Minority-owned grants in New Jersey

No minority-owned grants in New Jersey right now. Here are 3 New Jersey grants any owner can apply for, and 3 national minority-owned grants.

New Jersey grants any owner can apply for

• Downtown Facade Improvement Program

  RollingWoodbridge Township (Downtown SID, NYC metro), NJ

  Downtown Woodbridge Special Improvement District / Woodbridge Township

  Up to $2,500

  Business owners and tenants located within the Downtown Woodbridge SID boundaries doing facade work on their storefronts.

  Pays you backQuick●○○Any owner

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on twp.woodbridge.nj.us (opens in a new tab)

• TDA Facade Improvement Grant

  RollingTrenton (Downtown Special Improvement District), NJ

  Trenton Downtown Association

  Up to $5,000

  Small business owners and commercial/mixed-use property owners in the downtown Trenton Special Improvement District doing approved exterior work (paint, signage, lighting).

  Pays you backQuick●○○Any owner

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on trenton-downtown.com (opens in a new tab)

• UEZ West Ward Facade Improvement Grant (Pilot)

  RollingNewark (West Ward UEZ: Orange St & South Orange Ave corridors), NJ

  Invest Newark / Newark Urban Enterprise Zone (with Partnership West)

  Up to $10,000

  UEZ-certified Newark businesses (owners or tenants with 2+ years on the lease) on Orange St (1st St to Roseville Ave) or South Orange Ave (Bergen to Dover St).

  No matchMedium●●○Any owner

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on investnewark.org (opens in a new tab)

National minority-owned grants

• Galaxy Grant

  Closes in 13 daysNational

  Hidden Star (501(c)(3))

  $2,500

  Women- and minority-owned small businesses in the US.

  No matchQuick●○○Women-ownedMinority-owned

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on galaxyofstars.org (opens in a new tab)

• Sephora Beauty Grant (2027)

  Closes Nov 6National

  Fifteen Percent Pledge and Sephora

  Up to $100,000

  US beauty CPG businesses with $100k+ annual revenue, 1+ year operating, and 51%+ ownership by underrepresented founders (including Black, AAPI, Hispanic, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, women, first-generation immigrant founders).

  No matchMedium●●○Black-ownedHispanic-ownedMinority-ownedWomen-ownedLGBTQ+-owned

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on 15percentpledge.org (opens in a new tab)

• REI Path Ahead Ventures Navigate & Ascent

  Opens Nov 9National

  REI Co-op Path Ahead Ventures

  $7,500 or $25,000

  US outdoor product brand.

  No matchBig job●●●Minority-owned

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on rei.com (opens in a new tab)