Elizabeth Youth Theater Ensemble
Elizabeth (Action / $15,000)
To support the EYTE's ongoing Walk the Beat Program, which uses multimedia techniques and facilitated discussion to foster improved relations between police and youth.
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Writers House, Rutgers-Camden
Camden (Action / $7,272)
To support the continuation of the "Outside the Wire" multi-format program that highlights the history and narratives of American veterans.
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Whitesbog Preservation Trust
Browns Mills (Action / $15,000)
To support the continuation of an oral and video history project documenting locals’ knowledge of the Pine Barrens area.
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AAPI Montclair
Montclair (Action / $15,000)
To support the creation of an illustrated map highlighting the history and notable contributions of Asian Americans in New Jersey.
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Millville Army Air Field Museum
Millville (Action / $13,074)
To support a project in which high school students interview military veterans using video cameras for submission to the LOC Veterans History Project.
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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.
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The Briar Patch Collaboratory, Inc.
Westfield (Incubation / $5,000)
To support the development of develop an arts-based, living curriculum that contextualizes Black girls’ socio-political realities through exploration of history and writings from Black feminist perspectives.
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Stockton University
Galloway (Action / $15,000)
To support a project to collect, film, and transcribe the oral histories of the descendants of the Jewish farming communities of southern New Jersey.
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Ubuntu Cultural Pavilion, Inc.
Somerville (Incubation / $9,280)
To support a "citizen archivists" program offering community-based educational opportunities regarding traditional archival and oral history practices.
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The Theater Project
Union (Action / $3,750)
To support facilitated discussions and dialogues for high school students about the impact of antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and racism on contemporary society, using a new play, "The Interpreter," as a starting point.
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Trent House Association
Trenton (Incubation / $15,000)
To support the development of a multi-sourced investigation into the lives of domestic servants on the Stokes family estate (now the Trent House Museum) during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.
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Truehart Productions
Lambertville (Action / $15,000)
To support the production of an episode of the PBS documentary series "The Price of Freedom," exploring the history of Black New Jerseyans.
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Hispanic Family Center of Southern NJ, Inc.
Camden (Incubation / $15,000)
To support the engagement of a community of eight Hispanic women in conversations, education, and feedback circles to explore the creation of a documentary about their lives, inspired by their participation in The Dear Rosa Project.
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AIDS Resource Foundation for Children
Newark (Action / $15,000)
To support The Rosa Logues, an initiative enabling women from The Dear Rosa Project to transform their oral history interviews about living with HIV/AIDS into monologues for performance at The Rosa Logues Festival.
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Raíces Cultural Center
Highland Park (Action / $10,000)
To support a project that aims to preserve and share family histories and stories, with a focus on oral history and story gathering.
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Clinton Hill Community Action
Newark (Action / $15,000)
To support a multi-year public history project to create a collaborative history of Clinton Hill in multiple, accessible formats.
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County of Somerset
Somerville (Incubation / $5,000)
To support the development of a plan for the preservation of a collection of pre-1804 records related to slave ownership.
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Mighty Writers
Camden (Action / $15,000)
To support a teen fellowship program that, using social and emotional learning lenses, teaches resiliency, emotion regulation, and empathy through literacy and digital media skills.
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Turkish Cultural Center NJ
Wayne (Incubation / $15,000)
To support an exhibition taking visitors on an enlightening journey through the profound contributions of Islamic civilizations.
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Haddonfield Public Library
Haddonfield (Action / $3,000)
To support the curation of 3-4 traveling trunks that feature hands-on exploration of historical topics relating to the Borough’s history.
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Morris County Historical Society
Morristown (Action / $15,000)
To support a county-wide survey of African American Historic Sites that will document, interpret, and promote a more comprehensive and accurate history of Morris County.
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Montclair History Center
Montclair (Action / $6,450)
To support the virtual History at Home program series, bringing rich content from local scholars and historians to the public through live zoom presentations.
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Isles, Inc.
Trenton (Action / $15,000)
To support the development of a virtual tour of the Trenton Historic Development Collaborative (THDC) neighborhood.
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Ironbound Community Corporation
Newark (Action / $15,000)
To support the creation and operation of a community archives for Ironbound Community Corporation, a community-based organization in Newark, NJ.
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Torch Leadership Academy
Galloway (Action / $6,235)
To support Torch Leadership Academy’s summer leadership program for high school students, hosted at Stockton University.
