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Delaware Health and Social Services Archives – State of Delaware News

• DHSS, DNREC Reopen PFAS Awareness and Outreach Grant Opportunity Through March 27 February 25, 2026
  DHSS/Division of Public Health and DNREC are reopening a grant opportunity for community outreach and awareness about PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), with a focus on underserved communities and historically industrial areas or areas impacted by PFAS contamination. Grant applications will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. EDT March 27. The outreach and awareness grant is […]
• DPH Reports Measles Exposure at Nemours Children’s Hospital Emergency Department in Wilmington February 20, 2026
  DOVER, Del. (Feb.20, 2026) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting a measles exposure at the Nemours Children’s Hospital emergency department in Wilmington on February 18, 2026. Contact tracing is ongoing. DPH will notify persons who were identified as exposed, to confirm whether or not they have been vaccinated against measles before, […]
• DPH to Host Summit on Building Healthy, Strong Communities in Delaware February 10, 2026
  DOVER, DE (February 10, 2026) – To advance health outcomes and well-being for all Delawareans, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Bureau of Health Equity will host the Pathways to Thriving Summit on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Bally’s Dover Casino Resort. Lieutenant Governor Kyle Evans Gay will speak as well as DPH Director […]
• State of Delaware Opens Initial RFPS to Transform Rural Health Care February 9, 2026
  Plan Focuses on Expanding Access, Lowering Costs, and Growing Delaware’s Health Care Workforce WILMINGTON — Governor Matt Meyer announced today that Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are now open for four initiatives under Delaware’s plan to overhaul health care in every community. The RFPs are part of the federal government’s Rural Health Transformation Program, a multi-year […]
• Delaware Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board Announces 2026 Video Scholarship Contest for High School Students February 6, 2026
  NEW CASTLE, DE – Delaware’s Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board has announced the start of its 2026 Organ Donor Awareness Video Scholarship Contest open to Delaware high school students. The contest encourages students to learn about organ and tissue donation and share that message with others. The video public service scholarship contest is open […]
• Governor Meyer Announces Historic Investments in Early Education, Tags Lt. Governor Gay to Lead Systemic Change  February 2, 2026
  Dover — Governor Matt Meyer last week announced historic investments to ensure every Delaware family has access to affordable, high-quality early programs and services and has empowered the Lt. Governor to lead that change. In both his State of the State Address and FY 2027 Recommended Budget Presentation, Governor Meyer outlined a path forward to […]
• DHSS Announces Warming Stations January 14, 2026
  NEW CASTLE– With Delaware facing dangerously cold temperatures, the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is opening eight warming stations across the State. The State-operated warming stations will open Thursday, Jan. 15, Friday, Jan 16, Tuesday, Jan. 20, and Wednesday, Jan. 21. Stations will be open during the hours of 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. […]
• Delaware to Solicit Water Quality Improvement Projects With Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funding January 13, 2026
  DNREC, in conjunction with the Division of Public Health, will begin soliciting for new water quality improvement projects Friday, Jan. 16 as the two agencies start to develop 2026 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) project priority lists. Projects must be listed on the CWSRF and DWSRF project […]