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NJCH receives emergency stabilization funds from Mellon Foundation

April 30, 2025

The Mellon Foundation has announced a grant of emergency stabilization funds for all state humanities councils previously funded by Congressionally apportioned, statutory operating grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Each council will receive $200,000 outright, with an additional $50,000 made available as a challenge grant. That means, to unlock the potential total of $250,000, NJCH will need to raise $50,000 in donations […] Read More

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Communications & Outreach Guide Now Available

May 6, 2019

We wanted to create something that highlighted helpful information specifically for organizations hosting public humanities programming.

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Incubation Grant is Now Open

May 1, 2019

It’s an exciting day at NJCH. The application portal for Incubation Grants is now open! Incubation Grants fund public humanities projects in the earliest stages of development. Organizations seeking funding […] Read More

NJCH Announces 2019 Grant Workshop Calendar

January 7, 2019

NJCH will host 6 free grant workshops in 2019. Each one will take place on the third Thursday of every other month from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Locations will […] Read More

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Happy New Year from NJCH

December 27, 2018

Dear Friend of NJCH, As we prepare to welcome 2019, we can’t help but consider what the new year will bring. At NJCH, our hope is that we will again […] Read More

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Advocacy for Humanities & Arts

December 14, 2018

On Monday, December 10, Director of Development & Communications Angela Speakman presented best practice information about advocacy efforts for humanities and arts organizations for members of the New Jersey Association […] Read More

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Workshop – PLANNING FOR 2019: APPLYING FOR A NJCH GRANT

November 13, 2018

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities is hosting a “Planning for 2019: Applying for a NJCH Grant” workshop.  If you’re thinking about applying for a grant from NJCH, this […] Read More

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What a great October!

October 29, 2018

As National Arts & Humanities month comes to a close, we’d like to thank everyone that participated in our Congressional Public Scholars Project initiative. From the Supreme Court to literature, […] Read More

NJCH announces Carin Berkowitz, Ph.D. as Executive Director

October 5, 2018

(Trenton, NJ) – Carin Berkowitz, Ph.D. was unanimously selected by the Board of Trustees to be the new Executive Director of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH).  Berkowitz […] Read More

Thoughts from a NJCH Intern

September 27, 2018

This past summer, we were fortunate to have Princeton University PhD candidate Katherine King complete an internship project at NJCH. We ARE the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, so […] Read More

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2018-2019 NJCH Grant Deadlines Announced

August 20, 2018

For anyone wondering about the NJCH 2018-2019 NJCH Incubation and Action Grant program deadlines, today is your lucky day! Important grant dates and deadlines are now available in the Grants […] Read More