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COVID-19 RESPONSE GRANTS IMPACT

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, our role in supporting the cultural infrastructure of New Jersey remained the same. However, the way we support and act as a resource for our public humanities program partners shifted. CARES Act funding, allocated through the NEH, allowed NJCH to build a brand new COVID-19 Response Grant program. This emergency funding was made available in two categories for New Jersey humanities organizations that experienced financial hardship due to COVID-19.

$662,620

grant dollars
awarded to date

84

Organizations AWARDED
grants statewide

52%

awarded applications
new to njch funding

Organizations Funded

SORT BY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Passaic County Historical Society
Paterson
Passaic
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 35
Congressional District: 9
Springfield Branch, Newark Public Library
Newark
Essex
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 28
Congressional District: 10
Historical Society of Princeton
Princeton
Mercer
$18,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 16
Congressional District: 12
Center for Historic American Building Arts
Bridgeton
Cumberland
$8,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 3
Congressional District: 2
The Theater Project
Union
Union
$6,880 / PS
State Legislative District: 20
Congressional District: 7
Mendham Township Library
Brookside
Morris
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 25
Congressional District: 11
Roebling Main Gate Museum
Roebling
Burlington
$18,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 7
Congressional District: 3
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Florham Park
Morris
$3,150 / PS
State Legislative District: 27
Congressional District: 11
Indian American Club
Monroe Township
Middlesex
$3,000 / PS
State Legislative District: 14
Congressional District: 12
Esther Raab Holocaust Museum & Goodwin Education Center
Cherry Hill
Camden
$18,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 6
Congressional District: 1
Enslaved African Memorial Committee
Teaneck
Bergen
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 37
Congressional District: 5
Save Ellis Island, Inc.
Augusta
Sussex
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 33
Congressional District: 8
Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers University
Newark
Essex
$8,000 / PS
State Legislative District: 29
Congressional District: 10
Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum
Rahway
Union
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 22
Congressional District: 10
Twin Lights Historical Society
Highlands
Monmouth
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 13
Congressional District: 6
Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center
Little Falls
Essex
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 40
Congressional District: 11
University of Orange
Orange
Essex
$10,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 34
Congressional District: 10
Newark Public Library
Newark
Essex
$10,800 / GOS
State Legislative District: 28
Congressional District: 10
Bordentown Historical Society
Bordentown
Burlington
$9,000 / PS
State Legislative District: 7
Congressional District: 3
Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership
New Brunswick
Middlesex
$5,000 / PS
State Legislative District: 17
Congressional District: 6
Camden County College
Blackwood
Camden
$9,000 / PS
State Legislative District: 4
Congressional District: 1
Bayshore Center at Bivalve
Port Norris
Cumberland
$10,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 1
Congressional District: 2
Ringwood Public Library
Ringwood
Passaic
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 39
Congressional District: 5
Trent House Association
Trenton
Mercer
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 15
Congressional District: 12
Woodbury Public Library
Woodbury
Gloucester
$15,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 5
Congressional District: 1
Morris Museum
Morristown
Morris
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 25
Congressional District: 11
County College of Morris
Randolph
Morris
$7,480 / PS
State Legislative District: 25
Congressional District: 11
Woman In Media – Newark
Roselle
Union
$4,050 / PS
State Legislative District: 20
Congressional District: 10
The Adult School
Madison
Morris
$3,000 / PS
State Legislative District: 27
Congressional District: 11
Phillipsburg Free Public Library
Phillipsburg
Warren
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 23
Congressional District: 7
Center for Community Arts, Inc.
Cape May
Cape May
$5,850 / GOS
State Legislative District: 1
Congressional District: 2
Historic Cold Spring Village
Cape May
Cape May
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 1
Congressional District: 2
New Jersey Orators, Inc.
Bridgewater
Somerset
$3,000 / PS
State Legislative District: 7
Congressional District: 12
Alice Paul Institute
Mt. Laurel
Burlington
$18,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 7
Congressional District: 3
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center
Millville
Cumberland
$15,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 1
Congressional District: 2
Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture)
Cape May
Cape May
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 1
Congressional District: 2
Ukrainian History and Education Center
Somerset
Somerset
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 17
Congressional District: 12
Cape May County Historical & Genealogical Society
Cape May Courthouse
Cape May
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 1
Congressional District: 2
Montclair History Center
Montclair
Essex
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 34
Congressional District: 10
