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Recent Grants Awarded

GRANTS 2008

GRANT RECIPIENT PROJECT TITLE GRANT TYPE
Arts Council of Princeton Two Panel Discussions in Support of the Exhibition "Return: Home" Mini
Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey One People or Two: Israel and the Future Mini

 

GRANTS 2007

GRANT RECIPIENT PROJECT TITLE GRANT TYPE
Roebling Main Gate Museum Roebling Museum Documentary Film Project Media
The New Jersey Historical Society "What's Going On? Newark and the Legacy of the Sixties" Major
Rutgers University Press Mapping New Jersey: An Evolving Landscape Major
Camden County College, History Department Origins of Civilization in Ancient Mesopotamia Major
Bloomfield College The Bloomfield College Kellman Course in the Humanities Major
Montclair State University, Global Education Center Italian Sense of Place: Land and Identity Major
Filipino American National Historical Society, New Jersey Chapter "Pamana" meaning Legacy Major
Friends of the New Jersey State Museum Jersey Folk: Identity, Communities, and Traditional Arts Major
Trenton Downtown Association Patriots' Week 2007 Major
Camden County College, English Department All About Austen: Her Laughter, Her Life, Her Legacy Major
The College of New Jersey, Religious Studies Committee The Creation and Contestation of Sacred Space Major
Save Ellis Island, Inc. Behind the Scenes: Laundry, Kitchen and Support Workers on Ellis Island, Exhibit Development for the Laundry/Hospital Outbuilding Major
Montclair State University, History Department American Spring: A Visionary Humanities Festival Celebrating the MSU Centennial Major
Hoboken Historical Museum Making Strides: Two Oral History Publications about Crossing Borders and Building Community in 20th Century Hoboken Major
Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) North Princeton Development Center: Public Memory and Social Landscape Mini
Montclair Art Museum Dulce Pinzon: The Real Story of the Superheroes Mini
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Bringing Caregivers Closer: Literature, Poetry and the Arts as Catalysts to Integrated Caring and Mainstream Complementary and Alternative Medicine Mini
Filipino American National Historical Society New Jersey Chapter "Pamana" meaning "Legacy" Mini
Princeton Battlefield Society Princeton Battlefield Tour with David Hackett Fischer Mini
Raritan Valley Community College Foundation Educators' Summer Institute on Social Justice: Confronting Injustice - Making a Difference Mini
Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County Defining Israel at 60 through the Humanities Mini
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Art Department George Washington Nicholson and the Art of New Jersey Mini
Passage Theatre Company The State Street Project (writing and literacy components) Mini
Ocean County Library, Toms River Branch To Our Shores: The Immigrant Experience in Ocean County HFG
Rutgers University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Moment of Contact: First Encounters between Japan and New Jersey HFG
Waldor Memorial Library of the United Jewish Communities of Metrowest Taking Our Past into the Future: Immigrant Family Legacies HFG
Morris County Historical Society Immigration Today: Cultural Threat or American Tradition? HFG
The Newark Museum Exploring the Immigrant Experience through American Art and Material Culture HFG
Christ Presbyterian Church The Immigrant Experience in New Jersey: Spiritual Journeys HFG
The American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark Sacco and Vanzetti HFG
Montclair Art Museum Free Saturday Tour: Superheroes in our Communities HFG
Westwood Public Library Dance: An Intrinsic Element of Salsa HFG
Nutley Public Library The Indian American Immigration Experience HFG
Salem County Historical Society Hispanic Oral History Program HFG
Kearny Public Library From Ireland and South Asia to New Jersey: The Story of Lucy the Elephant HFG
Somerville Public Library The Irish Impact on New Jersey HFG

 

