Trenton, NJ - The New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA) announces the availability of guidelines and applications for FY09 grants in the following categories:
- Arts Project Support grants to support single arts events
- Projects Serving Artists grants to organizations to support artists in advancing their careers and commissioning artists to create new works
- Arts in Communities grants to support new or expanded projects that connect the arts to people and communities in a meaningful way
- Building Arts Participation grants for projects that identify and address barriers to broadening, deepening or diversifying arts participation
In order to be eligible for Council grants, an applicant must be a private nonprofit organization incorporated in New Jersey, a unit of local government, or a college/university; be tax-exempt by determination of the IRS; be registered with the New Jersey Charities Registration Bureau; be in existence and providing public programs or services for at least two years; and demonstrate that its activities serve a multi-county region of the state. A Notice of Intent to Apply must be submitted through the NJSCA eGrant system at http://nj.egrant.org by December 13, 2007 (January 8, 2007 for Building Arts Participation). Applications must also be submitted via the eGrant system and are due by February 13, 2008 (March 5, 2008 for Building Arts Participation).
Interested organizations can access a downloadable PDF version of the Guidelines and Application from the Council’s web site at www.njartscouncil.org through which applicants will also submit their applications.
Workshops, conducted by NJSCA staff, intended to furnish prospective applicants with technical assistance and guidance will be offered in various regions of the state.
November 28, 2007 – 11:00 am
Ocean County Library
101 Washington Street, Toms River, NJ
Directions: www.oceancounty.lib.nj.us
November 30, 2007 – 2:30 pm
Hunterdon Museum of Art
7 Lower Center Street, Clinton, NJ
Directions: www.hunterdonartmuseum.org
Monday, December 3, 2007 – 2:30 pm
George Street Playhouse
9 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ
Directions: www.georgestplayhouse.org
December 6, 2007 – 11:00 am
Bergen Performing Arts Center
30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ
Directions: www.bergenpac.org
December 7, 2007 – 2:30 pm
Cumberland County College
Luciano Center for Public Service & Leadership, Vineland, NJ
Directions: www.cccnj.net
December 10, 2007 – 11:00 am
Rutgers—Management Education Center, Newark, NJ
Directions: www.rutgers.edu
December 11, 2007 – 11:00 am
Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission
Hopkins House, 250 South Park Drive, Haddon Township, NJ
Directions: http://arts.camden.lib.nj.us
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 – 2:30 pm
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
225 West State Street, 4th floor, Trenton, NJ
Directions: www.njartscouncil.org
To reserve a space at a workshop, contact the Council at 609.292.6130. For directions visit the workshop host web site as listed above. All workshop sites are accessible to persons with disabilities. Applicants in need of a sign language interpreter or any other assistance in regard to the workshops should call the Council office no later than two weeks prior to the workshop date at 609.292.6130 or 609.633.1186 (TTY).
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is a division of the New Jersey Department of State. It receives funding through direct appropriations from the State of New Jersey and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. Since 1966, its volunteer members and professional staff have worked to improve the quality of life of New Jersey by helping the arts to flourish. Further information regarding the arts is found on an interactive web site (http://www.jerseyarts.com) and available on a toll-free hotline (1-800 THE ARTS).
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