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Arts Grant Budget Report for 2025
LOCAL ARTS PROGRAM (LAP) GRANT
Purpose of Arts Grant
The Local Arts Program Grant (LAP) enables the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA) to support local arts development within each of New Jersey’s 21 counties through a competitive grant application process by awarding funds to officially designated county arts agencies (CAAs). The Warren County Division of Cultural & Heritage Affairs (WCCHA) is the agency officially designated in Warren County to apply for, receive and administer this annual Local Arts Program Grant/Re-grant program. The annual total grant award supports local arts development through planned programming and other services provided by the division of WCCHA and re-grants through a formal application/independent peer review panel process to support eligible local arts organizations and other non-profit organizations within Warren County that provide public art projects/programs, services and development. Grant awards are competitive and seek to encourage artistic excellence at the local level.
The regrant program support with NJSCA funds will be offered to county-based non-profit organizations with arts-based missions or arts activities.
The Division of Cultural and Heritage would like to express its appreciation to the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the National Arts Council as well as the Governor of New Jersey, State Assembly members and State Senators for their continual support of Warren County arts.
Accessibility & ADA Compliance
Local Arts re-grantees must provide to the County Arts Agency (WCCHA) written compliance with the ADA as part of its re-grant requirement. WCCHA can require the ADA Checklist or an ADA Plan as evidence of the re-grantees efforts to comply with Federal ADA guidelines. (See application for more information.)
Update 10/10/2024: The NJSCA confirmed that regrantees receiving the Local Arts Program (LAP) Grant can use a portion of their awarded funds towards accessibility-related expenditures (please refer to the "Ineligible Expenses" list on page 4 of the WCCHA LAP GRANT FY 2025 application ("Ineligible Uses of Grant Funds") for expenses that will not be covered by the LAP grant monies).
Updated 2/7/2025: All LAP regrantees are required to have an ADA plan/policy or be in process of completing one that includes "reasonable accommodations" for individuals with physical, visual, auditory, cognitive and other disabilities. Please refer to the link for more information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and NJ Americans with Disabilities Act (NJ-ADA). Accessibility icons are added to page for re-grantees to use.
Updated 10/17/2025: Other links to assist the re-grantees and applicants in being more ADA accessible:
Accessibility Icons
These icons are available for our regrantees to include in their print work, on their social media and websites for individuals with disabilities.
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Top row (L-R): Wheelchair access, services for tools (blind/low vision), print/signage in Braille (sight impairment), and phone with enhanced sound/volume (hearing impairment).
Bottom row (L-R): Closed Captioning, availability of audio services (blind or low vision), audio system (heaving impairment), and ASL services or individuals to assist (hearing impairment).
Logo
The WCCHA logo will be sent to Re-Grantees via email with awards packet. Key press clippings, programs and handouts will need to appropriately credit and document the NJSCA and WCCHA and are required elements of the Final Report.
Update 2/20/25: The logo will not change at this time.
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Local Arts Program (LAP) 2026
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has awarded Warren County $200,000 for its arts programming. Grant funding is applied to the LAP grants, Regular and Educator Mini-Grants, and any performances or programs supported by or involving Warren Co. Cultural & Heritage.
Warren County Cultural & Heritage has set the request range for $2,000 to $15,000.
GRANT SCHEDULE 2026
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| September 2025 |
LAP 2026 guidelines & application released and posted on Warren200.com (see "Documents") |
| Oct 15, 2025 (2pm) |
All potential applicants are required to attend a virtual technical workshop before submitting their LAP application. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Make-up workshop: Fri., 10/17/2025 at 1:30pm. Please contact Gina for the link by 12:30pm. |
| Nov 21, 2025 by 3pm |
All applications with required materials are due. Choose one method of submission: Do not leave applications outside and unattended. |
| Independent Review Panel | January - February 2026 * |
| Approvals |
February-April 2026 *
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| Project Start | Please do not plan any programming before May 2026 in the event of delays. Awards can only be applied to projects after awards are sent to applicants. |
| Grant Period | January to December 2026 |
| Workshop for Final Report | Virtual workshop for final report on Wed., Oct 21, 2026 (2pm) Please RSVP by 3pm on Mon., Oct 19, 2026 |
| Final Reports Due | No later than Wed., January 6, 2027 (3pm) If your project is completed earlier, yosubmit your final reports after the final report workshop in late October. |
* There may be delays, meeting cancellations, or other issues that may arise that could affect this schedule. All applicants will be updated with any changes/updates.
