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Welcome to the NJCH Grants Homepage!

Please be aware that NJCH has made some exciting changes to its grants program.  Be sure to review our new 2010 Guidelines.

What We Do

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to serve the people of New Jersey by developing, supporting and promoting projects that explore and interpret the human experience, foster cross-cultural understanding, and engage people in dialogue about matters of individual choice and public responsibility.  One way that the Council achieves its goals is by awarding grants to New Jersey nonprofit organizations in support of their public humanities projects.  As a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, NJCH receives federal funding for its grants program.

What We’re Looking For
NJCH invites New Jersey nonprofit organizations to submit requests for funding in support of their public humanities projects. These projects offer ways to examine the meaning of the human experience.  Click here to review some previously funded projects.

NJCH is especially interested in projects that address the Council’s theme of Justice, which encourages historical, philosophical, legal, political and/or cross-cultural reflection upon the concept of justice and its application in community and social institutions.                       

Grant Program Overview

Grants of up to $20,000 are awarded through a competitive review process several times each year.  Grant recipients must provide at least a 1:1 cost-share match for the funds awarded.  To learn more about NJCH’s grants program, click on the links at the top of this page.  The application deadlines and funding caps for each type of grant are listed in the chart below. 

 

Grant Program Calendar

Grant Types

Maximum Request

Application Deadline

Notification of Decision

For Programs Taking Place

Major

$20,000

May 1

October 1

June

November

August 1 or later

January 1 or later

Mini

$3,000

February 1

May 1

August 1

November 1

March

June

September

December

April 1 or later

July 1 or later

October 1 or later

January 1 or later

HFG

$500

June 15

July

In the month of October

 

NJCH requires that prospective applicants consult with the NJCH Grants Officer about project proposals.  Prospective applicants must submit a draft proposal and budget for review at least one month in advance of the application deadline.  To begin the consultation process, contact the NJCH grants officer, Robert Apgar, at 1-888-394-6524 or rapgar@njch.org.