Dignitaries and civil rights veterans unveil a new historical marker on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.

Freedom Summer Commemoration Featured in the New York Times

Millions of readers experienced the historic events of the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, 60 years after the fact, through the pages of the New York Times.

Dignitaries and civil rights veterans unveil a new historical marker on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
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NJCH Announces $216,319 in Grant Awards to 18 Organizations

Five of the 18 funded projects had their genesis in prior NJCH grants or programs, reflecting the importance of NJCH's focus on funding early-stage projects and emerging humanities organizations.

Meet the grantees

Screenshot of interactive map displaying 18 icons representing grant awardees in NJ for NJCH's 2024 Round 2 Grants Program

Our Mission

We explore, cultivate, and champion the public humanities in order to strengthen New Jersey’s diverse community.

Our Work

Humanities Lab

Launching in spring 2023, this pilot program will help organizations learn about, experiment, and get started with with new program ideas.

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Sponsorships

Sponsorships support events, programs, and opportunities that help institutions serving the people of New Jersey explore the public humanities in our lives.

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Impact

Our programs, grants, resources, and convenings foster appreciation for the public humanities in every district in the state.

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Events

News

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Resource Roundup August 2024

The Resource Roundup is a monthly email newsletter for the NJ Humanities community with helpful information, including notifications of funding, professional development events, meetings, and conferences from both NJCH and […]

Dignitaries and civil rights veterans unveil a new historical marker on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.

Freedom Summer Commemoration Featured in the NY Times

Millions of readers experienced the historic events of the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, 60 years after the fact, through the pages of the “New York Times.”

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Resource Roundup July 2024

The Resource Roundup is a monthly email newsletter for the NJ Humanities community with helpful information, including notifications of funding, professional development events, meetings, and conferences from both NJCH and […]

Fannie Lou Hamer, Bob Moses, and Aaron Henry walk into the Convention Hall at the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City. Image Credit: George Ballis

NJ and MS Humanities Councils to Commemorate 60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer on August 20

The year 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer, a pivotal campaign aimed at registering Black voters in Mississippi. While most of the movement’s work was concentrated in the […]

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Resource Roundup June 2024

The Resource Roundup is a monthly email newsletter for the NJ Humanities community with helpful information, including notifications of funding, professional development events, meetings, and conferences from both NJCH and […]

Grants

Through a competitive application process, we award Incubation Grants and Action Grants ranging from $2,000 to $20,000 to further the impact of the public humanities in New Jersey. Our COVID-19 grantmaking in 2020 and 2021 also helped pandemic-affected organizations recover and reimagine their work at a critical moment.

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Through two rounds of Action & Incubation grantmaking in 2024, NJCH has awarded more than $448,000 in support of 37 humanities projects in New Jersey.

Meet our most recent grant awardees »

Grantee Spotlight

Lambertville, (Incubation / $15,000)
To support production of a new installment of “The Price of Silence,” a popular documentary TV series on NJ PBS exploring the history of Black New Jerseyans. Read more
Walt Whitman Bridge spanning the Delaware River, aerial photo Highlands, (Incubation / $15,000)
To support “River Relationships,” a story-gathering project focused on Camden residents’ experiences in relation to pollution of the Delaware River. Read more
CivicStory logo Summit, (Incubation / $12,210)
To support the addition of a humanities journalist to the newsroom staff for a four-month evaluation period. Read more
CASA Essex County logo Newark, (Action / $15,000)
To support recorded interviews conducted by and with individuals who have experience with the child welfare system to document the historic, systemic problems that have led to disproportional representation of families of color and the impoverished. Read more

Sponsors & Partners

NEH
Mellon Foundation
AMPU
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Dodge Foundation
NJ Historical Commission
SITES
Journalism + Design

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Engaging with community members throughout New Jersey is key to our mission. Wherever you are in our circle, we value your partnership and support!