New Jersey grants

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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From Newark, Jersey City, and Trenton to rural New Jersey, Forrest Grants tracks state, county, city, and foundation programs so you can shortlist the ones worth a real application.

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655

Average award

$5,054

Top eligibility tags

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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

Small Business E-Commerce Support Program – Restaurants

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$11,400

for profitsmall business
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NJRolling

Small Business E-Commerce Support Program

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$11,400

for profitsmall business
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NJRolling

New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities Grants

Grantor

New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities

Award Amount

$10,000

disablednonprofit
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NJRolling

Mercer County Small Business Grant Program

Grantor

Mercer County

Award Amount

$10,000

small_businessnonprofit
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NJRolling

Atlantic City Small Business Micro Grant Program

Grantor

City of Atlantic City

Award Amount

$10,000

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NJRolling

PeopleForBikes Community Grants

Grantor

PeopleForBikes

Award Amount

$10,000

nonprofitsports_organizations
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NJRolling

Good Food Bucks Program (Farm-Direct)

Grantor

City Green

Award Amount

$10,000

small_business
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Monmouth County Historic Preservation Grant Program

Grantor

Monmouth County Historical Commission

Award Amount

$10,000

nonprofit
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NJRolling

NJ Pride Chamber Nicholas Business Small Business Visionary Grant

Grantor

New Jersey Pride Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Award Amount

$10,000

lgbtq_ownedbusiness
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NJRolling

New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities Grant Funding

Grantor

New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities

Award Amount

$10,000

disability_ownednonprofit
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NJRolling

Creek to Canal Creative District Mini-Grants

Grantor

City of Trenton

Award Amount

$10,000

artistcreative_district
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NJRolling

New Jersey Pride Chamber Nicholas Business Small Business Visionary Grant

Grantor

New Jersey Pride Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Award Amount

$10,000

lgbtq_ownedbusiness
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NJRolling

AICPA Foundation Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students

Grantor

AICPA Foundation

Award Amount

$10,000

minority_ownedyouth_owned
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NJRolling

NJ Farmland Preservation Program

Grantor

New Jersey State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC)

Award Amount

$10,000

farmlandagricultural land
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NJRolling

Apprenticeship Tax Credit Program

Grantor

NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Award Amount

$10,000

all businesses
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NJRolling

Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund Grants

Grantor

City of Jersey City

Award Amount

$10,000

artistnonprofit
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NJRolling

New Jersey Pride Chamber of Commerce Nicholas Business Small Business Visionary Grant

Grantor

New Jersey Pride Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Award Amount

$10,000

lgbtq_ownedlgbtq
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NJRolling

Native American Tuition Assistance Program

Grantor

American Indian Community House and New York Indian Council

Award Amount

$8,000

tribalindividual
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NJRolling

Middlesex County America 250 History Grant

Grantor

Middlesex County

Award Amount

$7,500

nonprofithistory
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NJRolling

Centerline Drivers Drive It Forward Scholarship

Grantor

Centerline Drivers

Award Amount

$7,500

woman_ownedindividual
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NJRolling

Mercer County Local Arts Program (LAP) Grant

Grantor

Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission

Award Amount

$7,000

nonprofit
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NJRolling

NJ State Council on the Arts Local Arts Program (LAP) Grants

Grantor

NJ State Council on the Arts / County Arts Agencies

Award Amount

$7,000

nonprofit
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NJRolling

Stay NJ Property Tax Benefit

Grantor

New Jersey Division of Taxation

Award Amount

$6,500

older_adultsenior
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NJRolling

Trenton Downtown Association Façade Improvement Grant Program

Grantor

Trenton Downtown Association

Award Amount

$5,000

minority_ownedbusiness
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NJRolling

Newark Arts North to Shore Newark Community Grants

Grantor

Newark Arts, City of Newark, and NJPAC partners

Award Amount

$5,000

minority_ownedwoman_owned
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NJRolling

Community Foundation of New Jersey Empower New Jersey Grant

Grantor

Community Foundation of New Jersey

Award Amount

$5,000

nonprofitcommunity_orgs
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NJRolling

Community Foundation of New Jersey Open Grant Opportunities

Grantor

Community Foundation of New Jersey

Award Amount

$5,000

nonprofitcommunity_orgs
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NJRolling

Newark Arts ArtStart Grant Program

Grantor

Newark Arts

Award Amount

$5,000

minority_ownedwoman_owned
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NJRolling

