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Alternating with the Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ History Trust and the Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ State Council on the Arts, the Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ Historical Commission accepts applications and recommends grants to the Cultural Trust for funding.

For FY 2026, the Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ Cultural Trust Board has authorized the Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ Historical Commission to accept applications from history and humanities organizations for institutional and financial stabilization projects to recommend to the Cultural Trust for funding.

Declarations of Intent to Apply (DOIs) are now closed for this grant opportunity. For applicants who submitted DOIs, full grant applications will be due in SAGE on July 17, 2025, at 3 p.m.

Application assistance:

Access Your Application: to complete and submit your grant application.

Office Hours: Applicants can participate in a Cultural Trust Office Hours session to ask questions pertaining to the grant application. Participation is free, but registration is required. Office hours will be held on the following dates:

• Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at 11 a.m.:
• Monday, July 14, 2025, at 1 p.m.:

Recorded Mini-Webinars: Recorded technical assistance mini-webinars are available now on YouTube. They address the following topics:

All of the FY26 mini-webinars are also available in a .

Self-Assessment Workshop: The Cultural Trust has also developed a recorded webinar that provides a framework for organizations to conduct a basic self-assessment to identify stability and capacity challenges that might be addressed through the Trust’s IFS grant programs. The webinar and an accompanying handout are available on the .

Important dates:

• March 17, 2025: Grant guidelines released
• April 30, 2025: DOI available in SAGE
• June 11, 2025: DOIs due in SAGE at 3 p.m.
• June 11, 2025: Online applications for qualification due at 3 p.m.
• July 16, 2025: Cultural Trust Board meets to approve qualification applications
• July 17, 2025: Full grant applications due in SAGE at 3 p.m.
• July-October 2025: Historical Commission convenes independent review panels and crafts recommendations
• November 2025: Cultural Trust takes action on recommendations and announces grants
• January 1-December 31, 2026: Grant period for funded projects

Important documents:

• FY 2026 Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ Cultural Trust Grant Guidelines – IFS History/Humanities
• FY 2026 IFS History/Humanities Evaluation Criteria Rubric
• FY 2026 IFS History/Humanities Additional Guidance for Cash Reserve, Working Capital Fund, and Debt/Deficit Reduction Projects

Alternating every other year with the NJ Historic Trust and the NJ Historical Commission, the Ó£»¨ÊÓƵ State Council on the Arts accepts applications and recommends grants to the Cultural Trust for funding. For FY 2025, the Arts Council accepted applications from arts organizations for institutional and financial stabilization projects to recommend to the Cultural Trust for funding. Grant applications were due in SAGE on August 15, 2024 at 12 p.m. (noon).

This grant program will next be offered in FY 2027..

Technical assistance mini-webinars:
Recorded technical assistance mini-webinars are available on topics including:

• Organization eligibi