Organization Funding
Funding Opportunities
Cape May County Division of Culture & Heritage | LAP & CHPP Grants FY 2026 | With support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the New Jersey Historical Commission, the Division of Culture & Heritage provides Cape May County organizations the opportunity to apply for funding to support operations and projects centered on the arts and history. | Letters of Intent Due: September 5, 2025 | Application Deadline: October 10, 2025 | More information and application.
Cape May County Division of Culture & Heritage | 2026 Grant Workshops | At the start of each grant cycle, the Division holds a Grant Writing Workshop to give applicant organizations the opportunity to meet with staff, review proposal requirements, ask questions, and discuss potential project ideas. Organizations planning to apply are strongly encouraged to send a representative—ideally the person responsible for preparing the proposal and writing the narrative. Two virtual workshops will be available on: Wednesday, September 17, 2025; 9:00 am-10:00 pm and Thursday, September 18, 2025; 1:00 pm-2:00 pm | More information.
Burlington County Parks- Arts, Culture, & Heritage | Burlington County Local Arts Grant NOW OPEN! | The Burlington County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce the 2026 Local Arts Grant. The Local Arts Program (LAP) provides funding to local arts organizations through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA), a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. General Operating Support and Special Projects grants are available to qualified organizations. | Deadline: September 12, 2025 | More information and application.
New Jersey Economic Development Authority | Cultural Arts Facilities Expansion (CAFÉ) Program | Applications are open for the NJEDA’s Cultural Arts Facilities Expansion (CAFE) Program! This program supports the development and rehabilitation of cultural arts facilities, bolstering New Jersey’s arts sector. | Deadline: August 11, 2025 | More information and application.
Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs | Special Funding Initiative Grant | The Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs (ACOCHA) is offering a Special
Funding Initiative for the first time in FY 2025. Funding is available to non-profit organizations who are new/emerging organizations or organizations requiring a small amount of funding for history related projects/professional development. This funding has a simplified request process and short time-frame from request to award. | Deadline: Rolling basis while funding is available. | More information and application.
Ocean County Cultural & Heritage Commission | FY26 Grant Applications Information | Prospective 2026 County Arts & History Grantees: Applications may be submitted only after a Madatory Declaration of Intent has been filed on or before August 20, 2025. | Deadline to Apply: September 8, 2025 by 5pm EST | More information and application.
New Jersey Economic Development Authority | Historic Property Survey Grant Program | The Historic Property Survey Grant Program is a $400,000 pilot program that will provide grants up to $125,000 for the preparation of Historic Property Surveys throughout the state that include within the defined scope, properties located within a Government Restricted Municipality or that would be considered distress asset/s. Applications accepted on a rolling basis. | More information.
Worthington Industries | Worthington Industries Community Grant | The Worthington Industries Foundation supports nonprofits through volunteerism and financial contributions, prioritizing education, civic organizations, health and human services, and arts and culture, with support available for operations, programs, and capital campaigns. | Deadline: October 1, 2025 | More information and application.
United Fire Group Foundation | Grants Supporting Education, Health, Arts, Environment | Description The United Fire Group Foundation primarily funds nonprofits in Cedar Rapids, IA, and select cities nationwide, supporting causes such as human services, education, health, the arts, and the environment. They consider funding for programs, operations, capital campaigns, and sponsorships, with flexibility for other causes as resources allow. | Deadline: August 31, 2025 and December 31, 2025 | More information and application.
The Bolger Foundation | Capital Grants to Strengthen Communities | The Bolger Foundation offers U.S. nonprofits grants for capital projects. Funding supports initiatives in conservation, underserved populations, health (including mental health), community, and education. Eligible expenses include construction, building improvements, capital equipment, furnishings, and other one-time physical needs. The foundation’s goal is to empower organizations that make a lasting community impact.more outdoor activities that help create healthier communities. | Deadline: September 1, 2025 | More information and application.
New Jersey Economic Development Authority | NEXT NEW JERSEY PROGRAM – AI | Applications for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (NJEDA) Next New Jersey Program – AI are now open. The program will drive economic growth, collaboration, and the development of AI infrastructure across the state by providing tax credits to eligible businesses investing in large-scale AI data centers and companies engaging in AI-related activities. | More information.
Community Foundation of New Jersey | Field Trip New Jersey | Field Trip New Jersey provides funds to help school children in underserved communities across New Jersey access the arts and culture, historical landmarks, nature preserves and science institutions, and college campuses. The fund will make field trips possible for more students across an even wider range of disciplines and interest areas. | More information and application.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Call for Proposals: Exploring Equitable Futures | The purpose of the Exploring Equitable Futures call for proposals, offered by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), is to support projects that seed new and unconventional ideas that could radically advance health equity for generations to come. RWJF aims to fund projects that 1) explore the future by researching and experimenting with ideas that are ahead of the curve or at the edge of our collective imagination; 2) shine a light on the emerging trends and forces that are shaping our future for better or worse—and suggest ways to navigate them to mitigate harm and advance health equity; and 3) dream big and challenge conventional wisdom to surface possibilities and uncover new paths to dismantle structural racism and build a more equitable future. Projects should address one or more of RWJF’s prioritized systems: community development, government, healthcare, public health, economic inclusion for families, health science knowledge, and media. Projects that seed new and unconventional ideas within the health science knowledge system—or that reimagine this system completely—are of particular interest. | Deadline: October 15, 2025 | More information and application.