GRANTS 2006

GRANT RECIPIENT PROJECT TITLE GRANT TYPE
The Gardner Group, Inc. The Last Ghost of War Media
Printmaking Council of New Jersey A Ripple in the Water: Healing through Art Media
Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art 5 Days in July Media
The New Jersey Historical Society Remembering 1960s Urban Unrest Oral History Project Major
Paper Mill Playhouse Beyond Anne Frank: Facts and Legacy of the Holocaust Major
Montclair State University, Global Education Center Hungarian Festival of the Arts and Humanities Major
Brookdale Community College, Center for Holocaust Studies "Survival of the Human Spirit: Triumph Over Adversity" Major
David Sarnoff Collection David Sarnoff and the Innovative Spirit and Six Innovations that Changed the World Major
Camden County College, Department of History America and the Soviet Union in the Era of the Cold War Major
People and Stories - Gente y Cuentos People and Stories - Gente y Cuentos Major
Historical Society of Princeton Interpretation of South Asian Performing Arts: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective Major
Montclair Art Museum Family Guides for the Permanent Collection of the Montclair Art Museum Major
College of Saint Elizabeth Memory and Memorializations: What, Why and How Do We Remember - Lessons from the Holocaust Major
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Holocaust Resource Center Holocaust Survivor Portrait and History Book - From Despair Comes Hope Major
Hoboken Historical Museum Hoboken is Home Major
Trinity Episcopal "Old Swedes" Church Carl Linnaeus, Pehr Kalm, and the Early American Scientific Community Major
Rutgers University, Eagleton Institute of Politics Because Politics Matters Major
The Newark Museum Association Public Places, Private Spaces: Contemporary Photography and Video Art in India Major
The Newark Public Library Irish in New Jersey Exhibition Major
Trenton Downtown Association Patriots' Week Major
Lawnside Historical Society, Inc. Tell Lawnside's Story - Oral History Project Mini
Montclair Public Library Henrik Ibsen: A Dialogue between Ibsen Scholars and the New Jersey Public Mini
Foundation for New Media, Inc. William March/Company K Mini
Battlefield Restoration and Archaelogical Volunteer Organization (BRAVO) Two wayside exhibits for the Molly Pitcher cannon project Mini
Temple Beth Ahm Excommunication in Judaism Mini
Paterson Education Foundation "Crash Course" Mini
Brookdale Community College, Department of English "New Worlds" Poetry Reading and Discussion Mini
Passage Theatre Company The State Street Project (writing and literacy components) Mini
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Bringing Caregivers Closer: Pain, A Segue to the Humanities, the Arts, and Integrative Care Mini
William Paterson University, History Department Latinos in U.S. Cities: Power, Politics, and Culture Mini
The Institute for the Humanities at Montclair State University Sports in America: A Humanities Perspective Mini
Rutgers University, Center for African Studies Slavery and Contemporary Cultures of Circulation Mini
Raritan Valley Community College Foundation Educators Summer Institute on Social Justice: Confronting Racism Mini
Monmouth County Historical Association "Documents in the Classroom" Publication Project Mini
Montclair Art Museum Another Way of Seeing: Art, Poetry and Prose by Contemporary Native American Women Writers HFW
The Newark Museum "Tibet: Out of the Past, Into the Present" Family Activities HFW
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School Feeding the Hungry: Connecting Cultures HFW
Salem County Historical Society John Rock Memorial Lecture HFW
The Montclair Free Public Library Land of the Afghans HFW
Franklin Township Public Library New Jersey and the 21st Century: Connecting Diverse Cultures through Storytelling HFW
Camden County College Italian and Irish Cinema Sharing the Spotlight HFW
Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County Newark as a Metaphor in Philip Roth's Writing HFW
Ocean County Library, Toms River Branch People of the Book: Past, Present, Future HFW
Jefferson Township Public Library Day Break: Shedding Light on Islam HFW
Kearny Public Library The Art and Artifacts of Native Americans HFW
Teaneck Public Library Diversity and Integration in New Jersey: Past, Present, and Future HFW
The American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark MARDI GRAS: Made in China HFW
Waldwick Public Library Spirit of Lindbergh: Charting Cultural Connections to the 21st Century HFW
Tuckerton Seaport/Barnegat Bay Decoy and Baymen's Museum, Inc. Educator's Envoy Program HFW
Dove Gathering of the Arts Cultures and Customs of the Diverse Nations of Latin America HFW
Somerville Public Library Chinese Celebration HFW
Myanmar Youth Association Ceremony Honoring Teachers, Parents, and Elders HFW

 

