Organization Funding
Funding Opportunities
New Jersey Historical Commission | County History Grant FY25 Program Guidelines | The County History Partnership Program (CHPP) was created in 2015 to extend local regranting programs to all of the state’s twenty-one counties. The program enables the NJHC to support both existing and emerging local history organizations and practitioners serving diverse audiences. Through the partnership with county re-granting agencies, NJHC support can more effectively reach history organizations, and projects in communities throughout the state. In addition to re-grant funding, counties may apply for their operational costs and programming related to New Jersey history. | Application Deadline: April 3, 2025 | Guidelines available here.
Ocean First Foundation | JOIN! Initiative Grants | Ocean First Foundation consider requests for JOIN! Grants from nonprofits (501c3) that can demonstrate mission alignment with one or more of their Funding Priorities and a significant level of service and impact within OceanFirst Foundation’s footprint – Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset, and Union counties in New Jersey. Applicants outside this footprint must contact the Foundation to be screened for eligibility prior to submitting a request. Additional grant eligibility requirements may be found here. | Application Deadline: Requests will be considered on a rolling basis until funds are fully allocated. | More information and application.
New Jersey Economic Development Authority | Historic Property Grant Survey Program: Applications are OPEN | The Historic Property Survey Grant Program is a $400,000 pilot program that will provide grants up to $125,000 for the preparation of Historic Property Surveys throughout the state that include within the defined scope, properties located within a Government Restricted Municipality or that would be considered distress asset/s. | Application and Information. (South Jersey Eligibility in Atlantic City only)
Mellon Foundation | Call for Proposals to Community-Based Archives | The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Call for Proposals to Community-Based Archives will provide general operating support grants to community-based archives in the United States, including U.S. territories. The focus is on community-based archives that represent and serve communities marginalized due to oppression. These organizations gather and share materials as members of under-documented communities to preserve and celebrate their collective histories. Grants may support operational costs, collections care, and programming activities. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and federally recognized Indian tribes are eligible to apply. Applicants must have an archive or an archiving initiative with an annual operating budget of at least $12,500 and no more than $1 million. | Deadline: March 12, 2025 | More information and application.
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | Funds Advance Social Impact Organizations in the U.S. and Other Regions | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK) is a global venture philanthropy firm supporting early-stage social impact organizations solving the world’s biggest social and environmental problems with bold, scalable approaches. Support is primarily provided in Africa, Europe, India, and the United States, although projects in Latin America and Israel may be considered in select situations. DRK seeks social entrepreneurs with dynamic products or services that have a proven ability to positively impact the lives of underserved people. DRK supports these organizations at the early stages by providing capacity, capital, and community. Capacity support includes operational and technical support, both through a hands-on board service role and specialist capacity-building resources. Capital of up to $300,000 USD over a three-year period is provided as either unrestricted grant funding or investment capital. Nonprofit organizations (U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations and non-U.S. equivalents) and mission-driven for-profit entities are eligible to apply. | Deadline: Ongoing | More information and application.
J.M. Kapland Fund | The 2025 J.M.K. Innovation Prize | The J.M.K. Innovation Prize seeks to identify and support bold problem-solvers leading transformative, early-stage projects in the fields of heritage conservation, the environment, and social justice. There is an information session about the prize on April 1, 2025 at 1pm on Zoom. | Deadline: April 25, 2025 | More information and application.
NJ Center for Nonprofits | Funding Opportunities | NJ Center for Nonprofits has compiled an extensive list of funding opportunities. To view them, visit the website.
Arts Organizations
Mid Atlantic Arts | Folk & Traditional Arts Community Projects Grants | Folk & Traditional Arts Community Projects Grants fund projects that support the vitality of traditional arts and cultures in the mid-Atlantic region. Non-profit organizations in DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, USVI, PR, or WV may apply for $1,000 to $7,000 grants. A 1:1 match is required. | Deadline: Monday, March 10, 2025. | More information and application.
National Endowment for the Arts | Grants for Arts Projects | The NEA is committed to supporting excellent arts projects for the benefit of all Americans. Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides funding for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and for the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector. We welcome applications from first-time and returning applicants; from organizations serving rural, urban, suburban, and tribal communities of all sizes; and from organizations with small, medium, or large operating budgets. | Deadline: March 11, 2025 11:59 pm ET | More information and application.
MidAtlantic Arts & US RAO | Walking Together: Investing in Folklife Communities of Color Grants | Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color supports folklife and traditional arts rooted in communities of color by investing in artists/practitioners and the community organizations that care for them. It is a national funding program managed by the six U.S. regional arts organizations (RAOs). The program provides funding of $15,000 each to traditional artists, practitioners, and keepers of traditional knowledge, as well as $50,000 each to community organizations and collectives that support folklife in communities of color. Organizations may include non-profits, local and Tribal governments, businesses, and more—non-profit status or fiscal sponsorship is welcome, but not required. | Deadline: March 19, 2025 | More information and application.
