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New Jersey Small Business Grants 2026

Browse open New Jersey grant programs for small businesses, nonprofits, and founders in 2026, sorted by award size with deadlines and eligibility.

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NJRolling

Next New Jersey Program – AI

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$250,000,000

tax_creditbusiness_expansion
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NJMar 1, 2029

Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program Veteran-Owned Business Bonus

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Award Amount

$150,000,000

veteran_ownedbusiness
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NJMar 1, 2029

Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Award Amount

$150,000,000

minority_ownedbusiness
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Browse open New Jersey grant programs for small businesses, nonprofits, and founders in 2026, sorted by award size with deadlines and eligibility. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.

NJRolling

Next New Jersey Program – AI

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$250,000,000

tax_creditbusiness_expansion
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NJMar 1, 2029

Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program Veteran-Owned Business Bonus

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Award Amount

$150,000,000

veteran_ownedbusiness
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NJMar 1, 2029

Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Award Amount

$150,000,000

minority_ownedbusiness
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NJRolling

Cultural Arts Facilities Expansion Program – CAFE

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$75,000,000

facility_improvementcapital_project
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NJRolling

Historic Property Reinvestment Program (HPRP)

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$50,000,000

small_business|nonprofit
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NJRolling

NJEDA Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Award Amount

$20,000,000

technologybiotechnology
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NJRolling

NJ Clean Energy Loans (NJ CELs)

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$20,000,000

clean energyNJ based business
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NJRolling

RETROFIT NJ Grant Program

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$12,500,000

energy efficiencydecarbonization
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NJRolling

Retrofit NJ Program

Grantor

NJEDA

Award Amount

$12,500,000

commercial building ownerindustrial
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NJRolling

New Jersey Clean Energy Loans (NJ CELs)

Grantor

NJEDA

Award Amount

$10,000,000

mwbe/veteran priority support contextproject sponsor
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NJRolling

New Jersey Clean Energy Loans Veteran-Owned Business Incentive

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Award Amount

$10,000,000

veteran_ownedbusiness
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NJRolling

NJ Apprenticeship Training Center Capacity Grant

Grantor

New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development / New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Award Amount

$10,000,000

apprenticeshiptrades
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NJRolling

Bond Financing Program

Grantor

NJEDA

Award Amount

$10,000,000

exempt facilitymanufacturer
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NJRolling

Historic Property Reinvestment Program

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$8,000,000

tax_creditfacility_improvement
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NJRolling

Apprenticeship Training Centers Construction Grant Program

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$6,500,000

facility_improvementworkforce_development
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NJRolling

UCEDC Lending Pathway for Child Care Founders

Grantor

UCEDC

Award Amount

$5,500,000

small_businesschild_care_founder
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NJRolling

UCEDC Small Business Lending Pathway

Grantor

UCEDC

Award Amount

$5,500,000

small_businessnew_jersey_business
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NJRolling

SBA 504 Loan

Grantor

U.S. Small Business Administration

Award Amount

$5,500,000

general small business
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NJRolling

NJ LEND Loan Program

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$5,000,000

small_business
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NJRolling

SBA 504 Loan Program for Owner-Occupied Construction and Equipment

Grantor

U.S. Small Business Administration and Certified Development Companies

Award Amount

$5,000,000

businesscontractors
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NJRolling

NJEDA Professional Services Qualification Statement

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Award Amount

$5,000,000

woman_ownedminority_owned
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NJRolling

NJ LEND (Loan Expansion and Network Development)

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$5,000,000

small_business|nonprofit
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NJRolling

SBA 7(a) Loan

Grantor

U.S. Small Business Administration

Award Amount

$5,000,000

general small business
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NJRolling

NJ LEND – New Jersey Loan Expansion and Network Development (Restaurants)

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$5,000,000

for profitnonprofit
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NJRolling

NJ LEND – New Jersey Loan Expansion and Network Development

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$5,000,000

for profitnonprofit
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NJRolling

NJ LEND

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Award Amount

$5,000,000

businesstransport_businesses
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NJRolling

NJ LEND – New Jersey Loan Expansion and Network Development (Nonprofit)

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$5,000,000

nonprofit750 or fewer NJ employees
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NJRolling

