Apply Now! The LISS grant provides up to $1,000, per child, for children with developmental/intellectual disabilities to be used for equipment, respite, summer camps and more!
Low Intensity Support Services Grant (LISS) Fiscal Year 2026. Only one opportunity each year to apply for the LISS Grant. Application link open for "Round 1" for FY 2026 will open on July 14, 2025 and closes on September 15, 2025; Random Selection will take place on September 30, 2025.
Other Grants & Funding Options
Choptank Electric Cooperative Grant
(Source: website: Operation Round Up Trust Fund | Choptank Electric Cooperative)
One of the 7 Cooperative Principles of being a cooperative is Concern for Community. As a Co-op, the quality of life for our members and the community has always been at the center of what we do. Based on that Cooperative Principle, Choptank Electric Cooperative adopted Operation Round Up ® as our community assistance program in 2004.
Operated as the non-profit Choptank Electric Trust, Inc., this is a simple and rewarding way to enable members to contribute funds for local charities, needy individuals, and service organizations.
Palmetto Electric Cooperative in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, began Operation Round Up in 1989, and since then, hundreds of other electric cooperatives nationwide have chosen to adopt the program.
Delmarva Community Services
(Source: website: Services for Individuals With Disabilities - Delmarva Community Services, Inc. (dcsdct.org) )
Respite Care Services Grant and Program:
Respite is a program that helps caregivers get a break from the care they provide a loved one. This allows caregivers to be able to continue to do what they do, caring for a loved one. They can use the respite hours for vacation, appointments they have, shopping, etc. Caregivers are reimbursed. There are five respite care programs administered by Delmarva Community Services. All programs require an application. Please contact the respite office to see if you or your loved one qualifies for one of our programs.
There are two programs for individuals with developmental disabilities. One grant is through the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration and one grant is through the Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR). These programs serve individuals who were disabled prior to the age of 22. These disabilities are lifelong.
Nine counties of the Eastern shore are served in these programs including: Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester. There is currently a waiting list for these programs. The fiscal year runs July 1-June 30.
Individuals with functional disabilities are served in a grant through DHR. Caregivers are able to receive up to 100 hours of respite per fiscal year. There is a sliding fee scale based on income. Seven counties are served on the Eastern Shore: Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, and Talbot.
Easterseals of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore
(Source: website: Easterseals Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore | Easterseals Offers Respite Grants to Families in Need )
Respite Grants:
Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore’s newest program will offer respite grants to families who are caring for a child under 18 with mental or behavioral health issues. The program is funded through the Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services (PBHS). The Child and Adolescent Caregiver Respite application period is open now along with their other respite grant programs.