New Jersey Cultural Trust Approves over $1 Million in Grants

Advancing its ongoing commitment to ensuring a stable and healthy cultural industry, the New Jersey Cultural Trust Board approved a total of $1,001,964 in grants to 37 nonprofit history and humanities organizations in 14 counties during an open public meeting held virtually on November 17, 2025. With the Fiscal Year 2026 grant awards, the Cultural Trust has awarded over $12.4 million in funding for financial stabilization and historic preservation projects across New Jersey since Fiscal Year 2004.

The Fiscal Year 2026 Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations (IFS History/Humanities grants) were recommended to the Cultural Trust by the New Jersey Historical Commission. The more than $1 million in awards represents the largest total amount awarded in a single IFS History/Humanities grant round in the Trust’s history.

“As history and humanities organizations across New Jersey prepare to commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary, these investments in institutional stability and capacity are especially vital,” said Lieutenant Governor Tahesha Way, who oversees the Cultural Trust in her capacity as Secretary of State. "By strengthening nonprofit organizations’ foundations, these grants increase the ability of our state’s cultural community to promote civic engagement, expand economic vitality, and engage diverse audiences in 2026 and beyond.”