EX-99.77Q3 CERT

"Exhibit A"

Form N-SAR Certification

I, Michael P. Bishof, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of Delaware Group
Limited-Term Government Funds;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in
this report, and the financial statements on which the financial
information is based, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations, changes in
net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are
required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant
as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment
Company Act) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including
its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in which
this report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the
registrant's
auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's
ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data
and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
indicated in this report whether or not there were significant
changes in internal controls or in other factors that could
significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of
our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: 02/27/03


/S/ Michael P. Bishof
[Signature]
Senior Vice President and Treasurer



"Exhibit A"

Form N-SAR Certification

I, David K. Downes, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of Delaware Group
Limited-Term Government Funds;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment
Company Act) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including
its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in which
this report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the
registrant's
auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's
ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data
and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
indicated in this report whether or not there were significant
changes in internal controls or in other factors that could
significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of
our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: 02/27/03


/S/ David K. Downes
[Signature]
Chief Executive Officer

EX-99

Report of Independent Auditors

To the Board of Directors
Delaware Group Limited-Term Government Funds

In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of the
Delaware Group Limited-Term Government Funds (the "Fund") for the year
ended December 31, 2002, we considered its internal control, including
control activities for safeguarding securities, in order to determine our
auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial
statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-SAR, not to provide
assurance on internal control.

The management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and maintaining
internal control.  In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and
judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and
related costs of internal control.  Generally, controls that are relevant
to an audit pertain to the entity's objective of preparing financial
statements for external purposes that are fairly presented in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  Those
controls include the safeguarding of assets against unauthorized acquisition,
use or disposition.

Because of inherent limitations in internal control, errors or fraud may occur
and not be detected.  Also, projection of any evaluation of internal control to
future periods is subject to the risk that it may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions or that the effectiveness of the design and operation may
deteriorate.

Our consideration of internal control would not necessarily disclose all
matters in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards
established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  A
material weaknessis a condition in which the design or operation of one or
more of the internal control components does not reduce to a relatively low
level the risk that misstatements caused by error or fraud in amounts that
would be material in relation to the financial statements being audited may
occur and not be detected within a timely period by employees in the normal
course of performing their assigned functions.  However, we noted no matters
involving internal control and its operation, including controls for
safeguarding securities, that we consider to be material weaknesses as
defined above at December 31, 2002.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Board of
Trustees and management of the Fund and the Securities and Exchange
Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other
than these specified parties.



February 7, 2003