Incubation Grants

Incubation Grants encourage you to set out a bold vision, explore new ideas, and see where the process takes you.

It might help you forge a new partnership or deepen an existing one, research a new topic or widen perspective on a current topic, talk to community stakeholders, or learn more about your audience. You might be planning a new program or taking a fresh approach to an existing one.

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Incubation Grants

Incubation Grants support the planning and development of public humanities programs for audiences in New Jersey.

  • Awards between $3,000-$15,000
  • Project period: Up to 12 months
ROUND 1 (Projects beginning January-March 2025)

LOI Period for Grant Applicants
September 1 - October 3
Grant Application Draft Review Deadline
October 4
Grant Application Deadline
October 15

Grant Award Notifications
January 10, 2025

Questions?
Email us at grants@njhumanities.org

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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

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Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life

New Brunswick, (Action / $10,173)
To support a series of public community events, a film discussion and virtual book clubs, in conjunction with a symposium, “Black Americans, Jewish Americans: Historical Intersections, Collisions, and Passings." Read more

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