Local Arts Program

In partnership with the New Jersey Department of State – State Council on the Arts (NJSCA), the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development (HCOCHA/TD) offers matching grants to non-profit organizations located in, and serving the residents of, Hudson County via the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) NJSCA-Hudson County Local Arts Program (LAP). These grants are administered through HCOCHA/TD, a unit of Hudson County government, by authority of Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise and the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners.

Hudson County awards competitive matching grants to organizations, based on merit and financial need, which clearly demonstrate their commitment to the arts in the County by producing or sponsoring arts programs and services of high artistic quality and professionalism. Applicant organizations are expected to be administered responsibly and to propose programs that can be completed within the grant period and within the projected budget.

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Applications are being accepted online only from

Monday, August 21, 2023, at 12:00 a.m.

until

5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26, 2023

This is for programs that will be offered between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024.

For more information contact:
Joe Waks at 201-459-2070 or jwaks@hcnj.us

Download the guidelines for LAP below.

Learn How To Apply

If you would like to know more about LAP and how to apply, checkout our webinars hosted by our Grants Team. 

Learn how to complete your FY24 LAP ADA Organizational Plan – it is worth 20% of your total FY24 LAP score: