The Union County Board of County Commissioners is happy to announce that functions for the 2026 Union County Historical past Re-Grant Program for Particular Initiatives and Common Working Help are actually obtainable. All eligible non-profit organizations in Union County are invited to use.
“Our Historical past Re-Grant Program helps fund native libraries, museums, and non-profit historic organizations, enabling them to proceed offering our group with the standard academic experiences and fascinating applications we stay up for annually,” stated Union County Commissioner Chairwoman Lourdes M. Leon. “I encourage all eligible organizations to benefit from this chance and apply as we speak.”
Applicant organizations should be primarily based in Union County, and the programming coated by the grant should happen in Union County throughout 2026. Functions should be submitted on-line to the Workplace of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, a division of the Union County Division of Parks and Recreation. To start the applying course of and to create an account, request the hyperlink to the applying portal by emailing John Prescott, Historical past Applications Coordinator, at jprescott@ucnj.org
The appliance deadline is Friday, September nineteenth, 2025 at 11:45 p.m. Utility supplies submitted after the deadline is not going to be accepted.
Eligibility necessities, software parts, and different pertinent particulars are outlined within the full Common Working Help (GOS) and Particular Initiatives (SP) tips.
The Re-Grant Program consists of two forms of grants:
- Common Working Help (GOS) grants present help for the essential prices of operation similar to programming, preservation of collections, salaries, advertising and marketing, and extra. Funding is obtainable to Union County primarily based historic societies, home museums or historic websites solely. The utmost GOS grant request is $7,500.
- Particular Venture (SP) grants assist historical past organizations, museums, colleges, libraries and comparable organizations with collections or programming regarding Union County and New Jersey state historical past. The utmost SP grant request is $5,000.
“Union County has a wealthy and huge historical past, and there may be a lot to discover and study right here,” stated Union County Commissioner and Liaison to the Union County Cultural and Heritage Advisory Board, Bette Jane Kowalski. “We’re comfortable to make use of this grant to proceed supporting the organizations that dedicate their effort and time to creating this exploration a enjoyable and rewarding journey for our residents.”
For extra info on the Re-Grant program and different grant applications administered by the Workplace of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, go to ucnj.org/parks-recreation/cultural-heritage-affairs/funding-opportunities.
Funding for the Historical past Re-Grant program is supplied by the New Jersey Historic Fee. For clarification, help, or questions on making use of, please contact John Prescott, Historical past Applications Coordinator, at 908-436-2912 or by e mail at jprescott@ucnj.org.
