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
The BLOC Free 12-Week Construction Training Program Information
The BLOC Free 12-Week Construction Training Program Application
The Champion Shipper Sweepstakes by Fedex (Deadline: December 20th 2024)
2024 Zen Business $5k Grant Program (Deadline: December 31st 2024)
Honeycomb Credit’s $5,000 Change It Up Fall Grant (Deadline: December 31st 2024)
Galaxy Grants by Galaxy of Stars (Deadline: December 31st 2024)
2024 ZenBusiness $5k Grant Program (Deadline: December 31st 2024)
Calling All Makers by Brooklyn Brewery (Deadline: December 31st 2024)
Vision Maker Media Acquisitions Fund 2024 (Deadline: January 1st 2025 1:00AM)
Vision Maker Media Native Youth Media Project 2024 (Deadline: January 1st 2025 1:00AM)
Vision Maker Media Creative Shorts Mentorship July – December 2024 (Deadline: January 1st 2025)
Vision Maker Media Public Media Fund July – December 2024 (Deadline: January 1st 2025 1:00AM)
The Retail Readiness Training Program (Deadline: January 26th 2025)
Cartier Women’s Initiative (Applications Open: April 18th 2025, Deadline: June 25th 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)
Annual Programs
The Halstead Grant (Deadline: Postmark May 1st 2025)
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
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
Kinetic Business Black Business Support Fund
Etsy Disaster Relief Grant Application
AACCNJ Small Business Bonding Readiness Assistance (Free 8-Week Program)
Grassroots Grants for BIPOC Led and Serving Groups
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
Hispanic Digital and Delivery Program by Pepsi
Wish Local Empowerment Program
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples
Warrior Rising Vettrepreneur Grant
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Grants
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans’ Families
Amazon Black Business Accelerator
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
Point Foundation LGBTQ+ Scholarship Fund Community College Scholarship
Launch Blue Pre-Seed Accelerator Program for Startups
Veteran Shark Tank Pitch Competition
Social Justice Fund by AJ Muste Foundation
About Her Culture Micro Grant Program for African and Caribbean Women
