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The Rockbridge NAACP will once again be offering grants for families sending young people to educational summer youth programs this year.
Applications are now being accepted for the Ted DeLaney Youth Opportunity funding for activities that include day camps and other summer programs, as well as afterschool programs and educational supplies.
The Ted DeLaney K-12 Youth Opportunity Grant is open to residents of Rockbridge County, Lexington and Buena Vista, in or between grades K-12. Exceptions may occasionally be made for younger siblings accompanying a K-12 sibling. Examples of education-related activities, projects, or instruction include summer program fees, educational field trips, and after-school program registration fees.
Applications should be submitted by April 30 for summer programs and by Aug. 1 for after-school programs. Applications for other types of instruction, materials, etc. will be considered as funding permits. The application form may be found by scrolling down at https://rockbridgenaacp.com/ delaney-k-12-grant/.
The Rockbridge NAACP also offers the Ted DeLaney Higher Education Opportunity Grant. This grant is not age-restricted, but young people seeking higher education following high school — including college, job training program costs, or a professional trade school —are given priority. Grants are offered based on individual applications and a determination of need. Girls, women, and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applicants for higher education endeavors should apply to the DeLaney program by June 15 for program or institutional terms starting the following September or thereafter. For more information or to apply, see https://rockbridgenaacp.com/delaneyhigher- ed-grant/.
The DeLaney grant programs seek to promote racial equality and equal educational opportunities. The grant programs are made possible thanks to donations from local institutional and individual donors. They are named in honor of the late Dr. Ted DeLaney, Professor Emeritus of History at Washington and Lee University and chair of Washington and Lee’s Africana Studies Program. A Lexington native, Dr. DeLaney graduated from W&L with a bachelor of arts in history, cum laude, in 1985 and earned his doctorate. from William & Mary in 1995.
