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Funding for startups in New Jersey
New Jersey runs 12 programmes of its own, and 9 of them take applications right now. The 63 federal programmes further down are open to New Jersey companies too. We read each one on its official site and note the date we checked.
Run by New Jersey and local bodies
Angel Investor Tax Credit Program
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) · New Jersey
Investors get a state tax credit worth up to 35 to 40% of what they put into an eligible early-stage New Jersey tech or life sciences company.
Angel Match Program
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) · New Jersey
NJEDA matches an outside investor dollar-for-dollar with a $100,000 to $1 million convertible note for revenue-stage New Jersey tech companies.
New Jersey Innovation Fellows Program (NJIF) — Cohort III
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) · New Jersey
A team of first-time New Jersey founders can get up to $400,000 over two years as salary replacement to build their startup full time.
New Jersey Loan Expansion and Network Development (NJ LEND)
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) · New Jersey
Growing New Jersey businesses can borrow $750,000 to $5 million for real estate, equipment, or working capital through this state loan pilot.
NJ Founders & Funders
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) · New Jersey
NJEDA arranges warm introductions and 10-minute one-on-one meetings between New Jersey startups and angel or institutional investors, twice a year.
NJ Innovation Evergreen Fund (NJIEF)
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) · New Jersey
New Jersey co-invests state tax-credit-raised capital alongside professional VC firms into high-growth NJ startups via the Innovation Evergreen Fund.
NJII Venture Studio
New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), a corporation of NJIT, in partnership with NJEDA · New Jersey
NJII turns New Jersey university and corporate IP into new companies, investing up to $1 million into each venture it launches, from Newark.
SBIR/STTR Direct Financial Assistance Program (Round 5)
NJEDA, via the NJ Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) · New Jersey
NJ-based federal SBIR/STTR award winners get a $25,000 match grant, or a $50,000 bridge grant while their Phase II application is pending.
Small Business Fund
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) · New Jersey
NJEDA lends up to $500,000 for fixed assets or working capital to creditworthy small New Jersey businesses that cannot get a bank loan alone.
Catalyst Seed R&D Grant Program
NJEDA, via the NJ Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) · New Jersey
Early-stage New Jersey innovators can win up to $75,000 (or $150,000 for life-science therapeutics) to move research toward a sellable product, when a round is open.
Clean Tech Research & Development Seed Grant Program
NJEDA, via the NJ Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) · New Jersey
Early-stage New Jersey clean tech companies can win up to $75,000 to move a technology toward commercial readiness, when a round is open.
Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer (NOL) Program
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) · New Jersey
Unprofitable NJ tech and biotech companies can sell their unused net operating losses and R&D tax credits for cash instead of waiting to turn a profit.
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Federal programmes open to New Jersey businesses
Grants 23
- AFWERX SBIR/STTR & Army xTechup to $15M
- Amber Grant for Womenup to $50k
- ARPA-E
- ARPA-H
- Comcast RISEup to $5k
- DHS SBIRup to $1M
- DoD SBIR/STTRup to $2.15M
- DOE SBIR/STTRup to $2.15M
- ED/IES SBIRup to $1M
- EDA Build to Scale (B2S)up to $5M
- EPA SBIRup to $400k
- Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program
- FedEx Small Business Grant Contestup to $50k
- NASA SBIR/STTRup to $1.27M
- NIH SBIR/STTRup to $4.19M
- NOAA SBIRup to $690k
- NSF SBIR/STTR — America's Seed Fund powered by NSFup to $1.25M
- Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) — Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiencyup to $25M
- SBA Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC)up to $200k
- SBIR/STTR (America's Seed Fund)up to $2.15M
- US DOT SBIRup to $200k
- USDA NIFA SBIR
- Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)up to $200k
Loans & guarantees 15
- CAPLines (SBA 7(a) Lines of Credit)up to $5M
- CDFI Fund — Certified Community Development Financial Institution Network
- DOE Loan Programs Office (Office of Energy Dominance Financing)
- Export Working Capital Program (EWCP)up to $5M
- International Trade Loan Program (ITL)up to $5M
- Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan (MREIDL)up to $2M
- SBA 504 Loan Program (CDC/504)up to $5.5M
- SBA 7(a) Loan Programup to $5M
- SBA Community Advantage Loansup to $1M
- SBA Disaster Loans (Physical Damage & Economic Injury)up to $2M
- SBA Microloan Programup to $50k
- SBA-504 and 7(a) Combined Loan Cap ($10M)up to $10M
- EXIM Working Capital Guarantee Programup to $10M
- SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Programup to $14M
- State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)
Tax benefits 8
- Federal R&D Tax Credit (Section 41)
- New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC)
- QSBS Section 1202 Exclusionup to $15M
- Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ)
- R&D Payroll Tax Offset (Qualified Small Business Payroll Tax Credit)up to $500k
- Section 174A Domestic R&D Expensing Restoration
- State R&D Tax Credits (multi-state landscape)
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)up to $2.4k
Equity 7
- 500 Global Flagship Acceleratorup to $150k
- Antler US Residency
- gener8tor Investment Acceleratorup to $100k
- HAXup to $250k
- Neo Accelerator
- Techstars Standard Investment Termsup to $220k
- Y Combinator Standard Dealup to $500k
Support & credits 10
- AWS Activateup to $200k
- Google for Startups Cloud Programup to $350k
- Microsoft for Startupsup to $150k
- MassChallenge Accelerator Programs (Traction & Challenge)
- MBDA Business Center Network
- NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
- NVIDIA Inception
- Plug and Play Accelerator Programs
- SBA 8(a) Business Development Program
- Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program
The other New Jersey deadline funders will ask about
Most programmes above ask for financials and a company in good standing. In New Jersey that means the Annual Report — Due by the last day of the anniversary month of formation, every year.
This page exists because New Jersey has at least 2 verified programmes of its own. See every state, or tell us about a New Jersey programme we are missing via the contact page.
Funders read the books before the pitch
Every programme on this page asks for financials in a particular shape. We keep New Jersey books in that shape year-round, so applying is an export rather than a rebuild.