J.W. Couch Foundation | Support for Preservation, Education, and Wellness | The J.W. Couch Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in the United States in the areas of preservation, education, and wellness. For 2025, unsolicited grant applications are accepted in the following focus areas: animal well-being, including organizations that nurture compassion and respect for all living animals; early childhood education, with a focus on schools that provide young children with a creative and balanced approach to education; teachers, with a focus on teams helping teachers succeed in educating future generations; and getting outside, including organizations that facilitate and encourage more outdoor activities that help create healthier communities. | Deadline: September 26, 2025 | More information and application.
Walmart | Walmart Spark Good Local Grants | Walmart’s Spark Good Local Grants supports creating opportunity, advancing sustainability, and strengthening community. The focus is on local organizations that meet the unique needs of the communities where Walmart U.S. stores, Sam’s Clubs, and distribution centers are located. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, government entities, public and nonprofit private educational institutions, and churches or other faith-based organizations with proposed projects that benefit the community at large. | Deadline: October 15, 2025 | More information and application.
Arts Organizations
Robert Lehman Foundation | Grants Support Visual Arts Access and Education Nationwide | The Robert Lehman Foundation provides grants to museums, arts organizations, educational institutions, and other nonprofit cultural groups with the goal of advancing the visual arts in both American and global culture. It supports a wide array of projects, including museum exhibitions, scholarly publications, art history lectureships, and art education programs. A key focus of its giving is expanding access to art education in underserved communities where arts learning opportunities are limited or nonexistent. | Deadline: September 15, 2025 | More information and application.
The Shubert Foundation | Grants Sustaining Live Performing Arts | The Shubert Foundation supports the ongoing vitality of live performing arts across the U.S., prioritizing nonprofit professional theater and also funding dance organizations. Its primary focus is on providing general operating support, but it also funds arts-related organizations, leading drama departments, and new theatrical works. | Deadline: December 4, 2025 | More information and application.
The Terra Foundation for American Art | Convening Grants Program | Terra Foundation Convening Grants support programs that stimulate interdisciplinary and intercultural exchange through conferences, workshops, and gatherings worldwide. | Deadline: September 29, 2025 | More information and application.
History Organizations
Council on Library & Information Resources | Digitizing Hidden Special Collections & Archives | Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives: Amplifying Unheard Voices is a grant competition administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) for digitizing rare and unique content stewarded by collecting organizations in the US and Canada. Launched in 2021, the program is designed to support efforts to digitize materials that deepen public understanding of the histories of people of color and other communities and populations whose work, experiences, and perspectives have been insufficiently recognized or unattended. | The next cycle will OPEN in August 2025. | More information.
National Archives | Archival Projects Grants | The NHPRC seeks archival projects that will significantly improve online public discovery and use of historical records collections. We welcome projects that engage the public, expand civic education, and promote understanding of the nation’s history, democracy, and culture from the founding era to the present day. The Commission encourages projects focused on collections of America’s early legal records, such as the records of colonial, territorial, county, and early statehood and tribal proceedings that document the evolution of the nation’s legal history. | Deadline: November 5, 2025 | More information and application.
Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities | Chairman’s Grants in Honor of America’s 250th Anniversary | In honor of the momentous occasion of the 250th anniversary of American Independence, the National Endowment for the Humanities is issuing a call for proposals for Celebrate America!, a new initiative to recognize the nation’s semiquincentennial on July 4, 2026. Through this program, NEH will award 250 challenge grants of up to $25,000 each for projects that focus on the founding of the American nation, key historical figures, and milestones that reflect the exceptional achievements of the United States. (View Request for Proposals (RFP).) | Deadline: Rolling basis through 2025 | More information and application.
National Endowment for the Humanities | Public Humanities Project Grants | Public Humanities Project grants support projects that bring the ideas of the humanities to life for general audiences through public programming. This year, proposed projects must relate to the following topic areas: The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence; American Military Valor; The American Dream and Economic Freedom; and America’s Role on a Global Scale. Grants available for planning (up to $75,000) or implementation (up to $750,000). | Deadline: September 9, 2025 | More information and application.
National Endowment for the Humanities | Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition | In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the nation’s principles of equality, liberty, and government by consent, the Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition program supports activities to preserve and improve access to primary source materials—including archival records; documents and rare publications; art and material culture; and photographs and sound recordings that document: 1) The history of American independence and establishment and/or expansion of the nation, including the experiences of states, territories, and communities—in the original colonies and beyond—joining the nation; or 2) The history of American government in federal, state, and local contexts, including the federal Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, state constitutions, governors’ papers, charter documents, court and legislative records, and other foundational documents. | Deadline: September 4, 2025 | More information and application.
New Jersey Council for the Humanities | Communities of Practice | A Community of Practice (COP) is flexible gathering of individuals united by shared interests and expertise, providing peer-to-peer support, learning, and networking opportunities. COPs may be cultivated around a topic, geographic area, professional practice, or other common concern for humanities practitioners. NJCH offers three COPs: Community college humanities, Oral history and story-gathering, Books and reading. | More information and COP registration form.
