DREF Announces the 2026-2027 Community Empowerment Grantmaking Program Applications

Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF) will award Community Empowerment grants to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Chapters.

This year in keeping with the Foundation’s focus on Economic Empowerment for 2026-2027, the Delta Research and Educational Foundation will award grants to chapters for programs that empower African American women and their families through economic uplift.

A program can be conducted by a Delta chapter or sponsored in partnership with a community-based organization that has a similar mission and goals as those of DREF or the Sorority; the community-based organization must have a 501(c)(3) non-profit status. The grant award amount is $1,000.

Visit: https://deltafoundation.net/community-empowerment-grantmaking-program/ to learn more and apply.

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate women at Howard University to promote academic excellence and provide assistance to those in need. The Founders of Delta Sigma Theta envisioned an organization committed to sisterhood, scholarship, service, and addressing the social issues of the time.

Since its founding, Delta Sigma Theta has become one of the preeminent service-based sororities, with more than 300,000 initiated members and over 1,000 chartered chapters worldwide.

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