Alternating every other year with the NJ Historic Trust and the NJ State Council on the Arts, the FY21 NJ Cultural Trust grant program is a NJ State Council on the Arts year for grants.

IMPORTANT UPDATE
Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, the FY21 Cultural Trust application process is being reexamined to identify priorities that would allow the Arts Council and the Trust to best serve the immediate needs now faced by the arts sector. If you previously submitted an application for FY21 funding, we ask that you please turn your attention away from the application until further notice. The Arts Council will be sending out information to the field as soon as possible about realigning the FY21 Cultural Trust guidelines in response to the current crisis.

If you have any questions about the FY21 Cultural Trust grant application, please contact Tammy Herman, Director of Programs & Services, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, at 609-292-4435 or via email at tammy.herman@sos.nj.gov.

Important documents:

Application for Qualification

FY 2021 New Jersey Cultural Trust Grant Guidelines

DEADLINES:

Notice of Intent to Apply (required) : The Application Deadline has passed.
Please check back for information about future Folk Arts Apprenticeship grants.
Grants are for the period January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020

The NJ Cultural Trust and NJ Historic Trust are offering capital preservation grants in 2017 (FY18) up to $25,000.

Cultural Trust grants do not require matching funds, but if the project cost is greater than $25,000, the applicant must show sufficient funds or the ability to raise remaining funds to complete the project.

Application Deadline: The application deadline has passed.
This grant will not be awarded again until FY22

Download the Cultural Trust Capital Preservation Grants Guidelines.

Organizations must be designated "qualified" in order to be eligible to participate in the programs of the Trust and apply for grants.

Qualified Organizations list as of July 9, 2019

Qualification Guidelines and Application