Funded Projects

Since 1972, NJCH has provided millions of dollars in grants to support public humanities projects in all areas of New Jersey.

NJCH's grantmaking has developed a distinctive reputation for its dual funding streams: Incubation Grants and Action Grants. Incubation Grants support the planning and development of public humanities projects, while Action Grants support the implementation or continuation of public humanities projects.

We have distributed our available funds strategically in this manner for a number of years, a strategy that was developed in response to feedback on the needs of humanities organizations in New Jersey.

On this page you will find lists of grants made since FY16. In more recent years, we have increased our efforts to showcase the diverse range of projects funded and help our public get to know our grantees better.

NJCH Announces $205,716 in 2025 Round 1 Grant Awards to 17 Organizations

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) has awarded 17 grants totaling $205,716 in its most recent grant round. These funds will support a diverse array of projects in 10 counties across the Garden State, highlighting NJCH’s ongoing efforts to make the vital work of the humanities available to all New Jerseyans.

“Public humanities work can encompass a broad range of activities, but at their core, each of these projects helps tell the story of who we are as people,” said Carin Berkowitz, Ph.D., executive director of NJCH. “Some of that story involves well-known figures and places of the past. Much of it has been hidden from public view within our own local communities. And still more is being added to that story each day.”

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Incubation Grants
Action Grants
Counties Represented

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Featured Grantees

Camden, (Incubation / $9,921)
To support "Capturing Stormwater Stories in the City of Camden," encompassing individuals' oral accounts of environmental impacts. Read more
Fort Lee, (Incubation / $7,000)
To support the Poetry Heals Program, a series of literary workshops for physicians/clinicians in hospitals and students in medical schools designed to build empathy and understanding. Read more
Newark, (Action / $15,000)
To support a weeklong series of events honoring Cudjo Banquante, an enslaved man who served as a soldier in the American Revolution and became Newark's first documented Blank businessman. Read more
Montclair, (Action / $10,000)
To support an after-school documentary filmmaking class for teens in Paterson, NJ. Read more
Lambertville, (Action / $15,000)
To support two cohorts of Ritual4Return, a 12-week program through which returning citizens use humanities and theater techniques to process their incarceration and life experiences and take part in a re-welcoming to their communities. Read more
Fanwood Memorial Library logo 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
The Theater Project NJ logo 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
Montclair State University logo 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

Prior Grantees

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