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New Jersey Small Business Grants 2026

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$155,583

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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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NJ ZEV Financing Program – Commercial Fleet Loans

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$500,000

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New Jersey Small Business Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

NJ ZEV Financing Program – Commercial Fleet Loans

USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program

FEED NJ – Food Equity and Economic Development in New Jersey

NJ Entrepreneur Support Program

NJ Innovation Fellows

NJ Learning Acceleration Program: High-Impact Tutoring Grant (Cohort 3)

New Jersey Innovation Fellows Program

Brownfields Impact Fund

Skatepark Project Grants

Food Retail Innovation in Delivery Grant (FRIDG)

Kessler Foundation Signature Employment Grants

NJEDA Clean Energy Loans

Manufacturing Voucher Program (MVP)

Northeast SARE Research and Education Grant

CSIT Pilot Clean Tech Demonstration Grant Program

Audible Newark Business Attraction Grant

Food Retail Innovation in Delivery Grant

New Jersey Child Care Facilities Improvement Program

NJEDA NJ ZIP Voucher Program

Catalyst R&D Seed Grant Program

New Jersey Behavioral Healthcare Provider Loan Redemption Program

Historic Property Survey Grant Program

New Jersey Health Care Provider Loan Redemption Program for Primary Care and Dentistry

New Jersey Primary Care Practitioner Loan Redemption Program

Reproductive Health Care Provider Loan Redemption Program

NJ Entrepreneur Support Program (NJESP)

Impact 100 Jersey Coast Grants

NJEDA Main Street Lenders Grant

NJEDA Small Business Liquor License Grant Program

New Jersey Agritourism Grant Program (NJATP)

Impact100 South Jersey Grants

Impact100 Essex Grants

National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Arts Projects

Clean Construction Program

NJEDA Main Street Lenders Grant Veteran-Owned Microbusiness Loans

National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program

Cannabis Business Development (CBD) Grant Program

Cannabis Business Development (CBD) Grant

CSIT Clean Tech Research and Development Seed Grant

Food and Agriculture Research and Development Pilot Seed Grant

NJEDA Cannabis Business Development Grant Program

CSIT Catalyst Seed Research and Development Grant Program

USDA Farm Service Agency Microloans

Small Business Improvement Grant (Health and Wellness Facilities)

NJEDA Main Street Acquisition Support Grant

NJEDA Small Business Improvement Grant

SBA Microloan Pathway for New Jersey Restaurant Founders

Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program

Small Business Improvement Grant (Nonprofit Facilities)

New Jersey Behavioral Healthcare Provider Loan Redemption Program for Black and Hispanic/Latinx Providers

Small Business Improvement Grant

Paterson UEZ Small Business Loan Program

NJDA Wildlife Fencing Cost-Share Program

NJEDA Main Street Micro Business Loan

Kessler Foundation Community Employment Grants

New Jersey Home and Community-Based Services Provider Loan Redemption Program

Main Street Acquisition Support Grant

Jersey City UEZ Lease Subsidy Grant

SBA Microloan

Small Business Improvement Grant (Education Facilities)

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