Upcoming Grant Opportunity: Capital Historic Preservation

The New Jersey Cultural Trust

FY24 Cultural Trust Grant Guidelines Now Available

Capital Historic Preservation Grants

FY24 GRANT OVERVIEW

The New Jersey Cultural Trust Capital Historic Preservation Grants Program is collaboratively administered by the New Jersey Historic Trust for and with the New Jersey Cultural Trust. For FY24, arts, history, and humanities organizations in New Jersey may apply for grants to support capital projects. Capital projects can include stabilization, repair, restoration, adaptive reuse and improvements to cultural or historic properties, including adapting for increased accessibility.

AWARD DETAILS

In FY24, organizations may apply for grant funds up to $40,000. Cultural Trust grants do not require a match, but if the project cost is greater than $40,000, the applicant must show sufficient funds or the ability to raise remaining funds to complete the project.

PRIORITY

In FY24, the New Jersey Historic Trust’s priority will be projects that can be completed for $100,000 or less. These projects will be carefully considered in relation to other criteria for funding.

ELIGIBILITY

All history, arts and humanities organizations with stewardship responsibility for historic resources that are listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places are eligible to apply. To be eligible to apply, organizations must also first be designated qualified by the Cultural Trust. Please see details about this separate application process and deadline below.

Please read the grant guidelines carefully for further details about this program. Check the Cultural Trust's website regularly for further announcements related to this program.

IMPORTANT DATES

January 6, 2023 - Grant application becomes available in SAGE
January 17, 2023 - Qualification application workshop (registration information to come)
January 26, 2023 - Grant application workshop (registration information to come)
February 17, 2023 - Deadline to submit Cultural Trust Qualification applications (details below)
April 4, 2023 - Grant applications due in SAGE by 4:00 PM ET

Requests for extensions to deadlines will not be permitted.

Cultural Trust FY24 Grant Guidelines

Cultural Trust Qualification

The First Step to Being Eligible to Apply for Cultural Trust Grants

In order to be eligible for funds from any Cultural Trust grant programs, including the one described above, organizations must first be designated qualified by the Cultural Trust. The qualification application is available on the Cultural Trust website.

The qualification application is a paper form with required attachments. It must be postmarked no later than February 17, 2023 in order for organizations to be eligible to apply for the FY24 Cultural Trust Capital Historic Preservation grant round.

Organizations can check if they are already designated as a qualified organization, or can check when their qualification status expires, by reviewing this list of active qualified organizations. Once designated, organizations retain their qualified status for at least three years.

If you have questions about the qualification process or the qualification status of your organization, please contact Isabel Kasdin, Executive Director of the New Jersey Cultural Trust, at isabel.kasdin@sos.nj.gov or by phone at 609-633-0522.

About the New Jersey Cultural Trust

The New Jersey Cultural Trust was created in July 2000 as a public/private partnership to help ensure a stable and healthy nonprofit cultural industry in New Jersey that is sustainable even in the toughest of economic times. The Trust provides grants to support capital projects, endowments and institutional and financial stabilization of arts, history and humanities organizations in New Jersey. Funding for the grants comes from interest earned on the Cultural Trust Fund, which is a permanent investment fund. To learn more about the Trust, please visit our website.