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 Cultural 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.
The New Jersey Historic Trust is authorized by the Cultural Trust Act to make capital facilities grant award recommendations for funding by the New Jersey Cultural Trust. A grant round is scheduled for 2012.
In order to be eligible to receive funding through this program, applicants must be qualified by the Cultural Trust. Visit the NJ Cultural Trust web site or call (609) 984-6767 for more information on the certification process.
Eligible activities include stabilization, repair, restoration, adaptive reuse and improvements to cultural or historic properties, including adapting for increased accessibility. All work must be performed in compliance with the Secretary for Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, 1995.
- Nature and degree of threat, if any to the property
- Archaeological, architectural, cultural and/or historical significance of the property
- The ability of the project to improve long term preservation of the property
- The ability and commitment of the applicant to execute the project
- The extent to which the proposed project can be successfully accomplished with the grant and other resources available to the applicant
- The nature and impact of the organization’s program and service on the intended audience
- The benefit of the project to the community
- The project’s potential to serve as a model for other organizations.
Eligible applicants may download the Guidelines and Application. Review the document thoroughly and contact the Historic Trust staff with any questions, at 609 984 0473.
Letters of Intent to Apply are Due: March 29, 2012
Complete Applications are due: April 26, 2012. Applications must be received by hand delivery or post by 4:00 p.m. at the NJ Historic Trust Office, 101 South Broad Street in Trenton or Box 457, Trenton, NJ 08625.
Reccommended grant projects will be presented to the NJ Historic Trust Board of Trustees at first annual meeting, September 12, 2012. Recommended projects will be presented to the NJ Cultural Trust board, and grant contracts will be executed with the NJ Cultural Trust.
