Funding Resources
The lists of loans and grants below are updated regularly. Please review the lists carefully, and if you would like assistance with an application for one or more of the loans or grants listed, please complete the Business Counseling Request Form at the bottom of this page.
Loans for Small Business Owners & Entrepreneurs
For free assistance with applying for these loan programs, please fill out our business counseling request form. We recognize the challenges of being an entrepreneur or a small business owner. We are here to help.
Tory Burch Foundation Capital Program
Crowdfunding – Interest Free Loans Up to $15k
UCEDC Offers Second Round of 0% Working Capital Loans for COVID-19 and Flood Crisis Relief
Inner City Capital Connections
IFundWomen & Newity – 7(a) Working Capital Loan Assistance
GNEC Entrepreneurs of Color Fund Newark
Cape May County COVID-19 Business Assistance Program
New Jersey Community Capital: Garden State Relief Fund
NJ Economic Development Authority – Financing and Incentives
IFundWomen BOTOX® Cosmetic Grant Contest (Deadline: March 19th 11:59 PM PDT)
GNEC Main Street Pitch-Off Competition (Deadline: March 20th 2024 11:59PM ET)
NAACP X L’Oréal Inclusive Beauty Fund, Round 2 (Deadline: March 29th 2024 6:00PM EDT)
Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund (Winter Round – 2024) (Deadline: March 29th 2024 6:00PM EDT)
Minority Business Grant by Galaxy of Stars (Deadline: March 31st, 2024)
Main Street America Backing Small Business by American Express (Deadline: April 7th 2024 11:59PM CT)
The American Dream Awards (Deadline: April 30th 2024 6:00PM EDT)
D-Prize $20k Startup Grants to Change the World (Opens April 2024)
Launch Blue Pre-Seed Accelerator Program for Startups (Opens April 2024)
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans’ Families (May 6th 2024)
A Digital Funding Solution for Women of Color – HerSuiteSpot (Monthly Cycles)
Main Street America & T Mobile Hometown Grant Program (Quarterly)
Fearless Strivers Grant Contest – Mastercard & Fearless Fund (Deadline- TBD)
Fresh Start Business Grant – Bizee (Future Dates Coming Soon)
Young Entrepreneur Scholarship- Bizee (Future Dates Coming Soon)
Awesome Without Boarders (Future Dates Coming Soon)
Point Foundation LGBTQ+ Scholarship Fund Flagship Scholarship (Future Dates Coming Soon)
Point Foundation LGBTQ+ Scholarship Fund Community College Scholarship (Future Dates Coming Soon)
American Fellowships Grant AAUW (Deadline: November 1st Every Year)
Career Development Grants by AAUW (Deadline: November 15 Every Year)
Community Action Grants by AAUW (Deadline: December 1st Every Year)
NJEDA Small Business Improvement Grant
NJEDA Small Business Lease Grant
NJEDA eCommerce Support Program
NJEDA Rent Support Grants (Until Funds are Exhausted)
NJEDA-Golden Seeds Angel Investment Resources (Ongoing)
All NJEDA Financing and Incentives Programs
AACCNJ Small Business Bonding Readiness Assistance (Free 8-Week Program)
Verizon Small Business Readiness Program
Grassroots Grants for BIPOC Led and Serving Groups (Ongoing)
The Catalyst Fund by Roddenberry Foundation (Rolling Deadline)
Single Mom Stimulus Grant (Deadline: Rolling)
Komen Financial Assistance Program (Deadline: Rolling)
Bevolution Brave Voices Fund (Deadline: Rolling)
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (Rolling Deadline)
Helping Growth-Stage Businesses Succeed by Rutgers Business School
Pulitzer Center Reporting Grants & Fellowships (Rolling Deadline)
Hispanic Digital and Delivery Program by Pepsi (Rolling Deadline)
Wish Local Empowerment Program
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples’
Warrior Rising Vettrepreneur Grant (Rolling Deadline)
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Grants (Rolling Deadline)
IFundWomen of Color – Caress & American Express