Applications for Mercer County History Regrant Program Available

Application forms and guidelines for Mercer County’s 2017 Mercer County History Regrant program are now available online, county officials said this week.

The grants offer support to county-based nonprofit historical societies, history organizations, local government entities, schools, libraries and other Mercer County nonprofits offering local history programming and events.

Both General Operating (GOS) and Special Project (SP) grants are available to eligible not-for-profit organizations and historical sites.

Proposed projects to be funded through this round of grants must take place between Jan. 1, 2017, and Dec. 31, 2017. Deadline for submission of the applications is July 15, 2016.

Two free grant-writing workshops that will, in part, discuss changes to the Mercer County History Regrant program will be held by the Division of Culture and Heritage on June 9, 2016, at the County Administration Building, 640 South Broad Street in Trenton.

The afternoon session will run from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The evening session will run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Advance registration is required, as space is limited.

To register, e-mail the Division at ltramo@mercercounty.org or call 609-278-2712.

Grant guidelines and application forms can be found at www.mercercounty.org on the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission’s History page, under the “More Information” sidebar (lower right-hand side of the page).

For questions or a hard copy of the grants package, contact the Division’s history staff person at 609-989-6418 or tfagan@mercercounty.org.

These grants are made available through a partnership between the New Jersey Historical Commission (NJHC) and Mercer County's Cultural and Heritage Commission, supported by the NJHC’s County History Partnership Program.