(TRENTON, NJ) -- The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is accepting applications for the Creative Aging Initiave Grant (CAI), which provides $10,000 to eligible arts organizations, libraries, veterans homes, senior and community centers, colleges/universities, and units of government to cover costs for arts learning experiences with New Jersey older adults aged 55 and over. Successful applicants will receive $10,000 of funding for each year of the two-year grant cycle, pending available resources.
A CAI project is defined as an arts-based learning experience that directly engages older adults for multiple sessions. Projects may be sequential and build to a project culmination (residencies) or include a series of individual workshops that focus on skill-building and development in the performing, visual, media, or literary arts.
Additional information, as well as eligibility criteria is provided in the grant guidelines. Click here to download a pdf with full information.
CAI GRANT PERIOD AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE
The CAI guidelines are now available on the Arts Council website. The application will open in SAGE on or around January 7, 2025, and the deadline to apply is February 27, 2025 at 12:00pm.
This is a two-year grant program, and successful applicants will receive a commitment of funding for CAI each year of the two-year grant cycle. The CAI grant period runs from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 (Year 1) and July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 (Year 2).
Free technical assistance is available for the grant program. Applicants are encouraged to take advantage of all available resources well ahead of the application deadline. Please reference the Application Assistance Schedule and the Arts Council’s website for specific details, including times, links, and registration requirements.
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, created in 1966, is a division of the NJ Department of State and a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The Council was established to encourage and foster public interest in the arts; enlarge public and private resources devoted to the arts; promote freedom of expression in the arts; and facilitate the inclusion of art in every public building in New Jersey. The Council believes the arts are central to every element we value most in a modern society including: human understanding; cultural and civic pride; strong communities; excellent schools; lifelong learning; creative expression; and economic opportunity.
