Grant Opportunities
The New Jersey Historical Commission is a state agency within the Department of State dedicated
to the advancement of public knowledge and preservation of New Jersey history. All of its grant funding is
provided by legislative appropriation.
The New Jersey Historical Commission
offers General Operating Support Grants, Project grants and Minigrants to support
a variety of programs and activities related to New Jersey history. It also offers prizes and free archival
evaluation services through the Caucus Archival Projects Evaluation Service or CAPES. Guidelines for the grants
and prizes program (along with reporting requirements for grant recipients) are available below:
Grant Application Process
The Historical Commission now requires that applicants submit a Declaration
of Intent online prior to submitting an application.
Applications and Declarations of Intent will be filed electronically using the System
for Administering Grants Electronically (SAGE). If you are having any difficulties registering
for SAGE, please contact the Commission immediately at 609-292-6062.
What's New for FY 2012-FY 2013
The New Jersey Historical Commission is in the process of transitioning to the electronic
filing of grant applications and reports. Applications for general operating support, Project grants
and Minigrants will be filed using the System for Administering Grants Electronically (SAGE).
Grant requests for General Operating Support applicants will be calculated based on an average
of the total income from the last completed fiscal year and the current projected year. Applicants may
request up to 33% of their non-state income calculated from this averaged budget figure. Previously the
request could not exceed 33% of the applicant's current or projected base year non-state operating income.
The Commission has added a narrative question to its General Operating Support application.
This question asks organizations to address how they raise awareness of the value of their work.
Grant requests for FY 2012 Project grant applicants may range from $3,000 to $15,000.
There will be two rounds for both Minigrants and Project grants in FY 2012. Deadlines for
both rounds are listed below.
Expanded guidance with regard to developing ADA Plans is provided, however the requirement
has not changed.
Past Grants Awarded
For a listing of the Commission's recent grants made to organizations, projects and individuals click on the appropriate heading below:
Grants awarded by the New Jersey Historical Commission, FY 2006-FY 2012:
General Operating Support Grants
The New Jersey Historical Commission is a state agency within the Department of State dedicated to the
advancement of public knowledge and preservation of New Jersey history. All of its grant funding is provided by legislative
appropriation.
ELIGIBILITY: General Operating Support grants are available only to organizations.
There are general standards of eligibility as well as specific requirements for programs. See pp. 9-11 in the General Operating
Support guidelines for notes on eligibility.
General Operating Support Grant FY
2012-2013 GOS Guidelines
PURPOSE: General assistance to historical organizations, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, and similar organizations with collections or programming relating to the history of New Jersey.
The Commission is committed to providing this support so that these historical organizations can develop and improve their services. It makes every effort to support a wide and varied list of history organizations providing New Jerseyans with excellent services, but the Commission’s funds are limited. Full funding is rarely possible.
The Commission now operates a two-year operating support program. Successful applicants will receive a grant for FY 2012, and a commitment to fund for FY 2013, if funding is available. Unsuccessful applicants may not apply again until April 2013 for FY 2014 funding.
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FY 2012 |
FY 2013 |
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Intent to Apply |
March 1, 2011 |
FY 2012 grantees’ eligibility for a FY 2013 grant is established with the submission of an acceptable interim report for the FY 2012 grant |
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Deadline |
April 5, 2011 Full proposals due in NJHC office |
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Funding Level |
Budgets Under $30,000: Up to $10,000; minimum request $5,000
Budgets of $30,000 and up: Up to 33 percent of an average of the non-state operating income from the last completed fiscal year and the current |
Same |
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Notification |
July 2011 All applicants will be notified of grant decisions. Successful applicants will receive notification of grant award for FY 2012 and a commitment to fund for FY 2013 |
July 2012 pending the availability of funds |
All Interim Reports and Final Reports will be filed electronically using the System for Administering Grants Electronically (SAGE). The link to create Interim Reports and Final Reports can be found in the 'Related Items' box of the Proposal Menu for your grant. If you are having any difficulties creating or submitting an Interim or Final report, please contact the Commission immediately at 609-292-6062.
Project Grants and Minigrants
ELIGIBILITY: Grants are available for both individuals and organizations. There are general standards of eligibility as well as specific requirements for programs. See the posted guidelines for each grant or award for details regarding eligibility.
DEADLINES: All applications for Project grants and Minigrants will be filed using the System for Administering Grants Electronically (SAGE), and must be complete and filed by 11:59 p.m. on the deadline dates listed below. The entire proposal must be submitted by the applicant; Commission staff will not assemble proposals. No revisions of the grant package are permitted after the submission deadline. All applications for Project grants and Minigrants must be complete AND SUBMITTED by the posted deadline. Applications that have not been formally submitted using the SAGE system will be cancelled.
Project Grants and Minigrant Guidelines FY
2012-2013 Project Guidelines
Reporting forms for Project and Minigrant Recipients
FOR GRANTS ISSUED PRIOR TO FY2012 ONLY
reports from individual recipients (Word format)
reports from organizational recipients (Word format)
All Project and Minigrant recipients that applied for their grant using the System for Administering Grants Electronically (SAGE) must also submit their Final Report using the same system. The link to create your Final Report can be found in the 'Related Items' box of the Proposal Menu for your grant. If you are having any difficulties creating or submitting a Final report, please contact the Commission immediately at 609-292-6062.
