Heritage Tourism Grants are intended to help promote and enhance visitor experiences at New Jersey’s many unique historic, cultural, and natural assets.
Donor Name: New Jersey Historic Trust
State: New Jersey
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/16/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Grants are available to promote site interpretation; to create links among sites; to assess visitor-readiness; to establish performance evaluation systems; and to provide training initiatives, workshops, and educational activities that foster the goals and objectives of the New Jersey Heritage Tourism Master Plan. Project proposals that link to broader heritage tourism plans or initiatives are encouraged.
Funding Information
For heritage tourism grants the minimum request is $5,000 and the maximum request is $75,000.
Eligible Properties
For Heritage Tourism grants, at least one resource involved in the project must be either:
- Individually listed in the NJ or National Register of Historic Places
- Contributing resource to a historic district listed in the NJ or National Register OR
- Certified eligible for listing by the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer.
Eligible Activities
- Visitor-readiness assessments
- Visitor evaluations and/or development of performance evaluation measures
- Interpretive planning for one or multiple sites and/or to develop and enhance linkages between sites
- Design and fabrication of interpretive signage or literature
- Marketing plans and studies
- Design and fabrication of marketing materials
- Training and workshops, including speaker honoraria, that create, foster, or enhance linkages between sites.
Eligibility Criteria
- Entities of county, municipal, or state government
- 501(c) tax exempt organizations that comply with New Jersey charity registration laws.
For more information, visit NJHT.