Union County HEART Grant

Grantor

Union County

Award Amount

$5,000

artistnonprofit
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NJRolling

Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation SMILE Mini-Grants

Grantor

Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation

Award Amount

$5,000

youth_ownedsenior
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NJRolling

Jersey City Artist Fellowship Grants

Grantor

City of Jersey City

Award Amount

$5,000

artistcreative_worker
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NJRolling

Jersey City Arts Education Grants

Grantor

City of Jersey City

Award Amount

$5,000

artseducation
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NJRolling

Point Foundation Community College Scholarship

Grantor

Point Foundation

Award Amount

$4,800

lgbtqindividual
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NJRolling

Daughters of the American Revolution American Indian Scholarship

Grantor

Daughters of the American Revolution

Award Amount

$4,000

tribalindividual
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NJRolling

My Career Advancement Account Scholarship for Skilled Trades Credentials

Grantor

U.S. Department of Defense Military OneSource

Award Amount

$4,000

active_militaryindividual
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NJRolling

My Career Advancement Account Scholarship for Healthcare Credentials

Grantor

U.S. Department of Defense Military OneSource

Award Amount

$4,000

active_militaryindividual
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NJRolling

Middlesex County Visual Arts Education Grant

Grantor

Middlesex County

Award Amount

$4,000

nonprofitarts_education
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NJRolling

American Indian College Fund Full Circle Scholarship

Grantor

American Indian College Fund

Award Amount

$3,000

tribalindividual
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NJRolling

Summit Downtown Façade Grant Program

Grantor

Summit Downtown, Inc.

Award Amount

$2,500

businessretail_businesses
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NJRolling

Puffin Foundation Artist Grants

Grantor

Puffin Foundation

Award Amount

$2,500

minority_ownedwoman_owned
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NJRolling

New Jersey Pride Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneur Scholarship

Grantor

New Jersey Pride Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Award Amount

$2,500

lgbtqindividual
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NJRolling

Dance New Jersey Mini-Grants

Grantor

Dance New Jersey

Award Amount

$2,000

woman_ownedminority_owned
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NJRolling

Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving

Grantor

New Jersey Division of Aging Services

Award Amount

$1,090

older_adultsenior
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NJRolling

Newark Arts Community Grant

Grantor

Newark Arts

Award Amount

$1,000

minority_ownedwoman_owned
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NJRolling

New Jersey Nonprofit Veterans Organizations Grant

Grantor

New Jersey Department of Veterans Affairs

Award Amount

$1,000

veteransnonprofit
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NJRolling

BLOC Foundation Comprehensive Construction Training Program for Veterans

Grantor

BLOC Foundation

Award Amount

$1,000

woman_ownedminority_owned
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NJRolling

Hearing Aid Assistance to the Aged and Disabled

Grantor

New Jersey Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Award Amount

$1,000

older_adultsenior
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NJRolling

Women in Trucking Foundation Scholarship

Grantor

Women in Trucking Foundation

Award Amount

$1,000

woman_ownedindividual
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NJRolling

Army Emergency Relief Assistance

Grantor

Army Emergency Relief

Award Amount

$1,000

active_militaryreservist
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NJRolling

Trenton Community Impact Grant Program

Grantor

Thunder Games and The Paige Project

Award Amount

$500

bipocbusiness
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NJRolling

Incight Scholarship

Grantor

Incight

Award Amount

$500

disabledindividual
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NJRolling

Our Military Kids Deployed Program Grants

Grantor

Our Military Kids

Award Amount

$300

national_guardreservist
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NJRolling

$250 Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Deduction

Grantor

New Jersey Division of Taxation

Award Amount

$250

older_adultsenior
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NJRolling

Woodbridge CDBG Public Facilities and Infrastructure

Grantor

Township of Woodbridge

Award Amount

Varies

cdbgpublic_facility
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NJRolling

Middlesex County HOME Investment Partnerships Funding

Grantor

Middlesex County

Award Amount

Varies

affordable_housinghome_funds
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NJRolling

Trenton Urban Enterprise Zone Sales Tax Benefit

Grantor

State of New Jersey

Award Amount

Varies

ueztax_incentive
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NJRolling

Passaic County Local Arts Program Grant

Grantor

Passaic County Cultural & Heritage Council

Award Amount

Varies

nonprofitarts
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NJRolling

New Jersey Clean Energy Program Commercial and Industrial Incentives

Grantor

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

Award Amount

Varies

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NJRolling

Paterson Emergency Solutions Grant

Grantor

City of Paterson

Award Amount

Varies

nonprofithomeless_services
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NJRolling

Woodbridge CDBG Housing Rehabilitation

Grantor

Township of Woodbridge

Award Amount

Varies

housing_rehabilitationlow_income
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