Project Grants
Projects: Funding for expenses of specific projects relating to New Jersey history.
Eligible categories include conservation of historical materials (manuscripts, books, costumes, historical visuals); editorial
and publication projects; educational initiatives; exhibitions; media (films, radio, videotape, digital media); public
programs; and research (including archaeological projects, fellowships, oral history, and National and New Jersey registers
of historic places nominations). Guidelines for FY 2012 and FY 2013 Project Grants are posted above.
Deadline:
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FY 2012 - Round I |
FY 2012 - Round II |
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Intent to Apply |
September 15, 2011 |
January 2, 2012 |
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Deadline |
October 15, 2011 |
February 1, 2012 |
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Funding Level |
$3,000-$15,000 |
$3,000-$15,000 |
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Notification |
January 2012 |
May 2012 |
Minigrants
Support for smaller projects related to New Jersey history. Applicants may request support for planning
(long-term, strategic, interpretive) but they may not use minigrant funds for other types of operating support. Eligible categories include conservation of historical materials (manuscripts, books, costumes, historical visuals); editorial and publication projects; educational initiatives; exhibitions; media (films, radio, videotape, digital media); public programs; and research (including archaeological projects, fellowships, oral history, and National and New Jersey registers of historic places nominations). Guidelines for FY 2012 and FY 2013 Minigrants are posted above.
Deadline:
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FY 2012 - Round I |
FY 2012 - Round II |
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Intent to Apply |
September 15, 2011 |
January 2, 2012 |
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Deadline |
October 15, 2011 |
February 1, 2012 |
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Funding Level |
Up to $3,000 |
Up to $3,000 |
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Notification |
January 2012 |
May 2012 |
Prizes
Awards of Recognition and the Richard J. Hughes Award
Please include a statement of at least one paragraph in length detailing the accomplishments of your nominee. Be sure to include contact information for you and your nominee. Self nominations are permitted.
The 2012 awards will be presented at the New Jersey Forum where Hendrik Hartog will offer the keynote address on his book Someday All of This Will Be Yours: A History of Inheritance and Old Age. The Forum will be held on November 17, 2012 so please mark your calendars andplan to join us.
If you want to know if your nominee has previously won a Historical Commission award, you can view an alphabetical list of past winners.
Nominations are due by August 1, 2012. Please email them to Niquole Primiani, chief programs officer at Niquole.primiani@sos.state.nj.us.
Alfred E. Driscoll Dissertation Prize
Eligible dissertations must be completed within the last two calendar years (2011 and 2012) and individuals may be nominated by others or they may nominate themselves. Dissertations that have already been accepted for publication are eligible, and their presses may apply for publication assistance. Unsuccessful applicants may resubmit their dissertations in subsequent years.
To apply, submit two copies of the dissertation and the form in the booklet available on the Commission's website. All submissions must be postmarked by April 15, 2012. Prize submissions will not be returned, and will remain the property of the Historical Commission.
Alfred E. Driscoll Dissertation Prize: Guidelines and Application
Deadline: April 15, 2012
Notification: Fall 2012
The Driscoll Prize and the McCormick Prize are offered in alternating years. The McCormick Prize is offered in odd years; the Driscoll Prize in even years.
Richard P. McCormick Prize
The Richard P. McCormick Prize for Scholarly Publication is an award of $1,500 to the author of an outstanding scholarly book on New Jersey history published during the preceding two years. To apply, submit two copies of the book and the nomination form in the back of this booklet by March 15, 2011
Driscoll and McCormick Prize Nomination Form
Deadline: March 15, 2011
Notification: Fall 2011
The Driscoll Prize and the McCormick Prize are offered in alternating years. The McCormick Prize is offered in odd years; the Driscoll Prize in even years.
Mildred Barry Garvin Prize
$1,500 award to a New Jersey teacher, guidance counselor, or school librarian for outstanding teaching of black American history or related activity at any grade, K-12. A nomination form for this prize is included in the grant booklet.
Mildred Barry Garvin Prize Guidelines and Application
Deadline: October 5, 2012
Notification: January 2013
Caucus Archival Projects Evaluation Service (CAPES)
The New Jersey Historical Commission would like to take this opportunity to encourage your organization to consider CAPES (Caucus Archival Projects Evaluation Service), a service which provides free professional assessment of archival paper collections by consultants of the New Jersey Caucus of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference.
If your New Jersey history organization has a collection of paper items such as manuscripts, books, photographs, and maps, you may take advantage of a FREE assessment from a professional archivist of how your collection can best be conserved.
CAPES consultants are available to evaluate archival collections held by New Jersey archives, libraries, historical societies, and other agencies. The linked document below is a letter from CAPES coordinator Frederic Pachman, and provides background information on the program, contact information, and other important details.
Consider applying for CAPES, a joint project of the New Jersey Historical Commission and the New Jersey Caucus of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference. In these difficult economic times, CAPES can provide an important service to your organization.
CAPES Guidelines and Application
CAPES Letter
