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Department of State

New Jersey Cultural Trust

The Hon. Tahesha Way, Lt. Governor and Secretary of State
Cold Spring Village

Grant Opportunities

Qualified Organizations

Organizations must be designated "qualified" in order to be eligible to participate in the programs of the Trust and apply for grants.

Qualified Organizations list as of January 22, 2024

Qualification Guidelines and Application

Qualification applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Complete applications received by the Trust will be reviewed at the next scheduled Cultural Trust Board meeting.

Watch an instructional webinar about how to apply for qualification.

FY2024 Capital Preservation Grant Program

The New Jersey Cultural Trust Capital Historic Preservation Grants Program is collaboratively administered by the New Jersey Historic Trust for and with the New Jersey Cultural Trust. All history, arts and humanities organizations with stewardship responsibility for historic resources that are listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places, and qualified by the New Jersey Cultural Trust, are eligible to apply for 2023 (FY24) capital historic preservation funding.

Priority: In 2023 (FY24), the New Jersey Historic Trust’s priority will be projects that can be completed for $100,000 or less. These projects will be carefully considered in relation to other criteria for funding.

Technical Assistance:

Qualification

Grant Application and SAGE

Important Dates: The FY 2024 application is now closed.

Important Documents:

FY2024 New Jersey Cultural Trust Capital Preservation Grant Guidelines

FY 2023 Institutional/Financial Stabilization Grants for Arts Organizations

Alternating every other year with the NJ Historic Trust and the NJ Historical Commission, the FY 2023 NJ Cultural Trust grant program was a NJ State Council on the Arts year for grants.

Priority: For FY 2023, Institutional/Financial Stabilization project proposals must address the financial, operational and/or capacity challenges that have significant impact on the organization’s ability to serve its community.

Application Assistance:

Please feel free to watch the pre-recorded webinar with further details about the grant program and application process.

Important dates: The FY 2023 application is now closed.

Important documents:

FY 2023 New Jersey Cultural Trust Grant Guidelines - English
FY 2023 New Jersey Cultural Trust Grant Guidelines - Spanish

FY 2022 Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for History and Humanities Organizations

Rotating every year with the NJ Historic Trust and NJ Council on the Arts, FY 2022 is a NJ Historical Commission year for Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants. The program is designed to assist groups in addressing financial and operational challenges that threaten their stability and to help build greater operational capacity to manage and advance their work and achieve their missions. To be eligible, an organization must first be designated as "qualified" by the New Jersey Cultural Trust.

Application Deadline: The FY 2022 application is now closed.

Important documents:

FY 2022 New Jersey Cultural Trust Grant Guidelines
Submitting Your FY 2022 Cultural Trust Declaration of Intent (DOI) to Apply
Submitting Your FY 2022 Cultural Trust Application

Grants Awarded

FY24 Awards by County
FY 24 Capital Historic Preservation Grants recommended by the New Jersey Historic Trust
FY23 Awards by County
FY 23 Institutional-Financial Stabilization Grants recommended by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
FY 22 Awards by County
FY 22 Institutional-Financial Stabilization Grants recommended by the New Jersey Historical Commission
FY 21 Awards by County
FY 21 Institutional-Financial Stabilization Grants recommended by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
FY 20 Awards by County
FY 20 Institutional-Financial Stabilization Grants recommended by the New Jersey Historical Commission
FY 19 Awards by County
FY 19 Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants recommended by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
FY 18 Awards by County
FY 18 Capital Historic Preservation Grants recommended by the New Jersey Historic Trust
FY 17 Awards by County
FY 17 Institutional-Financial Stabilization Grants recommended by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
FY16 Awards by County
FY 16 Institutional-Financial Stabilization Grants recommended by the New Jersey Historical Commission
FY 14 Awards by County
FY 14 Institutional-Financial Stabilization recommended by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
FY 13 Awards by County
FY 13 Capital Historic Preservation Grants recommended by the New Jersey Historic Trust
FY 12 Awards by County
FY 12 Institutional-Financial Stabilization Grants recommended by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
FY 11 Awards by County
FY 11 Institutional-Financial Stabilization Grants recommended by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
FY 11Institutional-Financial Stabilization Grants recommended by the New Jersey Historical Commission
FY 10 Awards by County
FY 10 Capital Preservation Grants recommended by the New Jersey Historic Trust
FY 10 Institutional-Financial Stabilization Grants recommended by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
FY 09 Awards by County
FY 09 Institutional-Financial Stabilization Grants recommended by the New Jersey Historical Commission
FY 09 Institutional-Financial Stabilization Grants recommended by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
FY 08 Awards by County
FY 08 Institutional-Financial Stabilization Grants recommended by the New Jersey Historic Trust
FY 08 Institutional-Financial Stabilization Grants recommended by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
FY 07 Awards by County
FY 07 Institutional-Financial Stabilization and Capital Historic Preservation Grants
FY 06 Awards by County
FY 06 Institutional-Financial Stabilization and Capital Historic Preservation Grants
FY 04-05 Awards by County
FY 04-05 Institutional-Financial Stabilization and Capital Historic Preservation Grants

 

Page Last Updated: 03/09/23

 

 


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