The Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce that applications for the 2023 Local Arts Grant Program (LAP) are now being accepted by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, a division of the Union County Parks and Recreation Department.
“Union County’s Local Arts Grant Program helps organizations in our community maintain their operations and continue to bring high-quality programming to our residents, while also enabling other organizations to provide arts programming. We encourage eligible organizations to apply,” said Commissioner Chairwoman Rebecca L. Williams.
Qualified non-profit arts organizations, as well as libraries, schools and local government offices, can apply.
Two types of grants are available under the LAP program:
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be based in Union County and arts activities must take place in Union County during 2023. Grants will be awarded to applicants who demonstrate a high degree of professionalism in arts programming.
Full details, including eligibility requirements, application components and other information, are provided in the full LAP Guidelines.
All application materials must be submitted online by 21 September 2022 through the Office of Cultural and Heritage Grants Portal.
To receive a link to the grant portal and begin the application process, applicants must first email the name of their organization to Martha Sturm, LAP Grants Coordinator, at msturm@ucnj.org and culturalinfo@ucnj.org. Please use both email addresses to ensure a timely response.
For questions about the LAP grant program, contact Martha Sturm at 908-558-2552 or msturm@ucnj.org.
Funding for this grant program is provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner of the National Endowment for the Arts.
For information on all grants administered by the Office of Cultural Heritage Affairs, visit ucnj.org/parks-recreation/cultural-heritage-affairs/funding-opportunities/.
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For all Union County programs and services, visit ucnj.org, call the public information line, 877-424-1234, email info@ucnj.org or use the online contact form.
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