Local Arts Grants
Applications now available, due September 19, 2025
About Our Local Arts Grants Program
In the spirit of our mission to build community through the arts, we offer Local Arts Grants to provide access to quality arts experiences in Morris County communities. Each year, the program supports more than 1,500 arts activities and programs that serve over 100,000 children and adults.
This program is made possible by and is contingent on funding from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Types of Local Arts Grants
Local Arts Grant funding is available for Morris County organizations that provide the community with arts events that are artistically excellent, provide public benefit, and are accessible to the public. There are three types of grants available:
General Operating Support (GOS)
Grants that are for arts organizations.
Special Project Support (SPS)
These Grants are for other types of organizations that have significant arts programs.
Mini Grants ($1,000)
For art projects at new and emerging organizations. Organizations can apply for one Mini Grant per funding period. Mini Grants are intended as an introduction to the Local Arts Grant Program. A grant received in one year is no guarantee of subsequent funding.
Applications are reviewed by an independent panel and funding awarded on a yearly basis.
FY26 How to Apply
All Local Arts Grant applications and materials must be submitted online via Foundant. Applicants can register for a free account and edit and save their application until the deadline. In order to view the application, applicants must create an account. Late, incomplete, or handwritten applications will not be considered.
Applicants must show the ability to complete all reporting necessary in accepting public funds by the deadlines specified, including a Local Arts Grant or Mini Grant application for funding, a commitment letter, and a final report (within 30 days of completed project). Applicants must have sufficient cash flow to support their organization, program project or event as grant funds are allocated over two payments of 75% and 25%.
Important Dates:
FY26 Grant Period: January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026 (FY26)
FY26 Applications Due: September 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Notification of Award: November 2025
75% Payment Sent: February 2026*
Final Reports Due: January 6, 2027
Final 25% Payment Sent: February 2027** Payments are subject to and sent out by Morris Arts upon receipt of funding from NJSCA. The dates for receiving payments are subject to change. All payments will be done electronically through bill.com.
Prior to starting your application, be sure to download and review all guidelines which include important information on eligibility and evaluation criteria. If you have questions, please contact Sarai Warsoff at swarsoff@morrisarts.org or Cyndall Brice at cbrice@morrisarts.org.
Current Grantees
FY25 Grantees
We granted a total of $120,000 to 36 different organizations across Morris County for funding year 2025, and we can’t wait to see the incredible work they do. Find them online or follow them on social media to stay up-to-date on the arts events and programs they offer our community.
Art in the Atrium
ARTS By The People
Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey
Center for Family Services
Chatham Community Band
Chatham Community Players
Classical Keys
Cornerstone Family Programs
County College of Morris Foundation
Dance Innovations Performance Foundation
Denville Arts Council
Diversity Coalition of Morris CountyFairleigh Dickinson University
First Night Morris
Friends of the Roxbury Public Library
Great Music on the Morristown Green
Hanover Wind Symphony
Harmonium Choral Society
Huaxia Chinese Chorus
Kemmerer Library Harding Township
Lakeland Symphony Society
Long Hill Township Library
Lyrica Chamber Music
Mendham Borough LibraryMorris Music Men
Morristown Festival of Books
Museum of Early Trades & Crafts
New Jersey Jazz Society
Pioneer Productions Company
Roxbury Arts Alliance
Sound Start Babies Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
The Folk Project
The Masterwork Chorus
Town of Dover
Visions and Pathways
Wharton Public LibraryResources for FY25 Grantees
Important Dates
Funding Period: January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025 (FY25)
1st Payment Sent (75% of award): February 2025
Final Reports Due: January 7, 2026
2nd and Final Payment Sent (25% of award): February 2026**Contingent on receipt of funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Please note that Mini Grant awards are paid in full upon approval of application.
Crediting
All grantees must include the below logo and crediting statement from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts along with the Morris Arts logo on print, web, and digital materials for activities supported by funds from their Local Arts Grant or Mini Grant.
Crediting statement (should appear to the right of the NJSCA logo): Made possible by funds from Morris Arts, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Please consult the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Style Guide and Morris Arts Style Guide for more details on logo usage and crediting.
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