The Monmouth County Historical Commission (MCHC) is seeking applications to support and promote Monmouth County history by providing funding for local history-based organizations’ yearly operations as well as special project funding for history-based and other non-profit organizations.
Donor Name: Monmouth County Historical Commission
State: New Jersey
County: Monmouth County (NJ)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/03/2022
Size of the Grant: $4,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The MCHC establishes this competitive program, with funds granted from the New Jersey Historical Commission, to strengthen local history organizations, inspire projects to preserve and contribute to the local historic record, and increase public awareness and participation in local history programming
The Monmouth County Historical Commission’s mission is to nurture history and historic preservation throughout Monmouth County, promote heritage and cultural tourism for all county-wide assets to enrich quality of life, and provide financial support for the County’s many cultural and historic resources.
The Monmouth County History Regrant Program was created by the Commission to:
- Support the fiscal stability and growth of Monmouth County’s history and preservation non-profit organizations, programs and projects.
- Improve the quality and visibility of, access to, and participation in history organizations and activities in Monmouth County.
- Directly serve the local community by increasing the Monmouth County historical record, and preserve and make it available to a broad audience.
- Develop heritage tourism as an element of a county-wide plan to strengthen Monmouth County’s cultural identity and economy.
- Engage residents of all ages, diversity, ethnicity, and physical capability in learning opportunities centered on Monmouth County’s history. Recognizing that persons with disabilities are eager to participate in cultural activities, the MCHC works to accommodate their needs and remove barriers to participation by seeking appropriate and reasonable ways to assure that all programs offered by its regrantee organizations are accessible.
- Enhance Monmouth County’s quality of life and stimulate its economy by encouraging the preservation and high-quality stewardship of Monmouth County’s historic sites and districts.
Type of grant
- GOS: General Operating Support funding assists established non-profit historical organizations with their overall operations and management.
- SP: Special Project funding supports Monmouth County history projects and programs that are open and accessible to the general public. These projects increase access to, knowledge of, and also contribute to the local historical record, assist and encourage local historic preservation, and support heritage tourism.
Funding Information
- GOS: Funding of $1,000 to $4,000
- SP: Funding of $500 to $2,000
- The grant Fiscal Year (F/Y) is January 1 – December 31, 2023. All expenses must be expended or incurred within this time period.
Eligibility Criteria
- GOS – Non-profit organizations in existence at least four years and based in Monmouth County, with an annual budget no less than $4,000 and whose mission is exclusively dedicated to history.
- SP – Non-profit Monmouth County organizations in existence at least two years and whose mission is not necessarily dedicated to history, which may include local governments agencies (e.g. historic preservation commissions), schools, and libraries.
Eligible Expenses & Projects
- GOS – Examples of eligible expenses: Staff salaries, insurance, maintenance of collections, fundraising and development, marketing, utilities, long-term planning or planning for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, Disaster and Emergency Preparedness plans.
- SP – Examples of Special Projects include: Conservation of collections/archives/historic cemeteries, educational initiatives, exhibits, media projects, local oral history & genealogy projects, programs and projects created for special needs audiences, publications, publication translations, research tools, speakers and website development.
For more information, visit MCHC.
