies, or

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Current online applicants in Delaware are browsing from the following cities: Frederica, Fenwick Island, Milford, Kirkwood, Houston, Harrington, Cheswold, Hockessin, Newark, Claymont

Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
Delaware River Basin Restoration Program - Conservation Blueprint (Apply for F20AS00217)

Funding Number: F20AS00217
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $225,000
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Area (Apply for NPS 19 NERO 0123)

Funding Number: NPS 19 NERO 0123
Agency: National Park Service
Category: Community Development
Funding Amount: $610,000
Assess Abundance of American Eel within Delaware River (Apply for NPS 19 NERO 0096)

Funding Number: NPS 19 NERO 0096
Agency: National Park Service
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $33,000
Assess Abundance of American Eel within Delaware River (Apply for NPS 18 NERO 0209)

Funding Number: NPS 18 NERO 0209
Agency: National Park Service
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $53,000
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River – Land Protection; River (Apply for NPS 17 NERO 0189)

Funding Number: NPS 17 NERO 0189
Agency: National Park Service
Category: Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $71,000
Award Competitions for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and Wyoming (Apply for 2016 NIST MEP 02)

Funding Number: 2016 NIST MEP 02
Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Category: Other
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Delaware, Dubuque, and Jackson Counties, Iowa (Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R07 1075)

Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R07 1075
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $1,797,797
Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Delaware (Apply for HHS 2022 ACF OHS CH R3 0138)

Funding Number: HHS 2022 ACF OHS CH R3 0138
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $8,247,417
Collaborative Management Through Implementation of the Upper Delaware River Management Plan (Apply for NPS 20 REG1 0016)

Funding Number: NPS 20 REG1 0016
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Category: Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $75,000

 

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