GRANTS 2005

GRANT RECIPIENT
PROJECT TITLE GRANT TYPE
Hudson West Productions Bordentown - A Place Out of Time Media
New Jersey Network Foundation The Gentle Bonaparte Media
Bloomfield College Kellman Course in the Humanities Major
Camden County College, History Department America's Greatest War: WWII from the Perspective of Six Decades Major
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Winter Festival: "The Many Faces of Mozart" Major
People and Stories - Gente y Cuentos People and Stories - Gente y Cuentos / Latinos ESL Expansion Major
Boat People SOS, Inc. Vietnamese-American Cultural Odyssey Major
The Newark Museum Association Power Dressing Major
Jersey City Museum First Look: The Essential JCM Major
Salem County Historical Society The African American Experience in Salem County: An Oral History Project Major
Trenton Downtown Association Patriots' Week Major
Hoboken Historical Museum Working People Major
Save Ellis Island!, Inc. Stories Then and Now: The Literature of Immigration Major
Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts Shostakovich Festival and Symposium Major
Montclair State University, Department of Anthropology Confronting the Threat of Genocide: A Symposium at Montclair State University Mini
State Theatre Regional Arts Center at New Brunswick State Theatre Cultural Explorations Community Project Mini
Kean University, Department of Africana Studies North Star Literary Society: Stories of the Underground Railroad Mini
New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Operation Babylift, Vitenam (1975-2005) Mini
Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial Battleship New Jersey Teacher's Handbook Mini
Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission New Jersey Art & Artists: The New Deal and Now Mini
Jamesburg Civic Association Once Upon a Planet: An Evening of Storytelling Mini
Washington Association of New Jersey The Return of George Washington to Morristown Mini
Hoboken Historical Museum Sweet Cigar Charlie, a "A Vanishing Hoboken" Oral History Project Chapbook Mini
Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) Walt Whitman and Place: A Conference Celebration 150 Years of "Leaves of Grass" Mini
Brookdale Community College Stephen Dunn Poetry Reading and Discussion Mini
Act Out Theatre A Man of Firsts Mini
Passage Theatre Company Trenton Takes/Word for Word Mini
Spirit of the Arts Foundation "One Big Union" The IWW and a Century of Radical Labor Activism, 1905-2005 - a Conference and a Celebration Mini
Rutgers University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives Early Coinage of the Roman Republic: Exhibition and Public Program Mini
Alice Paul Institute Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Frederick Douglass: Beyond Race and Gender on the Road to the Vote Mini
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Arts and Humanities Glimpses of Indian History through Bharatanatyam Mini
Northwest Jersey Folklife Project, Inc. No Exit Number: Regional Identity in Northwest Jersey Mini
Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest Guided Tours of the Exhibition Born at the Beth: Newark's Jewish Hospital since 1901 HFW
Newark Public Library At Home in the World: Fabulous Folktales HFW
The Noyes Museum of Art The Pine Barrens: Up Close and Natural HFW
Somerville Public Library Experience the Andes HFW
Teaneck Public Library From the American Revolution to the Civil Rights Era: New Jersey Shows the Way HFW
Camden County College Churches, Taverns and Revolution in New Jersey HFW
The Montclair Historical Society New Jersey in Pictures: An American Idea HFW
The East Lynne Theater Company Paul Robeson through His Words and Music HFW
Morris County Heritage Commission Victorian Mourning Lecture & Cemetery Walking Tour HFW
Franklin Township Public Library The Native Connection: How Indians Helped Shape America HFW
Pequannock Township Public Library The Negro Folk Songs HFW
The American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark I Hear America Singing: Walt Whitman, the Ordinary Man Presented through Poetry & Prose HFW

 

GRANTS 2004

GRANT RECIPIENT
PROJECT TITLE GRANT TYPE

Film/Video Arts

Newark, 1967: Then and Now
Media
The Gardner Group, Inc.

