Governor's Education Grant for Unemployed Workers Grants

This program aims to help qualified individuals with training costs to learn a new skill or upgrade a current skill, and is designed to help those who lost jobs due to the current economic climate.

Governor's Workforce Development Grant Grants

The Governor’s Workforce Development Grant for Working Adults is designed to assist working adult students who meet enrollment, employment, and income eligibility requirements. Working adult students who meet enrollment, employment and income eligibility requirements may be eligible for $2,000 for one academic year.

Brownfield Assistance Program Grants

The Brownfield Assistance Program encourages redevelopment of environmentally distressed sites within Delaware by helping reduce capital expenditures. The Program is funded through the Delaware Strategic Fund and offers up to $1 million annually in matching funds to assist with investigation and remediation of brownfield sites.

Federal Research and Development Matching Grant Program Grants

In the 2015 Fiscal Year Capital Appropriations Act, the Delaware General Assembly enacted the Federal Research and Development Matching Grant Program to support federal research and development programs to Delaware institutions. The purpose of the matching grant program is to support work that complements and extends an on-going federally funded project or assists with start-up costs.

Delaware New Jobs Infrastructure Fund Grants

The State may provide discretionary grants to businesses for infrastructure improvements that result in job creation and capital investment.

Delaware Technical Innovation Program (DTIP) Grants

Companies involved in small business innovation—including research-and-development firms looking for the next scientific and technological breakthroughs—can apply for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants as a pathway to receiving DTIP grants.

Delaware Strategic Fund (DSF) Grants

Discretionary program offers low-interest loans and grants to businesses for job creation, expansion, relocation, and brownfield redevelopment.

Credit and Loans for Small Businesses Low Interest Financing

Any small business in Delaware with fewer than 750 employees is eligible to apply for capital and lower interest rates. This loan participation program is designed to enhance access to capital and lower interest rates. Loan proceeds can be used for any business expense — including payroll, inventory, machinery and equipment — and to supplement general working capital needs.

Research and Development Credit Tax Credits

Offers a non-refundable tax credit equal to either: (a) 10% of the excess of the taxpayer’s total qualified research and development over its base amount, or (b) 50% of Delaware’s apportioned share of the taxpayer’s federal research and development tax credits, with modifications.

New Business Facility Corporate Income Credit Tax Credits

Program provides an as-of-right tax credit to businesses that create at least 5 jobs and make a capital investment of at least $200,000 ($40,000 per employee). The credit is equal to $500 per job and an additional $500 for every $100,000 in capital investment.

Business Finder's Fee Tax Credit Tax Credits

To qualify for the refundable tax credit, both the existing business (called the Sponsor Firm) and the relocating business (called the New Business Firm) must jointly file an application and the New Business must create at least 3 full-time jobs. The Sponsor Firm and New Business are both able to claim an annual credit equal to $500 for each new full-time job created by the New Business.

Tax-Exempt Bond Financing Tax Exemptions

New or expanding businesses, governmental units and certain organizations exempt from federal income taxation can be eligible for statewide financial assistance in the form of tax-exempt bonds through the Delaware Economic Development Office.