New Jersey state departments and agencies provide financial assistance for a variety of programs through grants. The state provides citizens and organizations funds through grants for everything from educational projects to public health initiatives. Information available on the Web about state government grants can be accessed from this page.
- Agriculture in the Classroom - Educational Grant Programs- helps teachers and their students learn about agriculture and shows how it is important and useful in real life.
- Farmland Preservation Program - see information under the folowing headings:
- Grants to Nonprofits - fund up to 50 percent of the fee simple or development easement values on farms to ensure their permanent preservation.
- Planning Incentive Grants - are provided for the purchase of development easements to permanently protect large blocks of reasonably contiguous farmland in project areas.
- Soil and Water Conservation Grants - fund up to 50 percent of the cost of approved soil and water conservation projects.
- Business Incentives - see information under the following headings:
- Business Relocation Assistance Grant Program (BRAG) - provides relocation grants to businesses that create a minimum of 25 new full-time jobs by relocating to New Jersey or expanding to a new location in New Jersey.
- Workforce Training Grants & Other Assistance - awards matching grant dollars to employers for classroom-based and on-the-job training.
- Financial Assistance - is tailored to the needs of the business community through New Jersey's assistance programs. To help you locate or expand here, we'll provide a custom-designed package of incentives and advise you of tax advantages.
- Programs Book- includes programs and services dealing with housing matters, local government finance, fire safety, child care, women's issues, disabled persons, low-income energy conservation, local police services, local government management, rooming and boarding houses, affordable housing, domestic violence, urban neighborhoods, and many other issues of community interest.
- New Jersey State Plan- provides a vision for the future that will preserve and enhance the quality of life for all residents of New Jersey.
- Smart Future Planning Grants- provides $2.7 million annually through the state budget to fund and foster cooperative planning, that lead to sustainable communities and enhanced quality of life. 'Smart Future' refers to the implementation of Smart Growth strategies that recognize the interconnectivity of civic life within the State, as well as the long-term need to conserve natural resources.
- Smart Future Planning Grants- provides $2.7 million annually through the state budget to fund and foster cooperative planning, that lead to sustainable communities and enhanced quality of life. 'Smart Future' refers to the implementation of Smart Growth strategies that recognize the interconnectivity of civic life within the State, as well as the long-term need to conserve natural resources.
- New Jersey Historical Commission - Grants
- General Operating Support - provides general assistance to historical organizations, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, and similar organizations with collections or programming relating to the history of New Jersey.
- Projects - provides funding for expenses of specific projects relating to New Jersey history. Eligible categories include conservation of historical materials (manuscripts, books, costumes, historical visuals); editorial and publication projects; educational initiatives; exhibitions; media (film, radio, videotape, digital media); public programs; and research (including archaeological projects, fellowships, oral history, and national and New Jersey registers of historic places nominations).
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission - Grant Program (2001)- funds non-profit community-based organizations that, through their missions and programs, promote Dr. King's principles and legacy.
- The Center for Youth Policy and Programs (CYP&P) - V-Free Mini-Grants- are designed to help students develop projects and promote activities aimed at fostering environments in their schools and communities that are free of violence, vandalism, and victimization. Any student or youth group, with the help of a teacher or advisor, can apply for a grant from $50-$3,000 to carry out their own V-Free projects.
- The New Jersey State Council on the Arts - is offering grants in the following categories:
General Operating Support for organizations with missions exclusively devoted to the arts or an art form
General Program Support for organizations with missions beyond the arts with ongoing arts programs
Special Project Support for single arts events, such as a concert, theatre production, exhibition, dance performance or reading
Arts Education Special Initiative grants to assist organizations in becoming resources to educational systems
Projects Serving Artists grants for organizations for projects addressing specific artists needs, including commissioning new works
Community Arts Collaboration grants for projects addressing a community challenge through the arts in partnership with multiple community sectors
Artist Fellowships are awarded annually on a highly competitive basis to individual artists in 14 discplinary categories
Folk Arts Apprenticeships awarded annually support the passing on of traditional artforms by enabling apprentices to study with a master artist
- Office of Grants Management & Development
- Discretionary Grants- are awarded to selected agencies to address specific education initiatives. With the exception of grant programs that are designed to be implemented over a number of years, applicants usually compete for awards annually.
