Organization Funding
Funding Opportunities
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.
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.
Council on Library & Information Resources | Recordings at Risk- Regranting Program | Recordings at Risk provides support in the United States for the preservation of rare and unique audio, audiovisual, and other time-based media through digital reformatting. Grants cover the costs of preservation reformatting for fragile or obsolete time-based media content by qualified external service providers. Eligible media may include, but are not necessarily limited to, magnetic audio and video tape, grooved discs, wax cylinders, wire recordings, and film (with or without sound). The program encourages professionals who may be constrained by limited resources or technical expertise to take action against the threats of degradation and obsolescence. Applicants must be U.S. nonprofit academic, research, or cultural heritage organizations. Indian tribes, Alaska native villages, regional corporations, and village corporations are also eligible to apply, as are cultural heritage-focused government agencies. | Deadline: April 14, 2025 | More information and application.
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 OPENS: February 17, 2025 | 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.
Arts Organizations
Believe in Reading | Grants for Reading and Literacy Programs | Believe in Reading funds programs in the United States dedicated to the teaching and encouragement of reading for all ages. Funding is considered for programs that serve any age or aspect of supporting reading and literacy, including adult literacy, English as a second language projects, or Braille-related projects for the blind or visually impaired. The focus is on successful literacy programs that serve populations showing out of the ordinary needs, such as geographic areas with low reading scores and high poverty levels. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, equivalent educational institutions, and public libraries are eligible to apply for support for existing, successful literacy programs that have been established for a minimum of two years. | Deadline: None. | More information and application.
History Organizations
New Jersey Cultural Trust | FY 2026 Institutional/Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations | For FY 2026, the New Jersey Cultural Trust Board has authorized the New Jersey Historical Commission to accept applications from history and humanities organizations for institutional and financial stabilization projects to recommend to the Cultural Trust for funding. Declarations of Intent to Apply (DOIs) will be due in SAGE on June 11, 2025, at 3 p.m. Full grant applications will be due in SAGE on July 17, 2025, at 3 p.m. | More information.
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.
Humanities
New Jersey Cultural Trust | FY 2026 Institutional/Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations | For FY 2026, the New Jersey Cultural Trust Board has authorized the New Jersey Historical Commission to accept applications from history and humanities organizations for institutional and financial stabilization projects to recommend to the Cultural Trust for funding. Declarations of Intent to Apply (DOIs) will be due in SAGE on June 11, 2025, at 3 p.m. Full grant applications will be due in SAGE on July 17, 2025, at 3 p.m. | More information.
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.
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.
National Endowment for the Humanities | Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges | Community colleges play a crucial role in the educational growth of their students and the vibrancy of their communities. Humanities Initiatives grants can help strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at community colleges by supporting the development of new or improvement of existing humanities programs, educational resources, or coursework. Projects must address a core topic or focused set of themes drawn from humanities areas such as history, philosophy, religion, languages and literature, or humanities-informed composition and writing skills. | Deadline: May 6, 2025 | More information and application.
National Endowment for the Humanities | Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities | Humanities Initiatives grants can help strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at colleges and universities by supporting the development of new or improvement of existing humanities programs, educational resources, or coursework. Projects must address a core topic or focused set of themes drawn from humanities areas such as history, philosophy, religion, languages and literature, or humanities-informed composition and writing skills. | Deadline: May 6, 2025 | More information and application.
National Endowment for the Humanities | Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities | Tribal Colleges and Universities are essential partners in their communities, serving as centers for the preservation and study of Indigenous histories, cultures, and languages, and fostering student growth and achievement. Humanities Initiatives grants can help strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at Tribal Colleges and Universities by supporting the development of new or improvement of existing humanities programs, educational resources, or coursework, often grounded in Indigenous knowledge. Projects must address a core topic or focused set of themes drawn from humanities areas such as history, philosophy, religion, languages and literature, or humanities-informed composition and writing skills. | Deadline: May 6, 2025 | More information and application.
