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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CASA for Children of Essex County

Newark, (Action / $15,000)
For Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children of Essex County, public history offers a methodology for collecting, sharing, and preserving stories in a way that strives to be non-extractive. Read more

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T. Thomas Fortune Foundation

Red Bank, (Action / $15,000)
T. Thomas Fortune is having a moment—one that's long-overdue. The influential 19th- and early 20th-century civil rights leader, journalist, and publisher was one of the leading voices of his time, but his story is under-told in today's world. Read more

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