- Entitlement Grants- provide funds to specific grantees on the basis of a formula prescribed in legislation or regulation rather than on the basis of an individual project review. The formula is usually based on such factors as population, enrollment, per capita income, or a specific need. Applicants do not compete for these funds.
- Other Funding Sources - includes contact information and links to sources which contain education-related grant opportunities.
- Frequently Asked Questions- FAQs of the Office of Grants Management and Development.
- Discretionary Grants- are awarded to selected agencies to address specific education initiatives. With the exception of grant programs that are designed to be implemented over a number of years, applicants usually compete for awards annually.
- Grant and Loan Programs 2000-2001 - are related to Environmental Regulation, Land Use Management, Environmental Planning and Science, Natural and Historic Resources, and others.
- State Environmental Education Directory (Seeds) - Grant Opportunities - can be used to cover projects related to recycling, pollution control and management, environmental awareness and action programs, natural resource protection, tree planting and community forestry programs, and watershed management and protection.
- Environmental Services Program (ESP) - provides financial assistance for local environmental projects through a matching grants program. Administered by the Department of Environmental Protection's Office of Legislative and External Affairs, the ESP helps municipalities fund projects that will enhance environmental quality in New Jersey.
- Division of Watershed Management - Financial Resources - Funding Sources for Watershed Management Activities - are related to wide array of environmental and water quality improvement projects and watershed management planning.
- Directory of DHSS Grant Programs- pertains to a variety of health- related issues, including addiction services, AIDS, cancer research, communicable diseases, maternal and child health services, special child and adult health services, and senior affairs.
- Office of Minority and Multicultural Health - Grants, Foundations and Fellowships- provide a variety of educational grant opportunities for minority students.
- Workforce Development Partnership Program (WDP) - offers qualified workers career counseling, vocational and remedial education, tuition waivers, and grants to help pay for training in marketable skills.
- Customized Training- grants are potentially eligible to individual employers, employer organizations and labor organizations, or community-based organizations that seek to address common training needs in demand occupations within a particular industry.
- Grants - contains information pertaining to federal and state grants involving law enforcement, juvenile justice, body armor replacement, and others.
- Local Government Services - Programs- provide state and federal aid pertaining to a variety of transportation-related issues, including pedestrian safety, bikeways, centers of place, and others.
- Smart Moves for Business (SMFB) Challenge Grant Program - awards financial assistance grants to New Jersey employers to develop innovative commuter assistance services at their work sites.
- New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESSA) - Grants
- Tuition Aid Grant (TAG)- depending on the applicant's need, a TAG award can cover close to the full cost of tuition at a public college or a portion of that cost. The program also offers sizeable awards to attend in-state private institutions.
Other Grant Information
- New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
- Educational Opportunity Fund and Commission Grant Programs - are aimed at providing access to higher education for disadvantaged students.
- Educational Opportunity Fund and Commission Grant Programs - are aimed at providing access to higher education for disadvantaged students.
- New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology
- Small Business Innovation Research Bridge Grant Program provides $50,000 grants to sustain New Jersey’s technology entrepreneurs during a gap in federal funding between SBIR Phase I awards and Phase II. Applications online.
- New Jersey Technology Fellowships offers New Jersey technology-based firms $50,000 to hire post-doctoral graduates from New Jersey research universities, moving cutting-edge research from the lab to the marketplace.
- Small Business Innovation Research Bridge Grant Program provides $50,000 grants to sustain New Jersey’s technology entrepreneurs during a gap in federal funding between SBIR Phase I awards and Phase II. Applications online.
