Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission
Call the Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission
at 908-788-1256 for assistance and information.
GRANT PROGRAMS

The New Jersey Historical Commission offers a variety of different types of grants. It also offers prizes and a free archival evaluation service called Caucus Archival Projects Evaluation Service or CAPES. The grants and prizes program (along with reporting requirements for grant recipients) is described in booklets available for downloading in MS Word or PDF format at http://www.nj.gov/state/divisions/historical/grants/

GRANTS

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

The New Jersey Historical Commission is a state agency within the Department of State dedicated to the advancement of public knowledge and preservation of New Jersey history. All of its grant funding is provided by legislative appropriation. Its grant program includes a variety of different types of grants, as well as prizes and a free archival evaluation service called Caucus Archival Projects Evaluation Service or CAPES.

ELIGIBILITY: Operating support grants are available only to organizations. There are general standards of eligibility as well as specific requirements for programs. See pp. 9-11 in the General Operating Support booklet for notes on eligibility.

DEADLINE: All proposals must be in the NJ Historical Commission�s office by the deadline date.The entire proposal must be submitted by the applicant by the deadline date; NJHC staff will not assemble proposals. Applicants are encouraged to use delivery services (FedEx, UPS) or hand deliver them rather than use the U.S. Mail. No revisions of the grant package are permitted after submission, with the following exception: county cultural and heritage agencies must submit the entire package by the deadline, but are permitted to submit their freeholder resolutions and their freeholder-signed application forms later. Proposals submitted more than six weeks in advance of the deadline will not be accepted.

PURPOSE: General assistance to historical organizations, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, and similar organizations with collections or programming relating to the history of New Jersey.

The NJHC is committed to providing this support so that these historical organizations can develop and improve their services. It makes every effort to support a wide and varied list of history organizations providing New Jerseyans with excellent services, but the NJHC�s funds are limited. Full funding is rarely possible.

The NJHC now operates a two-year operating support program. Successful applicants will receive a grant for FY 2010, and a commitment to fund for FY 2011. Unsuccessful applicants may not apply again until April 2011 for FY 2012 funding.

	FY 2010	FY 2011
Intent to Apply	March 2, 2009	FY 2010 grantees� eligibility for a FY 2011 grant is established with the submission of an acceptable interim report for the FY 2010 grant
Deadline	April 1, 2009 Full proposals due in NJHC office
Funding Level	Budgets Under $30,000: Up to $10,000; minimum request $5,000 Budgets of $30,000 and up: Up to 33 percent of the non-state operating income for either the current or next fiscal year	Same
Notification	July 2009 All applicants. Successful applicants will receive notification of grant award for FY 2010 and a commitment to fund for FY 2011	July 2010 pending the availability of funds

PROJECTS: 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; 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).

	FY 2010	FY 2011
Intent to Apply	September 1, 2009 (Submit electronically by 4:00pm)	September 1, 2010 (Submit electronically by 4:00pm)
Deadline	September 15, 2009 (proposal must be received in the NJHC office by that date)	September 15, 2010 (proposal must be received in the NJHC office by that date)
Funding Level	$3,000 - $20,000	$3,000 - $20,000
Notification	December 2009	December 2010

MINIGRANTS: Support for smaller projects of the type of activities listed under Projects.�Applicants may request support for planning (long-term, strategic, interpretive) but they may not use minigrant funds for other types of operating support.
Deadline:�Reviewed four times per year.�Submit proposals by July 15, October 15, January 15, and April 15.
Funding Level: Up to $3,000.
Notification:�Within six weeks of review.�

PRIZES

Mildred Barry Garvin Prize: $1,000 award to a New Jersey teacher, guidance counselor, or school librarian for outstanding teaching of black American history or related activity at any grade, K-12. For detailed instructions and a nomination form, contact Giles Wright at the commission, (609) 984-3464 or consult the Commission’s website, www.newjerseyhistory.org

FY2009 Deadline: October 5, 2008
Notification: January 2009

The Richard P. McCormick Prize and the Alfred E. Driscoll Prize are offered in alternating years. The McCormick is offered in odd years; the Driscoll prize in even years.

Alfred E. Driscoll Prize: Award of $1,000 to an author of outstanding doctoral dissertation on any topic on New Jersey history.
- FY2010 Deadline: January 2, 2010
- Notification: September 2010
Richard P. McCormick Prize: Award of $1,000 to an author of outstanding scholarly work on New Jersey history.
- FY2009 Deadline: January 2, 2009

Notification: September 2009

Caucus Archival Projects Evaluation Service ( CAPES)

Professional assessment by consultants of the New Jersey Caucus of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference of historical collections (paper items) held by New Jersey archives, libraries, historical societies, and other agencies.

Deadline: None; submit form when convenient.

