WHAT IS THE CREATIVE AGING INITIATIVE GRANT?
The Creative Aging Initiative Grant (CAI) provides $10,000 to eligible arts organizations, libraries, veterans homes, senior and community centers, colleges/universities, and units of government to cover costs for arts learning experiences with New Jersey older adults aged 55 and over. Successful applicants will receive $10,000 of funding for each year of the two-year grant cycle, pending available resources.
A CAI project is defined as an arts-based learning experience that directly engages older adults for multiple sessions. Projects may be sequential and build to a project culmination (residencies) or include a series of individual workshops that focus on skill-building and development in the performing, visual, media, or literary arts.
Additional information, as well as eligibility criteria is provided in the grant guidelines.
CAI GRANT PERIOD AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE
The CAI application is now available in SAGE. The deadline to apply is February 27, 2025 |12:00 NOON. Applicants are strongly recommended to thoroughly review the grant guidelines and application review rubric ahead of beginning their application.
This is a two-year grant program, and successful applicants will receive a commitment of funding for CAI each year of the two-year grant cycle. The CAI grant period runs from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 (Year 1) and July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 (Year 2).
Free technical assistance is available for the grant program. Applicants are encouraged to take advantage of all available resources well ahead of the application deadline. Please reference the Application Assistance Schedule and the Arts Council’s website for specific details, including times, links, and registration requirements.
In order to access the application, organizations must first be registered in the SAGE grants system. If your organization has never registered in SAGE, you will need to create a new account. Please review the grant guidelines for more information about the registration process.
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