NJ Council for the Humanities

 
 

Discussion panel at a grantee Healing Workshop event.
NJCH Director of Grants and Programs Gigi Naglak shares grant program information.
Symposium hosted by grantee partners about tackling Difficult Conversations.
Oral history component for a grantee project about experiences of war.
Grantee interview at WFDU for Humanities Connection radio show.
NJCH is a proud supporter of events like the annual Unconference.  

GRANTS OVERVIEW

Since 1972, the New Jersey Council for the Humanities’ grant program has supported meaningful public humanities work throughout our state. What are the public humanities, you ask? Good question! The public humanities take the humanities out of the classroom and make them accessible to wide and diverse audiences through a variety of methods – exhibitions and installations, discussion programs, oral history projects, and interpretive tours – that enable audiences to engage in critical reflection on human histories, cultures, values, and beliefs.

The most competitive grant proposals are those that put the “public” in “public humanities.” In other words: they demonstrate an awareness of the needs and interests of your audience and offer an opportunity for community members to engage in a shared exploration of the humanities.

INCUBATION GRANTS

$2,000 - $15,000

 

Incubation Grants support the planning and development of public humanities projects for NJ-based audiences.
Letters of Intent Accepted:
September 1-30, 2023

Application Deadline:
October 17, 2023

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ACTION GRANTS

$2,000 - $15,000

 

Action Grants support the implementation of developed public humanities projects for NJ-based audiences.
Letters of Intent Accepted:
September 1-30, 2023

Application Deadline:
October 17, 2023

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C19 Response GRANTS

$2,000 - $20,000

 

COVID-19 grants were made in 2020 and 2021 to support humanities nonprofits during the pandemic.
Grant Program
Currently Closed

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