The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Mercer County Executive Daniel Benson and the Board of County Commissioners have made funds available for support of the Arts through a Local Art Partnership (LAP) grant administered by the Cultural & Heritage Division. This State block-grant program, funded in large part by the National Endowment for the Arts, provides essential support for the local arts community. The grants are intended to promote the growth and public accessibility of high quality, diverse, community arts organizations and projects. The current year Grant Application Form and Guidelines are available, below.

Eligibility Requirements:

Mercer County's LAP grants are open to all county-based non-profit [certified as 501(c) (3) or 501(c) (4) agencies by the IRS] organizations that have been in operation, providing arts programming/services for at least two (2) years prior to applying. Applicants cannot receive funds from both the Mercer County Culture and Heritage Commission and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts during the same funding year, nor may they receive funding from a Culture & Heritage office in another county during the same funding year (see Guidelines for full Eligibility information.)

Grant Categories:

Eligible organizations may apply for Special Project Support (SP) or General Operating Support (GOS). Different grant matches are required, based on the type of grant being requested. Organizations may only apply for one grant (regardless of category) in any given grant year.

APPLY NOW! - Deadline: July 1, 2024 

The FY25 Local Art Program (LAP) Application is NOW OPEN! To apply, organizations must create an account with our NEW Online Grant Portal.

• FY25 Local Art Program (LAP) Guidelines

For more information about the Mercer County History Regrant program, email cjohnstone@mercercounty.org or LTramo@mercercounty.org