The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grants that fund state councils are being rescinded by DOGE. As a result, NJCH will be forced to significantly scale back or cut our grants, programs, and operations. Here are some steps you can take to help.
Action Grants support the implementation, continuation, or expansion of public humanities programs.
An Action Grant proposal will be able to clearly articulate a program’s objectives, plan, and timeline. We encourage you to set ambitious objectives for your program content and design. This funding stream can, for example, help you to implement new projects developed through previous Incubation Grants or other planning processes.
Please take a moment to review our complete guidelines.
The spring grants cycle has been paused. We received notification early on April 3, 2025 that the funding we receive from the National Endowment for the Humanities – dollars we re-grant to organizations across New Jersey – has been terminated. Because of this, we are forced to put our own Grants program on indefinite pause, pending the availability of future funding. An emergency statement from our executive director is available on our website.
This is an evolving situation, as we and others across the sector fight to restore the federal funding that has already been appropriated by Congress. We promise to stay in contact as things progress and will certainly let you know immediately if we are able to reopen this grant opportunity. We humbly thank you for your support and shared hope to weather this most daunting threat.
For questions or to schedule a 1:1 conversation, email us at grants@njhumanities.org
