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
**WCEC Business Plan Expo with Pitch Competition (Deadline: May 7th 2024 5:00PM ET)**
digitalundivided Breakthrough Grant (April 21st 2024 11:59PM EST)
The Black Genius Foundation Strokes of Genius (Deadline: April 21 2024 11:59PM EST)
Mommy to Millionaire The Pitch Perfect Grant (Deadline: April 25th 2024)
The American Dream Awards (Deadline: April 30th 2024 6:00PM EDT)
BeMobile Verizon Take the Leap (Deadline: April 30th 2024)
Cadence Cash Thrive Grant (Deadline: April 30th 2024)
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans’ Families (May 6th 2024)
2024 Black Ambition Prize Competition (Deadline: May 6th 2024 6:00PM PST)
LIFT: Accelerating Equitable Health Innovation 2024 (Deadline: May 6th 2024)
Greenhouse Juntos Crecemos 2024 Program (Deadline: May 6th 2024)
The Black Ambition Prize (Deadline: May 6th 2024 6:00PM PST
Learning Landscapes Challenge (Deadline: May 14th 2024)
Prosperity Now 2024 Rise Challenge (Deadline: May 15th 2024)
National Black Business Pitch Competition (Deadline: COB June 3rd 2024)
Jobber Grants for Excellence in Home Service (Deadline: June 12th 2024)
Boundless Futures Foundation EmpowHer Grants (Deadline: June 16th 2024 11:59PM, More TBD)
AT&T She’s Connected (Deadline: July 10th 2024 11:59 PM EDT)
Legal Zoom & AO Fund Fast Break for Small Business (Deadline: September 13th 2024)
2024 Kitty Fund Mother-Led Business Grant
Kinetic Business Black Business Support Fund (Deadline: Rolling)
Etsy Disaster Relief Grant Application (Deadline: Rolling)
NJEDA Small Business Improvement Grant
NJEDA Small Business Lease Grant
NJEDA eCommerce Support Program
D-Prize $20k Startup Grants to Change the World (Opens April 2024)
Launch Blue Pre-Seed Accelerator Program for Startups (Opens April 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)
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 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
