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.
SBA Loan Programs
CDFI Loan Programs
Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation (GNEC)
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC)
UCEDC Virtual Incubator Program
*Upon completion of the incubator program, participants will receive forgivable loans of up to $10,000 at 0% interest*
Lender Match Programs
Tory Burch Foundation Capital Program
Crowdfunded Loan
Upcoming Deadlines
Verizon Digital Ready Grant (June 30 2025)
Faire Small Business Grant (June 30 2025)
FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab (July 3 2025)
$10k Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund (July 7 2025)
Santander Cultivate Small Business Grant (July 8 2025)
Honeycomb Credit x Sengo Spark Grant (July 17 2025)
Rémy Martin This is My City Grant Program (July 18 2025)
2025 Allstate Main Street Grants Program (July 25 2025)
AT&T Small Business Contest (September 30 2025)
Monthly Deadlines
$2,000 Sallie Mae Scholarship (Deadline: Monthly)
Quarterly Deadlines
Main Street America & T Mobile Hometown Grant Program (Quarterly)
Cécred x BeyGOOD Fund (5x’s per year)
Start.Pivot.Grow. Grant (Quarterly)
Annual Programs
The Halstead Grant (Deadline: TBD)
American Fellowships Grant AAUW (Deadline: November 15th Every Year)
Career Development Grants by AAUW (Deadline: November 22nd Every Year)
Community Action Grants by AAUW (Deadline: November 22nd Every Year)
Ongoing Programs
NJSHARES Utility Bill Assistance Program
NJEDA Small Business Improvement Grant
NJEDA Small Business Lease Grant
NJEDA eCommerce Support Program
NJEDA-Golden Seeds Angel Investment Resources
All NJEDA Financing and Incentives Programs
Etsy Disaster Relief Grant Application
AACCNJ Small Business Bonding Readiness Assistance (Free 8-Week Program)
The Catalyst Fund by Roddenberry Foundation
Komen Financial Assistance Program
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Helping Growth-Stage Businesses Succeed by Rutgers Business School
Pulitzer Center Reporting Grants & Fellowships
Wish Local Empowerment Program
Warrior Rising Vettrepreneur Grant
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans’ Families
2024 Kitty Fund Mother-Led Business Grant
FEARLESS fund Pitch for Early-Stage, High Growth Ventures
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
Closed, Future Dates TBD
Fresh Start Business Grant – Bizee
Young Entrepreneur Scholarship- Bizee
Launch Blue Pre-Seed Accelerator Program for Startups