Meet Our 2024 Grantees
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. Thematically, many projects aim to use the methods and practices of the public humanities to inform investigation of local histories and untold stories, as well as exploring the intersection of history and current affairs.
“We are thrilled to see the continued impact and evolution of projects that have received our support in the past. Their success demonstrates the profound influence of our programs on the public humanities in New Jersey,” said NJCH executive director Carin Berkowitz, Ph.D. “The diverse and dynamic projects funded in this round will significantly contribute to the understanding and appreciation of our state's rich cultural heritage.”
Use the dropdown filters to filter map results.
Featured Grantees
Clinton Hill Community Action
Newark, (Action / $15,000)To support a multi-year public history project to create a collaborative history of Clinton Hill in multiple, accessible formats. Read more
Trent House Association
Trenton, (Incubation / $15,000)To support the development of a multi-sourced investigation into the lives of domestic servants on the Stokes family estate (now the Trent House Museum) during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Read more
Montclair State University (Indigenous Studies)
Montclair, (Incubation / $14,943)To support the development of an exploration of Indigenous women's roles in preserving cultural and spiritual well-being in New Jersey Native communities. Read more
The Theater Project
Union, (Action / $3,750)To support facilitated discussions and dialogues for high school students about the impact of antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and racism on contemporary society, using a new play, "The Interpreter," as a starting point. Read more
Fanwood Memorial Library
Fanwood, (Incubation / $3,000)To support the development of a community-wide read program aiming to spark dialogue and reflection on the small and large actions that saved lives during and after the Holocaust as well as the pervasive issue of anti-Semitism. Read more
Theme: Local Histories and Untold Stories
One theme found in several projects this year is an interest in using the methods and practices of the public humanities to inform investigation of local histories and untold stories, as seen in the awarded projects below:
Truehart Productions
Lambertville, (Action / $15,000)To support the production of an episode of the PBS documentary series "The Price of Freedom," exploring the history of Black New Jerseyans. Read more
Trent House Association
Trenton, (Incubation / $15,000)To support the development of a multi-sourced investigation into the lives of domestic servants on the Stokes family estate (now the Trent House Museum) during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Read more
Ubuntu Cultural Pavilion, Inc.
Somerville, (Incubation / $9,280)To support a "citizen archivists" program offering community-based educational opportunities regarding traditional archival and oral history practices. Read more
Stockton University
Galloway, (Action / $15,000)To support a project to collect, film, and transcribe the oral histories of the descendants of the Jewish farming communities of southern New Jersey. Read more
Theme: History and Current Affairs
Another theme connecting several projects this year is exploring the nexus of history and current affairs, as seen in the awarded projects below:
The Briar Patch Collaboratory, Inc.
Westfield, (Incubation / $5,000)To support the development of develop an arts-based, living curriculum that contextualizes Black girls’ socio-political realities through exploration of history and writings from Black feminist perspectives. Read more
Fanwood Memorial Library
Fanwood, (Incubation / $3,000)To support the development of a community-wide read program aiming to spark dialogue and reflection on the small and large actions that saved lives during and after the Holocaust as well as the pervasive issue of anti-Semitism. Read more
Millville Army Air Field Museum
Millville, (Action / $13,074)To support a project in which high school students interview military veterans using video cameras for submission to the LOC Veterans History Project. Read more
AAPI Montclair
Montclair, (Action / $15,000)To support the creation of an illustrated map highlighting the history and notable contributions of Asian Americans in New Jersey. Read more
Grantee List
- AAPI Montclair, Montclair (Action / $15,000)
- AIDS Resource Foundation for Children, Newark (Action / $15,000)
- Clinton Hill Community Action, Newark (Action / $15,000)
- Elizabeth Youth Theater Ensemble, Elizabeth (Action / $15,000)
- Fanwood Memorial Library, Fanwood (Incubation / $3,000)
- Hispanic Family Center of Southern NJ, Inc., Camden (Incubation / $15,000)
- Millville Army Air Field Museum, Millville (Action / $13,074)
- Montclair State University (Indigenous Studies), Montclair (Incubation / $14,943)
- Raíces Cultural Center, Highland Park (Action / $10,000)
- Rutgers University-Newark, Newark (Action / $15,000)
- Stockton University, Galloway (Action / $15,000)
- The Briar Patch Collaboratory, Inc., Westfield (Incubation / $5,000)
- The Theater Project, Union (Action / $3,750)
- Trent House Association, Trenton (Incubation / $15,000)
- Truehart Productions, Lambertville (Action / $15,000)
- Ubuntu Cultural Pavilion, Inc., Somerville (Incubation / $9,280)
- Whitesbog Preservation Trust, Browns Mills (Action / $15,000)
- Writers House, Rutgers-Camden, Camden (Action / $7,272)