New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation, Inc.
Holmdel
Monmouth
$18,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 13
Congressional District: 4
Historical Society of Ocean Grove
Ocean Grove
Monmouth
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 11
Congressional District: 4
Museum of Early Trades & Crafts
Madison
Morris
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 27
Congressional District: 11
Montclair Art Museum
Montclair
Essex
$9,000 / PS
State Legislative District: 34
Congressional District: 10
African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey, Inc.
Atlantic City
Atlantic
$5,500 / GOS
State Legislative District: 2
Congressional District: 2
Cherry Hill Public Library
Cherry Hill
Camden
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 6
Congressional District: 1
Hamilton Partnership for Paterson
Paterson
Passaic
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 35
Congressional District: 9
Meadowlands Museum
Rutherford
Bergen
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 36
Congressional District: 9
Morven Museum & Garden
Princeton
Mercer
$15,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 15
Congressional District: 12
Haworth Municipal Library
Haworth
Bergen
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 39
Congressional District: 5
New Jersey Historical Society
Newark
Essex
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 28
Congressional District: 10
Millville Army Air Field Museum, Inc.
Millville
Cumberland
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 1
Congressional District: 2
Asbury Park African-American Music Project Inc.
Asbury Park
Monmouth
$9,000 / PS
State Legislative District: 11
Congressional District: 6
Old Barracks Association Inc
Trenton
Mercer
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 15
Congressional District: 12
South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race
Maplewood
Essex
$5,400 / PS
State Legislative District: 27
Congressional District: 10
American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark
Haledon
Passaic
$20,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 35
Congressional District: 9
CavanKerry Press Ltd
Fort Lee
Bergen
$3,000 / PS
State Legislative District: 37
Congressional District: 9
Lake Hopatcong Foundation
Landing
Morris
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 26
Congressional District: 11
Bogota Public Library
Bogota
Bergen
$9,750 / GOS
State Legislative District: 37
Congressional District: 5
coLAB Arts
New Brunswick
Middlesex
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 17
Congressional District: 6
Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum
Rio Grande
Cape May
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 1
Congressional District: 2
Perkins Center for the Arts
Moorestown
Burlington
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 7
Congressional District: 1
Barnegat Bay Decoy & Baymen’s Museum
Tuckerton
Ocean
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 9
Congressional District: 2
People & Stories / Gente y Cuentos
Lawrenceville
Mercer
$20,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 15
Congressional District: 12
Whitesbog Preservation Trust, Inc.
Browns Mills
Burlington
$17,760 / GOS
State Legislative District: 8
Congressional District: 3
Allaire Village, Inc
Farmingdale
Monmouth
$18,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 30
Congressional District: 4
Monmouth County Historical Association
Freehold
Monmouth
$18,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 11
Congressional District: 4
Newark Museum Association
Newark
Essex
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 29
Congressional District: 10
Meadows Foundation, Inc.
Somerset
Somerset
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 17
Congressional District: 12
Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, Inc.
Camden
Camden
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 5
Congressional District: 1
The College of New Jersey
Ewing
Mercer
$3,000 / PS
State Legislative District: 15
Congressional District: 12
Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County Inc.
Bridgewater
Somerset
$15,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 23
Congressional District: 7
Jewish Historical Society of North Jersey
Fair Lawn
Bergen
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 38
Congressional District: 5
Historical Society of Haddonfield
Haddonfield
Camden
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 6
Congressional District: 1
Willingboro Public Library
Willingboro
Burlington
$15,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 7
Congressional District: 3
Talking Eyes Media
Montclair
Essex
$18,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 34
Congressional District: 10
Nick Virgilio Haiku Association
Cherry Hill
Camden
$3,000 / PS
State Legislative District: 5
Congressional District: 1
Hoboken Historical Museum
Hoboken
Hudson
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 33
Congressional District: 8
Roxey Ballet
Lambertville
Hunterdon
$3,000 / PS
State Legislative District: 23
Congressional District: 12
Waldwick Library
Waldwick
Bergen
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 40
Congressional District: 5
Sparta Historical Society
Sparta
Sussex
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 24
Congressional District: 11
Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum
Hopewell
Mercer
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 16
Congressional District: 7
Atlantic City Free Public Library
Atlantic City
Atlantic
$15,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 2
Congressional District: 2
Roxbury Public Library
Succasunna
Morris
$5,000 / GOS
State Legislative District: 25
Congressional District: 7
Sourland Conservancy
Hopewell
Mercer
$9,000 / PS
State Legislative District: 15
Congressional District: 12
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