Siberian Dream: A Belief in Something Sacred

Media
Hoboken Historical Museum Picturing Hoboken: A Series of Illustrated Lectures and An Oral History Publication Major
The Newark Museum Association Baubles, Bangles, and Bling Bling: A World of Jewelry Exhibition Major
Camden County College Foundation Broaching Bloomsday: A Centennial Celebration Major
People and Stories – Gente y Cuentos People and Stories – Gente y Cuentos/Latinos ESL Expansion Major
Montclair State University, Latin American & Latino Studies Program Rethinking Latin-American and Latino Identity in the Twenty-First Century Major
Mason Gross School of the Arts Images of Bach Lecture Series Major
Rutgers University Press Publication Grant for New Jersey in the American Revolution Major
Camden County College, History Department Election 2004 Major
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Winter Festival: “Northern Lights” Major
Historical Society of Princeton Princeton Recollections Major
Jersey City Museum Virtual Catalogue Major
Rutgers University – Department of Africana Studies Philosophy Born of Struggle XI Conference Major
The College of New Jersey Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass: The Sesquicentennial Symposium Major
Save Ellis Island!, Inc. Ellis Island Institute Summer Teachers' Seminar Major
Holocaust Council of MetroWest From Memory to History Major
The Newark Public Library Harry Dorer: American Photographer and New Jersey Chronicler Major
Rutgers University – Newark: Faculty of Arts and Sciences Imagining Change: The Evolving Role of the Liberal Arts and Sciences in the Urban Research University Major
CavanKerry Press LaurelBooks Discussion Series Major
The Rutgers University Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies Reinventing Newark - 1901 to 2004 Major
Park Performing Arts Center The Cultural Thread/El Hilo Cultural - Oral Histories Major
Hunterdon Museum of Art Almost Human Exhibition Major
Alice Paul Institute Bold Spirit: Helga Estby’s Courageous Walk Mini
Union County Division of Cultural & Heritage Affairs Lewis & Clark Exhibit Lecture/Discussion Mini

Montclair State University, Department of French, German, and Russian

"Celebration!" Evaluating the Importance of Ritual and Festivity for Cultural Identity Mini
Temple Beth Ahm Landmark Ideas that Shaped Jewish Life in Our Time Mini
Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum Korea Day Mini
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Arts and Humanities Digital Arts and Electronic Literature Speaker Series Mini
Middlesex County Cultural & Heritage Commission Our Long Endurance, the Story of New Jersey in the Civil War Mini
Heritage Trail Association The Simcoe's Raid Project Mini
Friends of the Hermitage, Inc. A Revolutionary Relationship: Theodosia Prevost, Aaron Burr and the Hermitage Mini
Rutgers University, Committee on Italian Studies Age of Galileo Symposium Mini
Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council

The Arts in Twentieth-Century America: Where Have We Been..Where Are We Going? Part Two

Mini
Atlantic City Medical Center, Dept. of Medical Education Old Age: Counting Down and Summing Up Mini
Montclair State University, Department of Anthropology Confronting the Threat of Genocide: A Symposium at Montclair State University Mini
State Theatre Regional Arts Center at New Brunswick State Theatre Cultural Explorations Community Project Mini
Kean University, Department of Africana Studies North Star Literary Society: Stories of the Underground Railroad Mini
New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Operation Babylift, Vitenam (1975-2005) Mini
Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial Battleship New Jersey Teacher's Handbook Mini
Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission New Jersey Art & Artists: The New Deal and Now Mini
Jamesburg Civic Association Once Upon A Planet: An Evening Of Storytelling Mini
Plainfield Public Library, Young People's Room Humanities Festival Week for Kids 2004 HFW
Lawnside Historical Society, Inc.

Our History Through His Lens

HFW
Jersey City Museum jersey(new) ArtTalks HFW
The Montclair Art Museum American Tall Tales with Gerald Fierst HFW
Denville Free Public Library Music (Is) in the Air HFW
Bergenfield Free Public Library The Palisades HFW
Camden County College, Division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Thomas Paine and His Powerful Political Pen HFW
Gloucester City Historical Society and Museum We the Peoples of New Jersey HFW
Woodbury Public Library Legends and Folksongs - New Jersey Style HFW
Teaneck Public Library John McPhee's The Pine Barrens HFW
The American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark Exploring the History of Italian-Americans in New Jersey through Poetry and Prose HFW
Somerville Public Library A Voyage to Japan HFW
The Newark Museum Association Picturing New Jersey through Artists' Eyes HFW
Tuckerton Seaport, a Project of the Barnegat Bay Decoy and Bayman’s Museum Legends of the Jersey Shore HFW
The East Lynne Theater Company

“Three Miraculous Soldiers”: The Humanity of New Jersey Native Stephen Crane

HFW
Monroe Township Public Library A Billy Yank Governor HFW
Gloucester County Cultural & Heritage Commission

Prisoners Among Us: Italian-American Identity & World War II

HFW

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