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts offers extensive programs and services which enable the cultural community of New Jersey to foster quality education, stimulate economic development, bolster tourism and build NJ pride. The Council does so in ways that express its own set of public values: equal access, fair decision-making based on independent evaluation, uniform criteria and funding principles, and full public accountability. A great many of its programs and services are carried out in partnership and collaborations with literally dozens of other organizations statewide.

SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS, THEIR ARTS PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS AND ADVANCEMENT:

General Operating Support: multi-year matching grants to nonprofit arts organizations;
General Program Support: multi-year matching grants to nonprofit organizations for ongoing arts programming;
Arts Project Support: annual matching grants for arts projects of nonprofit organizations;
Financial and Operational Stabilization Grants (for the NJ Cultural Trust): annual, non-matching grants to build operational capacity;
Critical Financial Service: analysis and grant support to address challenges that threaten the viability of grantee organizations.

SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS IN THE COMMUNITY:

Local Arts Program: multi-year grants to County Arts Agencies for local arts development programs and services including grants to local arts groups and projects;
Local Staffing Initiative: grants to County Arts Agencies to boost operational capacity:
Arts in Communities Support: matching grants for collaborative projects that connect the arts in meaningful ways to their communities and support community cultural planning;
Artists & Communities Program: grants to support artist residencies in community and cultural organization settings throughout the mid-Atlantic region;
Folk Arts Center Development: annual funding for field research and program development;
Southern New Jersey Staffing and Other Initiatives: funding to bolster the capacity of southern-based organizations and the growth and visibility of the arts in this region;
Family Week at the Theatre: annual support for the work of the NJ Theatre Alliance to bring children and families into theatres through specialized programs and services.

SUPPORT FOR ARTS EDUCATION:

Arts Basic to Education Grants: support the operations of nonprofit organizations, excluding schools, that have a focus on making the arts a basic part of a sound, quality education by providing school-time and school-based arts programs for students in pre-kindergarten to grade 12 that are directly connected to the curriculum and /or to professional development for teachers;
Arts Education Special Initiatives: multi-year matching grants to discipline specific arts groups for growth of school-based arts education programming that is fundamental to the curriculum;
Artists in Education Program: placement of professional teaching artists in long-term (20-100 days) in-school residencies both statewide and with a special initiative to focus on the greater Camden area;
The New Jersey Writers Project: placement of professional poets, playwrights and prose writers in short-term (5-12 days) in-school residencies;
Artists Teacher Institute: annually, two 10-day institutes for professional development in the arts for teachers and artists;
The NJ Arts Education Census Project: statewide survey of the status of arts education in all NJ public schools to create the NJ Arts Education Information and Resource Center;
The Arts Create Excellent Schools Initiative: work in pilot schools and surrounding consortia to establish successful models of arts-infused curriculum;
Arts Education Summits: periodic gatherings of arts education leaders and other sectors to address priority issues.
Poetry Out Loud: national poetry memorization and recitation program for New Jersey high school students;

SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND CELEBRATION OF ARTISTS:

Artists’ Fellowships : annual awards to creative artists recognizing artistic excellence;
Folk Arts Apprenticeships : annual awards to talented apprentice artists to preserve traditional/folk arts by studying with master artists;
The Arts Inclusion Program : the commissioning and installation of artwork in state-financed construction projects across the state;
Visual Arts Registry : a registry of over 6,000 images of artists' work;
Projects Serving Artists: annual matching grant support to organizations for projects advancing the work of artists in communities;
NJ Arts Annuals : annual exhibitions in fine arts and crafts at major NJ Museums;
Fellowship Showcases: exhibitions and performance showcases in visual arts, dance and writing by Council fellowship award winners;
Professional Development Seminars: annual regional seminars on topics of relevance to the professional development of New Jersey artists;
South Jersey Arts Facilities Directory (formerly the South Jersey Space Bank): web-based, searchable database on spaces and venues throughout the region available for artists and art activity;
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts : a cosponsored project of the Council to provide affordable legal services to artists and arts organizations.

BUILDING PARTICIPATING AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE:

Building Arts Participation : annual matching grant support for innovative strategies of arts organizations in broadening, deepening and diversifying cultural participation;
Discover Jersey Arts : a multifaceted statewide arts marketing campaign to increase awareness of and participation in the arts in New Jersey (www.jerseyarts.com);
State of the Arts : a weekly arts magazine co-produced on NJN public television;
Arts Plan New Jersey Implementation Project : leadership in garnering endorsement for the mobilizing and measuring progress made under Arts Plan New Jersey (www.artsplannj.com).
Cultural Access Network of New Jersey (CAN) : cosponsored with the NJ Theatre Alliance, a battery of information and technical services to help the arts community fulfill the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and make the arts fully accessible to persons with disabilities;
Arts Management Intern Program: 12-week paid internships at the Council for college students pursuing careers in arts management.

Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission Call the Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission at 908-788-1256 for assistance and information. GRANT PROGRAMS

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