TYPES OF ARTS GRANTS
| TYPES OF ARTS GRANTS | DATES |
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LOCAL ARTS PROGRAM (LAP) $2000 to $15,000 |
------ LAP 2027 application & guidelines will be posted in early fall. |
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REGULAR MINI-ARTS GRANT Up to $2,000.00*
*Submitted requests do not ensure grant funding will be awarded. |
1 March to 1 November 2026 *Form for 2026 can be found at bottom of page in Regular Mini-Grant recipients will have 3-5 business days after receiving & expending the funds and/or completion of program, project, etc. to submit their final reports. Requests must be the exact amount of what the organization will be spending. Final reports are no longer due in December. 1/22/26: All required forms will be uploaded by February |
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EDUCATOR MINI-ARTS GRANT Up to $2,000*
One-time request per individual educator, administrator,
*Submitted requests do not ensure grant funding will be awarded. |
1 March to 1 November 2025 Amount of request is not to exceed $2,000.00 per non-profit *Form for 2026 can be found at bottom of page in Requests must be the exact amount of what the organization will be spending. If there are remaining funds from your initial request, please contact Gina to discuss how to expend the monies on eligible expenses, or to discuss refunding monies to the County. Final reports are no longer due in December. 1/22/26: All required forms will be uploaded by February |
Updated:2/27/26
This award is made possible by increased funding to NJSCA by the for distribution to arts organizations and Cultural & Heritage County Organizations in New Jersey.
The Warren County Cultural & Heritage Affairs, a division of the Department of Land Preservation, has been awarded $200,000 from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA). This award has been made possible by increased funding to NJSCA by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Funding for Warren County Arts' re-grantees and non-profit Arts Organizations will be distributed as non-matching funds for FY2026. Arts grant applications are available in the fall of each year for county non-profit organizations that provide arts programming for the residents of Warren County at an accessible site.
This Arts Grant program is sponsored by the Warren County Cultural & Heritage Division of Land Preservation, supported by the Warren County Board of County Commissioners, and funded by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The funds are also derived from a dedicated New Jersey tax on hotel and motel occupancy and do not impact property or income taxes.
ARTS GRANT DOCUMENTS
The forms are downloadable (PDF, Excel).
If you require a hardcopy, please contact Gina Rosseland (908) 453-4381, x. 223.
Final reports and all supplementary materials (especially for the mini-grants) is required and not optional. Information is essential for the State final report at the end of the fiscal year.
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FISCAL YEAR |
DOCUMENTS |
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2026 |
LOCAL ARTS PROGRAM GRANT 2026 2026 Guidelines (please read before applying) and Application This application is due no later than 3pm on Friday, Nov 21, 2025
9/12: There is a change with the schedule for 2026 |
LAP-26-G LAP-26-A ----- LAP-26-FR
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REGULAR MINI-GRANTS Amount of request is up to $2,000.00 pereducator Requests (RMG-26) are downloadable and able to be printed (PDF) ---------- Final reports (RMG-26-FR) for this mini-grant are due 3 to 5 business days following the expenditure of funds and/or the conclusion of the event/program/etc. Final reports are required and are included in the larger report to the State. 9/12/25: Request forms & final reports to be posted by February 2026 |
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EDUCATOR MINI-GRANTS Amount of request is up to $2,000.00 pereducator Requests (EMG-26) are downloadable and able to be printed (PDF) ---------- Final reports (EMG-26-FR) for this mini-grant are due 3 to 5 business days following the expenditure of funds and/or the conclusion of the event/program/etc. Final reports are required and are included in the larger report to the State. 9/12/25: Request forms & final reports to be posted by February 2026 |
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LAP grant funds must be expended before December 31, 2026.
All mini-grant funds must be expended and final reports submitted 3 to 5 business days following the completion of program/event/etc. or purchase of supplies.
Monies cannot be carried over to the next fiscal year.
Updated: 1/22/26