The New Jersey Council for the Humanities is now accepting applications for its Incubation Grant Program.
Donor Name: New Jersey Council for the Humanities
State: New Jersey
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,000-15,000
Grant Duration: Up to 12 months
Details:
An Incubation Grant encourages you to set out a bold vision and see where it takes you. It might help you forge a new partnership or deepen an existing one, research a new topic or widen perspective on a current topic, talk to community stakeholders, or learn more about your audience.
Funding Information
- Grant Amount: $2,000-15,000
- All grant periods must begin within three months of award and Incubation Grant projects may last up to 12 months.
Eligible Projects
Example Incubation Grant Projects
- Creation of a historic site reinterpretation plan.
- Development of community archival or oral history project.
- Audience outreach and assessment for new or extant humanities-based programming.
- Humanities-based research as a precursor to the development of an artistic work.
- Planning and development of public humanities programming, such as a facilitated discussion program.
- Research and design for humanities-based exhibitions.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for a New Jersey Council for the Humanities grant, you must apply on behalf of a New Jersey-based nonprofit organization or government entity, such as a public library, museum, historical society, academic institution, religious group, or community organization.
- Organizations that have a mission outside of the public humanities, such as arts and social service organizations, are eligible to apply if the funding would support public humanities work. They do not award grants to for-profit organizations or to individuals.
- Applicant organizations must have a federal EIN. All applicants must have at least one year of verifiable public operation prior to submitting their proposal.
- Please note that organizations that have an open Incubation or Action grant project with a project end date after the LOI deadline will not be eligible to apply in the current round.
Eligible Expenses
Project costs will include expenses for project personnel (paid staff, volunteers, consultants, and presenters), travel and lodging, materials and supplies, and services. The budget submitted must include all project costs, not only those charged to NJCH grant funds, but also those that will be supported by the applicant organization or by other funding sources.
For more information, visit NJCH.