The Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission is accepting applications for its 2026 Local Arts Program (LAP).
Donor Name: Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission
State: New Jersey
County: Somerset County (NJ)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/12/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Local Arts Program Grant enables the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA) to support local Arts development by providing funds to officially designated county Arts agencies. Funds granted are used to support local Arts organizations and other non-profit organizations or municipalities within Somerset County that provide Art projects/programs, services and development. Grant awards are competitive and seek to encourage artistic excellence at the local level.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organization must be Somerset County based and provide an Arts program/project within Somerset County that benefits Somerset County residents.
- At the time of application, an organization must be incorporated as a non-profit in the State of New Jersey and designated tax-exempt by determination of the Internal Revenue Service (in accordance with Section 501(c)3 or (c)4).
- Somerset County based governmental agencies or commissions under a municipality or township are also eligible to apply.
- The organization must provide a program or service that encourages public participation in the Arts and that increases public accessibility to the Arts.
- Organizations must provide proof of stability and fiscal responsibility.
- Programs in educational or religious institutions that do not actively seek a wide general public audience are ineligible. However, after-school programs utilizing school or faith-based facilities, broadly advertised as open to and welcoming the general public, are eligible for funding.
For more information, visit Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission.
