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Warrior Rising Veteran Entrepreneur Programs and Business Showers
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Warrior Rising
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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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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.
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New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships
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New Jersey State Council on the Arts
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individualcreative_businesses
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New Jersey Heritage Fellowship
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New Jersey State Council on the Arts
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minority_ownednative_american_owned
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New Jersey National Guard State Family Readiness Council Financial Assistance
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New Jersey National Guard State Family Readiness Council
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national_guardmilitary_family
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Victoria Foundation Newark Grants
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Victoria Foundation
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minority_ownedyouth_owned
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NJ Film Works Grant Program
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
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workforce_developmenttraining
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Incight Scholarship
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Incight
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disabledindividual
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New Jersey Age-Friendly Grants Program
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New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Aging Services
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older_adultsenior
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Servant's Heart Ministry Workmanship Program
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Servant's Heart Ministry
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youth_ownedindividual
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New Jersey Women Lawyers Association Foundation Scholarship
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New Jersey Women Lawyers Association Foundation
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womenindividual
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Historic Property Reinvestment Program
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
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tax_creditfacility_improvement
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Princeton Area Community Foundation Fund for Women and Girls
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Princeton Area Community Foundation
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woman_ownednonprofit
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NJIT VentureLink
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New Jersey Institute of Technology
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youth_ownedbusiness
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Sales and Use Tax Exemption Program
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
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tax_exemptionequipment
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Clean Tech R&D Voucher Program Round 2
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
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research_and_developmenttechnical_assistance
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Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Fellowship Program
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Hiring Our Heroes
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military_spousereservist
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Envision Accelerator
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Envision Accelerator
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bipocbusiness
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NJSCA General Program Support (GPS) Grant
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New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA)
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nonprofitfull time arts program
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Underserved, Beginning and Military Veteran Farmers Mini-Grant
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New Jersey Department of Agriculture
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minority_ownedveteran_owned
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SparkNJ Equity Grants
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SparkNJ
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blacknonprofit
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Division on Women Sexual Assault Services Grant Programs
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New Jersey Department of Children and Families, Division on Women
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womengirls
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NJDOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Program
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New Jersey Department of Transportation
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minority_ownedwoman_owned
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New Jersey Pride Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneur Scholarship
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New Jersey Pride Chamber of Commerce Foundation
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lgbtqindividual
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New Jersey Small Business Development Center (NJSBDC) Support Pathway
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New Jersey Small Business Development Center
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small_businessnew_jersey_business
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Bridges to Employing Youth
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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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young_adultnonprofit
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New Jersey Offshore Wind Workforce and Skills Development Grants
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority and state partners
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woman_ownedminority_owned
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New Jersey Zero-Emission Incentive Program
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority
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woman_ownedminority_owned
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New Jersey Reentry Corporation Construction and Building Trades Training
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New Jersey Reentry Corporation
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individualjob_seekers
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NJ Preschool Education Aid (PEA) Mixed-Delivery Provider Pathway
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State of New Jersey
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child_care_providerpreschool_provider
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Jersey Fresh Farm to School Mini-Grant
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New Jersey Department of Agriculture
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youth_ownednonprofit
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AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program
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AmeriCorps Seniors
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older_adultsenior
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Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
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New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA)
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specialty cropagricultural organization
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New Jersey Zero-Emission Vehicle Financing Program
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority
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businesstransport_businesses
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NJ Human Services Inclusive Healthy Communities Grant
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New Jersey Department of Human Services
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disability_ownednonprofit
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AAUW New Jersey Local Scholarships
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AAUW New Jersey and local AAUW branches
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womenindividual
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NOFA-NJ Beginning Farmer Training Program
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Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey
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individualfarmers
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Jersey City Vendor Improvement Program
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City of Jersey City Office of Diversity and Inclusion
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minority_ownedbusiness
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WCEC Women's Business Center
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Women's Center for Entrepreneurship of New Jersey
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woman_ownedbusiness
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Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer (NOL) – Biotechnology
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
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biotechnologytechnology company
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Black and Latino Tech Initiative
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New Jersey Institute of Technology and partners
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minority_ownedyouth_owned
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GI Go Fund Jackson Drysdale Center for Job Training and Entrepreneurship
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GI Go Fund
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veteransveteran_owned
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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Strategic Funding Plan Programs
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Board of Public Utilities, and Economic Development Authority
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minority_ownedsenior
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Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving
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New Jersey Division of Aging Services
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older_adultsenior
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HiTOPS LGBTQ+ Youth Support and Education Programs
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HiTOPS
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lgbtqindividual
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Hoboken CDBG Program
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City of Hoboken
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community development entitynonprofit
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START Centers CARP 311 Construction Pre-Apprenticeship
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START Centers
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youth_ownedindividual
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Women United in Philanthropy Impact Grants
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Women United in Philanthropy
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womengirls
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New Jersey Women Lawyers Association Grants Program
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New Jersey Women Lawyers Association Foundation
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womennonprofit
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NJBPU Community Energy Plan Grant
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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
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minority_ownedsenior
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NJDOT Professional Services Consultant Prequalification
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New Jersey Department of Transportation
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minority_ownedwoman_owned
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New Jersey DCA Grants and Resources for Nonprofits
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New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
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nonprofitcommunity_orgs
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Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Disaster and Emergency Assistance
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Coast Guard Mutual Assistance
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active_militaryreservist
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SADC Cost-Share Grant for Soil and Water Conservation
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New Jersey State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC)
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preserved farmlandeight year preservation program
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Cultural Arts Facilities Expansion Program – CAFE
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
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facility_improvementcapital_project
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NJEDA Wind Institute Fellowship Program
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority Wind Institute
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youth_ownedindividual
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New Jersey Schools Development Authority Small Business Enterprise Program
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New Jersey Schools Development Authority
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businesscontractors
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Hiring Our Heroes Career Forward
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Hiring Our Heroes
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active_militarymilitary_spouse
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Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program
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New Jersey Division of Aging Services
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older_adultsenior
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RUSE: Rutgers University Student Executive Program
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Rutgers University-Camden School of Business
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studentindividual
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Lifeline Utility Assistance Program
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New Jersey Division of Aging Services
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older_adultsenior
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