Grants for Small Business Owners & Entrepreneurs
In addition to the funding opportunities on this page, below, we have a robust offering of funding webinars. Click here to see the full schedule.
- NJEDA Life Sciences Programs and Incentives
- Small Business Growth Fund by HelloAlice (Deadline: Oct 27, 2023 at 6:00pm EDT)
- Future Builders Fellowship by Halcyon (Deadline: October 20th 2023)
- 2024 Arts & History Grant Funding by The Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs (Deadline: October 13th 2023)
- Well-Being by Design Fellowship- Joan Ganz Cooney Center, Sesame Workshop and Pinterest (Deadline: October 18th 2023)
- Small Business, Big Dreams: Women In Business Challenge (Deadline: October 17th, 2023)
- $10k Merchant Maverick Opportunity Grant for Native American Small Businesses (Deadline: November 30th 2023)
- Creciendo Con TikTok for Small Business Grant (Deadline: Monday, October 23rd, 2023 at 11:59pm PST)
- Third Wave Mobilize Power Fund (Deadline: November 1st 2023)
- #WEHustleHarderGrant by twoXconsulting (Deadline: December 1, 2023 by 11:59 p.m.)
- BIPOC Small Business Grant by Annuity Freedom (Rolling Deadline)
- Impact100 Essex Impact Grant and Equity Grant (Deadline: September 8th 2023)
- FedEx® Entrepreneur Fund (2023) (Deadline: Oct 06, 2023 at 6:00pm EDT)
- Keep a Breast Give Back Grant (Deadline: November 1st 2023)
- Enthuse Foundation 5th Annual Pitch Competition (Application Period: August 21st-October 2nd 2023)
- The Catalyst Fund by Roddenberry Foundation
- Atomic Grants by Passion Collective (Deadlines: September 29th & December 15th 2023)
- Pure Leaf "No" Grant (Deadlines: August 31st 2023 & October 31st 2023)
- NJEDA Food Retail Innovation in Delivery Grant (FRIDG) (Until Funds are Exhausted)
- NJEDA New Jersey Indoor (NJ) Amusement Park Grant Program (Until Funds are Exhausted)
- Point Foundation LGBTQ+ Scholarship Fund BIPOC Scholarship (Applicatoion Period February 15th to March 15th)
- Point Foundation LGBTQ+ Scholarship Fund Community College Scholarship (Application Period November 3rd - January 4th)
- Point Foundation LGBTQ+ Scholarship Fund Flagship Scholarship (Application Period October 26th - December 21st)
- Warrior Rising Vettrepreneur Grant (Ongoing)
- AACCNJ Small Business Bonding Readiness Assistance (Free 8-Week Program)
- NJEDA-Golden Seeds Angel Investment Resources (Ongoing)
- NJEDA Rent Support Grants (Until Funds are Exhausted)
- Free Limited Edition AAPI Heritage Month UPS Boxes (Pack of 20)
- Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce AAPI Small Business Membership Grant (Ongoing)
- T-Mobile Hometown Grants (Deadline: June 30th 2023, September 30th 2023, December 31st 2023)
- Helping Growth-Stage Businesses Succeed by Rutgers Business School
- NJEDA Small Business E-Commerce Support Program
- Pulitzer Center Reporting Grants & Fellowships
- Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Program
- Grassroots Grants for BIPOC Led and Serving Groups (Ongoing)
- Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples (Rotating)
- Single Mom Stimulus Grant (Deadline: Rolling)
- Komen Financial Assistance Program (Deadline: Rolling)
- Bevolution Brave Voices Fund (Deadline: Rolling)
- Awesome Without Boarders (Deadline: Rolling)
- Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (Year Round)
- Hispanic Digitial and Delivery Program by Pepsi (Rolling Deadline)
- American Fellowships Grant AAUW (Grant Cycle: August 1st to November 1st Annually)
- Career Development Grants by AAUW (Grant Cycle: August 1st to November 15th Annually)
- Research Publication Grants in Engineering, Medicine and Science by AAUW (Grant Cycle: August 1st to December 1st Annually)
- Wish Local Empowerment Program
- Community Action Grants by AAUW (Deadline: December 1st Every Year)
- Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples
- Princeton Small Business Resiliency Fund (Deadline- First Come First Serve)
- A Digital Funding Solution for Women of Color - HerSuiteSpot (Monthly Cycles)
- IFundWomen of Color - Caress & American Express
- FTG COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant
- NJEDA Small Business Improvement Grant
- NJEDA Small Business Lease Grant
- Amazon Black Business Accelerator
- SoGal Black Founder's Grants
- Amber Grant
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.
- Entrepreneurs of Color Fund by LISC and GNEC
- NJEDA Small Business Fund
- The Profitability Project Micro Loan for Woman-Owned Businesses
- Tory Burch Foundation Capital Program
- LISC Loan Programs
- 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
- Cape May County COVID-19 Business Assistance Program
- AACC & NJCC Equitable Small Business Initiative
- New Jersey Community Capital: Garden State Relief Fund
- NJ Economic Development Authority - Financing and Incentives
- GNEC Dream Maker Loan
- SBA Disaster Loan Assistance
