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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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eMobility Rolling Grant Program

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NJDEP

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educational institutionnonprofit
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Women's Sports Foundation Travel and Training Fund

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Women's Sports Foundation

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individualstudents
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Veterans Electrical Entry Program

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Electrical Training Alliance

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active_militaryveteran_owned
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New Jersey MBDA Business Center

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Minority Business Development Agency

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minority_ownednative_american_owned
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Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey Hispanic Entrepreneurship Training Program

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Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey

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latinobusiness
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AAUW Career Development Grants

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American Association of University Women

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womenindividual
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Partners for Health Foundation Grants

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Partners for Health Foundation

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minority_ownedsenior
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New Jersey Displaced Homemaker Program

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New Jersey Department of Children and Families, Division on Women

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womenindividual
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New Jersey Green Acres Local Government and Nonprofit Assistance Program

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres Program

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nonprofitsports_organizations
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Point of Pride Annual Transgender Surgery Fund

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Point of Pride

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lgbtqindividual
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Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Financial Assistance

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Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

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active_militaryreservist
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NJ BASE

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New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

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New Jersey APEX Accelerator

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New Jersey Institute of Technology Procurement Technical Assistance Center

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woman_ownedminority_owned
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NJRolling

EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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minority_ownednative_american_owned
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Trenton Revitalization Investment Fund (T-RIF)

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Capital City Redevelopment Corporation (CCRC) / NJEDA

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small_business
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NJRolling

Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly

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New Jersey Division of Aging Services and PACE Organizations

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older_adultsenior
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NJRolling

Successor Solar Incentive Program

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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

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businessgreen_businesses
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NJRolling

Film and Digital Media Tax Credit Program

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New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

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small_business
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NJRolling

Meals on Wheels America Support for Senior Nutrition Programs

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Meals on Wheels America

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older_adultsenior
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NJRolling

New Jersey 4-H Youth Development Program

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Rutgers Cooperative Extension

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studentindividual
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NJDEP It Pay$ to Plug In

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

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businessnonprofit
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New Jersey Statewide Respite Care Program

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New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Aging Services

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disabledindividual
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Venture Fund Investments

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New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

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startup_fundinginvestment
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New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Vocational Rehabilitation

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New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired

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disabledindividual
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Life Sciences/Healthcare Fund

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New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

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Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) Manufacturers Energy Sales Tax Exemption

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New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

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tax_exemptionoperating_costs
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United Association Veterans in Piping Program

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United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry

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active_militaryindividual
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Women's Center for Entrepreneurship (WCEC) Support Pathway

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Women's Center for Entrepreneurship

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small_businessentrepreneur
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Grow NJ Kids

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State of New Jersey

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child_care_providerearly_childhood_provider
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Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program

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New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA)

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food systemfood processing
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SBIR/STTR Direct Financial Assistance Program (Phase 5)

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New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

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NJ LEND

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New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

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Junior Achievement of New Jersey Company Program

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Junior Achievement of New Jersey

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studentindividual
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Women's Center for Entrepreneurship Corporation Women's Business Center

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Women's Center for Entrepreneurship Corporation

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womenbusiness
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NJ STEP (State Trade Expansion Program)

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NJ Business Action Center

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small business exporter
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Women's Sports Foundation Sports 4 Life Grants

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Women's Sports Foundation and espnW

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nonprofitsports_organizations
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Stevens Institute of Technology Ansary Entrepreneurship Competition

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Stevens Institute of Technology

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studentindividual
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USDA NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program - New Jersey

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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

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minority_ownedveteran_owned
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SCORE New Jersey Small Business Mentoring

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SCORE

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businessindividual
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NJ Clean Energy Program (NJCEP) – Commercial Energy Efficiency Incentives

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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU)

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commercialindustrial
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NJ World Cup Community Initiative

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Choose New Jersey (in partnership with NJEDA)

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small_business|nonprofit
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Food Desert Relief Tax Credit Program

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New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

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small_business
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USDA 2501 Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers

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USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

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minority_ownedveteran_owned
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NJEDA Small Business E-Commerce Support Program

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New Jersey Economic Development Authority

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businessretail_businesses
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Senior Freeze Property Tax Reimbursement

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New Jersey Division of Taxation

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older_adultsenior
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Disabled Veterans National Foundation Capacity Building Grants

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Disabled Veterans National Foundation

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veteransnonprofit
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Community Foundation of South Jersey South Jersey Resiliency Fund

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Community Foundation of South Jersey

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nonprofitcommunity_orgs
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NJ Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NJ NSGP)

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New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP)

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nonprofit501(c)(3)
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NJRolling

CBVI Assistive Technology for Employment

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New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired

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disabledindividual
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Camden CDBG / HOME Funding RFP

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City of Camden Grants Management

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nonprofitqualified service provider
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Plumbers Local 24 Apprenticeship Program

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Plumbers Local 24 Education Fund

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individualjob_seekers
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Founders First CDC Grant Programs

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Founders First Community Development Corporation

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bipocbusiness
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NJ DOL Pre-Apprenticeship in Career Education Program

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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

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youth_ownednonprofit
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Veterans Haven South

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New Jersey Department of Veterans Affairs

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veteransindividual
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New Jersey Small Business Development Centers

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New Jersey Small Business Development Centers

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businessindividual
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AARP Foundation Senior Community Service Employment Program

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AARP Foundation

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older_adultsenior
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New Jersey Office of Apprenticeship - Registered Apprenticeship Support

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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

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apprenticeshiptrades
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NJSCA Folk and Traditional Arts Program (FTAP) Grant

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New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA)

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folk artstraditional arts
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USA Swimming Foundation Learn-to-Swim Grants

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USA Swimming Foundation

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nonprofitsports_organizations
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Build360 Carpentry Pre-Apprenticeship

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New Ways of Networking and Partnering for Advancement

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minority_ownedyouth_owned
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