NJ LEND – New Jersey Loan Expansion and Network Development (Transportation)

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$5,000,000

for profitnonprofit
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NJRolling

NJEDA Urban Investment Fund Grant Program

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Award Amount

$5,000,000

community_developmentrevitalization
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NJRolling

SBA 7(a) Loan Program for Transport and Logistics Businesses

Grantor

U.S. Small Business Administration

Award Amount

$5,000,000

businesstransport_businesses
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NJRolling

NJ LEND – New Jersey Loan Expansion and Network Development (Health Businesses)

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$5,000,000

for profitnonprofit
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NJRolling

Combined Heat & Power / Fuel Cell Program

Grantor

NJ Clean Energy Program

Award Amount

$4,500,000

commercial businessindustrial business
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NJRolling

NJEDA Direct Loans

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$3,000,000

small_business|nonprofit
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NJRolling

NJ ZIP – Zero Emission Incentive Program for Commercial Fleets

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$3,000,000

commercial fleetzero emission vehicle
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NJRolling

NJ ZIP – New Jersey Zero Emission Incentive Program (Phase 3)

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$3,000,000

commercial fleetzero emission vehicle
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NJRolling

Premier Lender Program

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$2,750,000

small_business|nonprofit
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NJRolling

NJBUILD Women and Minorities in Construction Trades Grant

Grantor

New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Award Amount

$2,500,000

womenminority
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NJRolling

Direct Loans

Grantor

NJEDA

Award Amount

$2,000,000

general small businessnonprofit
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NJRolling

Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund (HDSRF)

Grantor

NJEDA / NJ Department of Environmental Protection

Award Amount

$2,000,000

small_business|nonprofit
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NJRolling

NJ LEND

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Award Amount

$2,000,000

businessretail_businesses
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NJRolling

NJMVC Commercial Driver License Program Implementation Grant

Grantor

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission

Award Amount

$2,000,000

individualtraining_providers
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NJRolling

NJ LEAF

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$1,500,000

working_capitalstartup_funding
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NJRolling

NJ LEAF (Lending for Equity, Access, and Financing)

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$1,500,000

small_business
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NJRolling

NJBUILD Women and Minority Veterans in Construction Trades Grant

Grantor

New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Award Amount

$1,500,000

womenminority
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NJRolling

Angel Match Program

Grantor

NJEDA

Award Amount

$1,000,000

life sciencestartup
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NJRolling

Lowe's Foundation Gable Grants

Grantor

Lowe's Foundation

Award Amount

$1,000,000

nonprofittraining_providers
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NJRolling

Angel Match Program – Life Sciences

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$1,000,000

early stagelife sciences
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NJRolling

RETROFIT NJ – Large-Scale Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency Grant

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$1,000,000

large scale decarbonizationenergy efficiency
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NJRolling

NJ Cool Building Retrofit Grant Program

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$1,000,000

energy efficiencyretrofit
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NJRolling

Green Workforce Training Grant Challenge – Phase 2

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$800,000

workforce traininggreen economy
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NJRolling

Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program

Grantor

New Jersey Department of Community Affairs

Award Amount

$800,000

nonprofitcommunity_orgs
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NJRolling

Green Workforce Training Grant Challenge (Nonprofit Applicants)

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$800,000

nonprofitworkforce training
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NJRolling

New Jersey Historic Trust Preserve New Jersey Grants

Grantor

New Jersey Historic Trust

Award Amount

$750,000

historic_preservationnonprofit
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NJRolling

NJ Film Works Grant Program

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$750,000

workforce_developmenttraining
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NJRolling

NJEDA Small Business Fund

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$500,000

small_business|nonprofit
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NJRolling

Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation Business Loans

Grantor

Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businesscdfi
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NJRolling

NJ Angel Investor Tax Credit Program

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$500,000

small_business|individual
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NJRolling

Activation, Revitalization, and Transformation (A.R.T.) Program – Phase II

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$500,000

facility_improvementcommunity_development
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NJRolling

NJEDA Angel Investor Tax Credit

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Award Amount

$500,000

startuptechnology
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NJRolling

USDA Farm Storage Facility Loan Program

Grantor

USDA Farm Service Agency

Award Amount

$500,000

businessfarmers
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