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Vietnamese Boat People
Montclair (Incubation / $15,000)
To support the development of the “Vietnamese Boat People Journeys: 50 Years after the Fall” 2025 exhibition.
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Roebling Main Gate Museum
Roebling (Incubation / $15,000)
To support planning and prototyping for the public sharing of 44 recently obtained historic diaries of Roebling women.
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Museum of Early Trades & Crafts
Madison (Incubation / $14,050)
To support planning for revitalized galleries about early tradespeople to better incorporate the stories of women, immigrants, African Americans, and Native people.
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Paper Mill Playhouse
Millburn (Incubation / $15,000)
To support planning for a multidisciplinary cultural history project in commemoration of PMP's 85th anniversary season.
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Tabernacle Historical Society
Tabernacle (Incubation / $6,860)
To support the development of a project to document the history of African Americans who resided in Tabernacle, NJ, including locating missing records and conducting genealogy studies.
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Preserve Shady Rest
Scotch Plains (Incubation / $15,000)
To support the development of an inclusive master plan for the historic interpretation and public experience of Shady Rest Golf & Country Club (1921), a National Historic Landmark.
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Historic Paulus Hook Association
Jersey City (Incubation / $15,000)
To support the development of interactive and immersive experiences such as a story map and self-guided walking tours to bring Paulus Hook history into the community’s awareness and memory.
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T. Thomas Fortune Foundation
Red Bank (Action / $15,000)
To support the creation of a permanent exhibit highlighting Fortune’s leading role in the Black Press, including his final years as publisher of the New York Age.
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Asbury Park African-American Music Project
Asbury Park (Action / $10,000)
To support the continued documentation of the history and stories of Asbury Park’s Springwood Avenue, known as “Little Harlem,” once a vibrant center for music venues and businesses.
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Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice
Princeton (Action / $15,000)
To support the development of a repository of the papers, artifacts, and ephemera of Bayard Rustin, chief organizer of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and advocate in the civil rights, nonviolence, and gay rights movements.
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Returning Citizens Support Group Inc.
Newark (Action / $15,000)
To support the implementation of Ritual4Return, an arts-based dialogic cultural program exploring the many dimensions of mass incarceration, reentry, and homecoming for citizens who have returned home from prison.
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Save Ancient Studies Inc.
Teaneck (Action / $15,000)
To support the “Archaeogaming Education Program,” which provides teachers with easy-to-use, engaging resources about the Ancient World for use in their classrooms.
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CASA for Children of Essex County
Newark (Action / $15,000)
To support recorded interviews conducted by and with individuals who have experience with the child welfare system to document the historic, systemic problems that have led to disproportional representation of families of color and the impoverished.
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CivicStory
Summit (Incubation / $12,210)
To support the addition of a humanities journalist to the newsroom staff for a four-month evaluation period.
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Hudson County Community College
Jersey City (Incubation / $14,960)
To support an oral history project to document the dramatic changes that have impacted Jersey City and surrounding communities, including rapid real estate development, altered neighborhoods, and resident livelihoods.
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Rowan University
Glassboro (Incubation / $15,000)
To support the development of a community-engaged digital archive around celebrations of Juneteenth in New Jersey.
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Montclair State University (Race and Regency Lab)
Montclair (Incubation / $14,981)
To support the Race and Regency Lab, an incubator for new ways to bring the public into community-based dialogues about trade and representation by tapping into renewed interest in the Regency period.
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Ramapo College
Mahwah (Incubation / $15,000)
To support “Englewood Makes History,” an initiative to collect and digitize archival materials related to the vibrant history of the City of Englewood, in particular those of African American residents in the 4th Ward and immigrant communities in the 3rd Ward.
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Sussex County Community College
Newton (Incubation / $5,000)
To support the Skylands Research Institute Innovation Lab, a hub for multidisciplinary research and scholarly activity in Northwest New Jersey.
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American Littoral Society
Highlands (Incubation / $15,000)
To support “River Relationships,” a story-gathering project focused on Camden residents’ experiences in relation to pollution of the Delaware River.
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Truehart Productions
Lambertville (Incubation / $15,000)
To support production of a new installment of “The Price of Silence,” a popular documentary TV series on NJ PBS exploring the history of Black New Jerseyans.
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