During the Grant Period

Please acknowledge Delaware Humanities funding in publicity and at public programs and events supported by the grant.

Grants awarded by Delaware Humanities are provided by funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Please write a letter to Delaware’s congressional delegates describing your granted project’s impact on the local and/or statewide community. It helps to thank our Senators and Representative for recognizing the importance of Delaware Humanities grants and their continued funding from appropriations to the Federal/State Partnership Program of the National Endowment for the Humanities. We have draft letters pre-addressed to each of the Congressional delegates below. We also ask that you send a letter to the Delaware state Senator and Representative for the district where your project took place; a draft of that letter, along with a link to the Delaware General Assembly website to locate the addresses of these officials, can be found here.

Delaware Humanities asks that all grant recipients print the following thank-you letters to Delaware’s Federal Congressional Delegation on your letterhead and send to the below addresses. Please customize to describe your project and message.

Delaware Congressional Delegation Thank-you Letter

(date) The Honorable Thomas R. Carper 513 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC, 20510

Dear Senator Carper,

This letter is to inform you that our organization, ______, has received a generous grant of $______from Delaware Humanities, our state’s independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, to support our efforts to [briefly describe your program here].

[Briefly describe why this program or project is important to your organization and the people you serve. If you are writing before your event, invite Sen. Carper and/or members of his staff to attend. If you are writing after an event, include the number of people who attended/participated, feedback you received, plans for future programs, and any other details you’d like to share.]

We are grateful for your support of institutions like Delaware Humanities through support for the National Endowment for the Humanities. These grants and humanities experts make it possible to bring live cultural and educational programs to Delaware residents in every town in the state. Thank you!

Sincerely,

[your name, title, name of your organization, contact information]

(date)

The Honorable Christopher A. Coons 127A Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC, 20510

Dear Senator Coons,

[Briefly describe why this program or project is important to your organization and the people you serve. If you are writing before your event, invite Sen. Coons and/or members of his staff to attend. If you are writing after an event, include the number of people who attended/participated, feedback you received, plans for future programs, and any other details you’d like to share.] We are grateful for your support of institutions like Delaware Humanities through support for the National Endowment for the Humanities. These grants and humanities experts make it possible to bring live cultural and educational programs to Delaware residents in every town in the state. Thank you!

Sincerely,

(date)

The Honorable Lisa Blunt Rochester 1123 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC, 20510

Dear Representative Blunt Rochester,

[Briefly describe why this program or project is important to your organization and the people you serve. If you are writing before your event, invite Rep. Blunt Rochester and/or members of her staff to attend. If you are writing after an event, include the number of people who attended/participated, feedback you received, plans for future programs, and any other details you’d like to share.]

We are grateful for your support of institutions like Delaware Humanities through support for the National Endowment for the Humanities. These grants and humanities experts make it possible to bring live cultural and educational programs to Delaware residents in every town in the state. Thank you!

Sincerely,

[your name, title, name of your organization, contact information] Delaware Humanities asks that all grant recipients print the following thank-you letters to those members of the Delaware General Assembly who serve the district where your event takes place on your letterhead and send to the below addresses. Please customize to describe your project and message. Names, districts, and addresses of all members of the Delaware General Assembly can be found at https://legis.delaware.gov/. Type the address of the event location into the “Who is My Legislator” box at the top right of the page and the site will list the appropriate legislators.

Delaware General Assembly Delegation Thank-you Letter

(date)

The Honorable [name] Address Address

Dear [title and name},

[Briefly describe why this program or project is important to your organization and the people you serve. If you are writing before your event, invite the Member and/or members of her/his staff to attend. If you are writing after an event, include the number of people who attended/participated, feedback you received, plans for future programs, and any other details you’d like to share.]

We are grateful for your support of institutions like Delaware Humanities through the Delaware Grant-in- Aid program. The programs, grants, and humanities experts offered by Delaware Humanities make it possible to bring live cultural and educational programs to Delaware residents in every town in the state. Thank you!

Sincerely,