The NJ Historic Trust is authorized by the Cultural Trust Act to make capital facilities grant award recommendations for funding by the Cultural Trust.

Applicants must be qualified by the Cultural Trust in order to be eligible to receive funding through this capital preservation grant program.  Visit the NJ Cultural Trust Web site or call (609) 984-6767.

Eligible Activities
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.
Criteria for Evaluation
  • 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.