With more than $16,785.00 million dollars in grants and additional local government funding sources of $13,515.00 million dollars, the majority of the federal budget in government grants is put into the business sector every year as small businesses and large corporations are the foundation of the economic growth in New Jersey. There are 195,445 business establishments in the state of New Jersey, and they break down to the following:

New Jersey Business Sector Breakdown by Size:

  • 121,666 registered businesses in New Jersey have 0 to 4 employees. People who work at home with sole proprietorship are included in this breakdown.
  • 31,796 registered businesses in New Jersey have 5 to 9 employees.
  • 18,893 registered businesses in New Jersey have 10-19 employees.
  • 16,102 registered businesses in New Jersey have 20-99 employees.
  • 3,787 registered businesses in New Jersey have 100 to 499 employees.
  • Over 3,201 registered businesses in New Jersey have over 500 employees.

New Jersey Business Sector Breakdown in Service Industries:

  • 30,811 registered businesses in New Jersey are in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector.
  • 13,731 registered businesses in New Jersey are in the Administrative, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services sector.
  • 19,421 registered businesses in New Jersey are in the Accommodation and Food Services sector.
  • More than 23,406 registered businesses in New Jersey are also service orientated businesses but are not categorized to the above sectors.

If you are in the farming industry, you may be eligible to apply for small business grants as well. There are more than 10,000 farms in the state of New Jersey.

Starting and managing a small business in New Jersey is not an easy task. Over $177,071,000,000.00 US dollars are paid to employee salaries/payroll alone in the state of New Jersey and more than 39,707 businesses declare bankruptcy every single year. Although the federal government does not publically provide grants for starting and expanding a business, in New Jersey, some small business grants are given to business owners to start and grow their ventures, and grant recipients do not have to pay back the funding from government. Therefore, it makes sense to look into small business grants as one of your sources to fund your business.

To apply for business grants in New Jersey, contact New Jersey financial aid agencies, or

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Current online applicants in New Jersey are browsing from the following cities: Piscataway, Marlton, Bloomfield, East Rutherford, Rosemont, Irvington, Green Village, Saddle River, Haworth, Jobstown

Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
New Jersey NRCS Community Gardens/Farm Grants (Apply for USDA NRCS NJ CTA NOFO00001240)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS NJ CTA NOFO00001240
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $25,000
NRCS New Jersey Conservation Planning and Data Processing (Apply for USDA NRCS NJ CPLAN NOFO0001274)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS NJ CPLAN NOFO0001274
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $2,500,000
Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of New Jersey (Apply for HHS 2023 ACF OHS CH R2 0081)

Funding Number: HHS 2023 ACF OHS CH R2 0081
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $723,599
NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 – New Jersey (Apply for USDA NRCS NJ CIG 23 NOFO0001265)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS NJ CIG 23 NOFO0001265
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $380,000
New Jersey NRCS Urban Conservation Project (Apply for USDA NRCS NJ MULTI 22 NOFO0001188)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS NJ MULTI 22 NOFO0001188
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $25,000
Conservation Innovation Grants New Jersey State Program (Apply for USDA NRCS NJ CIG 22 NOFO0001165)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS NJ CIG 22 NOFO0001165
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $275,000
Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of New Jersey (Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R02 1879)

Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R02 1879
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $11,213,897
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Expansion - Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Carolina (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH 1818)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH 1818
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $4,027,077
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee -- Burlington County, New Jersey (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R02 1834)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R02 1834
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $5,838,427
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee -- The City of East Orange, New Jersey (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R02 1766)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R02 1766
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $4,866,412

 

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