National Endowment for the Arts | Research Awards Grant Program | The National Endowment for the Arts invites applicants to engage with the agency’s five-year research agenda through two funding opportunities for research projects: Research Grants in the Arts, NEA Research Labs. | Deadline: March 24, 2025 | More information and application.
MidAtlantic Arts | Performing Arts Global Exchange Grants | Performing Arts Global Exchange provides fee support directly to nonprofit presenters programming artists from an annually curated roster. Presenters host both public performances and community engagements in achieving the program’s goals of cultural exchange and understanding. PAGE will support tours of performing artists from Morocco and South Africa in the 2025-26 performance season. | Deadline: Thursday, March 27, 2025 | More information and application.
History Organizations
New Jersey Historical Commission | Project Grants | 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; partnership projects; 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). | “INTENT TO APPLY” DEADLINE: March 10, 2025 | More information and application.
New Jersey Historical Commission | Diversity, Equity Accessibility, and Inclusion Program Grants | The New Jersey Historical Commission is very pleased to announce the availability of the Diversity, Equity Accessibility, and Inclusion Program Application and Guidelines. The Commission is committed to making New Jersey history more accessible by placing a priority on inclusion. The Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Program will provide training and implementation grants to nonprofits with a New Jersey history mission. Implementation Grants will enable organizations to work toward achieving the goals outlined in an existing plan. | Deadline: March 14, 2025 | More information and application.
New Jersey Historical Commission | County History Grant FY25 Program Guidelines | The County History Partnership Program (CHPP) was created in 2015 to extend local regranting programs to all of the state’s twenty-one counties. The program enables the NJHC to support both existing and emerging local history organizations and practitioners serving diverse audiences. Through the partnership with county re-granting agencies, NJHC support can more effectively reach history organizations, and projects in communities throughout the state. In addition to re-grant funding, counties may apply for their operational costs and programming related to New Jersey history. | Application Deadline: April 3, 2025 | Guidelines available here.
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts | Succession Planning for Cultural Institutions: 2 Webinars Available | This program of the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts is provided with generous support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. 2 webinars are now available to view: Part One | Research Findings | Part Two | Resource Roadmap | More information available here.
Northeast Document Conservation Center | Funding Resources | The NEDCC has compiled a list of funding opportunities and resources pertaining to museums and cultural institutions. Fore more information, visit their website.
American Association for State and Local History | Six Strategies for the Looming Crisis | AASLH’s blog post on how to face uncertain times is a useful resource to view. Visit their website.
Humanities
New Jersey Council for the Humanities | Virtual Meeting: Oral History Community of Practice | The New Jersey Council for the Humanities hosts quarterly meetings of the community of practice for oral historians and community storytellers. These virtual sessions will be provided as a platform for oral historians and community storytellers to share their experiences, build a collective knowledge base for learning from each other’s practices, and connect with each other and NJCH. Join the Oral History COP if you are interested. | Date & Time: March 10 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | More information and registration.
New Jersey Council for the Humanities | Action and Incubation Grants Now OPEN! | NJCH regularly offers grant funding in two separate streams: Incubation Grants and Action Grants. Both offer awards between $3,000-$15,000. | Letters of Intent Accepted from April 1-30, 2025 | More information and application.
New Jersey Council for the Humanities | Virtual Information Session: Applying for an NJCH Grant | Join NJCH on Wednesday, March 26th at 2PM to learn more about best practices for applying for a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities! At this hour-long virtual information session, NJCH staff will offer a presentation about the mission of NJCH and about public humanities programming, as well as exploring Incubation and Action Grant guidelines and requirements. | Date & Time: March 26, 2025 @ 2pm | More information and registration.
National Endowment for the Humanities | Digital Humanities Advancement Grant | The Digital Humanities Advancement Grants program (DHAG) supports work that is innovative, experimental, and contributes to the critical infrastructure that underpins scholarly research, teaching, and public programming in the humanities. | Deadline: March 24, 2025 | More information and application.
National Endowment for the Humanities | Fellowships | NEH Fellowships are competitive awards granted to individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. Applications must clearly articulate a project’s value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. | Deadline: April 9, 2025 | More information and application.
National Endowment for the Humanities | State and Impact of the Humanities | The State and Impact of the Humanities program aims to expand our understanding of the role that the humanities play in private, public, and scholarly life by supporting data-grounded research studies that investigate the state, impact, and value of the humanities in the United States. | Deadline: April 16, 2025 | More information and application.
