2025 History Re-Grant Program – New Jersey - fundsforNGOs

The Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce that applications for the 2025 Union County History Re-Grant Program for Special Projects and General Operating.

Donor Name: Union County Board of County Commissioners

State: New Jersey

County: Union County (NJ)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 09/20/2024

Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

Types of Grants

The Re-Grant Program includes two types of grants:

General Operating Support (GOS) grants provide assistance for the basic costs of operation such as programming, preservation of collections, salaries, marketing, and more. Funding is available to Union County based historical societies, house museums or historic sites only. The maximum GOS grant request is $7,500.
Special Project (SP) grants support history organizations, museums, schools, libraries and similar organizations with collections or programming relating to Union County and New Jersey state history. The maximum SP grant request is $5,000.

Eligible Expenses

General Operating Support (GOS) Grants
- Salaries and wages
- Contracted services/outside fees and services
- Printing, publicity, marketing
- Postage and phone/internet
- Fundraising and development
- Staff training
- Lease expenses
- Mortgage interest
- Equipment purchase, installation, and lease (e.g., computers, office furnishings, files)
- Utilities and HVAC (purchase, installation, and operational costs of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning)
- Maintenance of collections and the interiors of structures (Note: Interior construction is not considered maintenance and is not an eligible expense.)
- Basic grounds maintenance
- Travel and transportation (automobile travel @$.31/mile, train, or air coach travel)
- Insurance
- Licensing and registration fees (e.g., New Jersey charities registration)
- Planning for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Long-term and strategic planning
- Audits
Special Project Grant (GOS)
- Microfilm/digitization
- Travel and/or maintenance while conducting research
- Archival or research library user fees
- Oral history transcription
- Wages or stipends for project personnel, such as conservators, curators, educational consultants, and researchers
- Honoraria, travel, and maintenance for speakers
- Supplies to be used in the project (such as digital storage, audiotapes, videotapes, storage materials, office supplies, and materials for educational projects)
- Materials for fabricating and installing exhibitions
- Payment of exhibition loan fees and shipping costs
- Archival folders, boxes and other materials for conservation of historical materials such as manuscripts, books, costumes, and photographs
- Publishing, printing and binding
- Photography or photocopying
- Production of promotional or advertising materials
- Equipment rental (call the office for rentals in excess of $1,000)
- Equipment purchases with the following restrictions: Only institutions and organizations may use grant funds to purchase major items, such as computers or video cameras. All grant recipients, however, may use grant funds to purchase items such as inexpensive tape recorders and computer software.
- Travel expenses with the following limits: Automobile travel: $.31 per mile
- Speakers’ honoraria in the following amounts: A. Keynote speaker, up to $750 (one keynote
- speaker per program); B. Main speaker, up to $500; C. Chairperson or moderator, up to $150; D. Panelist, up to $125 per person.

Eligibility Requirements

General Operating Support (GOS) Grants
- Union County based, non-profit history organizations must:
  - have collections or programming relating to Union County or local history
  - be incorporated in the state of New Jersey
  - be defined as a non-profit organization under section 501(c) (3) or 501(c ) (4) by the Internal Revenue Service, or pending same
  - have been in existence at least two years
  - demonstrate an ability to provide history programs and/or services to the public
- Units of government, including schools and libraries, must:
  - provide Union County or local history programs, services or activities
  - describe in detail the portion of the applicant’s work related to the proposed history program/project
- Grant recipients must comply with all applicable state and federal laws and maintain good standing with all required state and federal filings. Applicants must show that grant funds will permit them to expand, enhance or introduce Union County and/or local history programs or services. Organizations cannot use grant monies as a means to reduce their expenditures on history programs or services by using these funds as replacement funds.
Special Project Grant (GOS)
- Union County based, non-profit history organizations must:
  - have collections or programming relating to Union County or local history
  - be incorporated in the state of New Jersey
  - be defined as a non-profit organization under section 501(c) (3) or 501(c ) (4) by the Internal Revenue Service, or pending same
  - have been in existence at least two years
  - demonstrate an ability to provide history programs and/or services to the public
- Units of government, including schools and libraries, must:
  - provide Union County or local history programs, services or activities
  - describe in detail the portion of the applicant’s work related to the proposed history program/project
- Union County based non-history/non-profit organizations must be incorporated in the State of New Jersey
  - have been in existence at least two years
  - be defined as a non-profit organization under section 501(c) (3) or 501(c) (4) of the Internal Revenue Service, or pending same.
  - include a copy of the organization’s IRS letter of determination in the original application packet only.
  - describe in detail the programs, services and activities that relate to the proposed history program/project
- Grant recipients must comply with all applicable state and federal laws and maintain good standing with all required state and federal filings. Applicants must show that grant funds will permit them to expand, enhance or introduce Union County and/or local history programs or services. Organizations may not use grant monies as a means to reduce their own expenditures on history programs or services by using these funds as replacement funds.