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NEH is being gutted, and New Jerseyans will suffer as a result. Here’s how you can help.

April 3, 2025

The NEH grants that fund state councils are being rescinded by DOGE. As a result, NJCH will be forced to significantly scale back or cut our grants, programs, and operations. Here are some steps you can take to help.

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NEH is being gutted, and New Jerseyans will suffer as a result. Here’s how you can help.

April 3, 2025

The NEH grants that fund state councils are being rescinded by DOGE. As a result, NJCH will be forced to significantly scale back or cut our grants, programs, and operations. Here are some steps you can take to help.

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Resource Roundup March 2025

March 26, 2025

Our monthly email newsletter for the NJ Humanities community with helpful information, including notifications of funding, professional development events, meetings, and conferences from both NJCH and the larger nonprofit community.

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Photo of the February 27, 2025 Soul Line Dance party held in the Library of Congress's Jefferson Building Great Hall, photographed from above.

NJCH-funded History Project Celebrated at Library of Congress and on GMA

March 14, 2025

“Community on the Line,” an oral and archival history project to document the Soul Line Dance Community in the New Jersey Area funded by an NJCH grant, was recently celebrated at the Library of Congress and on Good Morning America.

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Resource Roundup February 2025

February 25, 2025

Our monthly email newsletter for the NJ Humanities community with helpful information, including notifications of funding, professional development events, meetings, and conferences from both NJCH and the larger nonprofit community.

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Resource Roundup January 2025

January 25, 2025

Our monthly email newsletter for the NJ Humanities community with helpful information, including notifications of funding, professional development events, meetings, and conferences from both NJCH and the larger nonprofit community.

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NJCH Announces $205,716 in New Grant Awards

January 24, 2025

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.

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Resource Roundup November 2024

November 27, 2024

Our monthly email newsletter for the NJ Humanities community with helpful information, including notifications of funding, professional development events, meetings, and conferences from both NJCH and the larger nonprofit community.

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South Jersey Community Community reporters, (left-to-right) Carma Yé, Mariah Washington, Tracey L. Wells-Huggins, Roy Jones, Dr. Angeline Dean, and Camerun Hannah

A look back at the inaugural South Jersey Community Reporters initiative

October 31, 2024

In January 2024, the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and the Center for Cooperative Media (CCM) at Montclair State University embarked on a collaborative project known as the “South Jersey Community Reporters” initiative.

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Community History and Humanities Lab Cohorts Receive Project Approval and Funding

October 30, 2024

After months of collaborative learning and project development, NJCH’s latest Community History and Humanities Lab cohorts have reached a major milestone: their project proposals have been approved for NJCH funding and are set to launch this month.

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Mary Marino, Tracey Nguyễn Mang, and Sierra Van Ryck DeGroot

Three new members join the NJCH Board of Trustees

October 25, 2024

Three New Jersey women bringing a wealth of valuable experience in nonprofits, education, arts, and humanities have joined the NJCH Board of Trustees.

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