Featured Grants & Opportunities

Grants

• NJEDA – Main Street Acquisition Support Grant: This rolling program offers grants of up to $50,000 to reimburse eligible small businesses for closing costs when purchasing a commercial property. It’s a game-changer for businesses looking to move from renting to owning.
• NJEDA – Historic Property Survey Grant: Closing Soon! This program, which provides funding for identifying and evaluating historic resources, will close on March 31, 2026. There is approximately $162,500 remaining in the allocation—act fast!
• NJEDA – Asset Activation Planning Grant (Round 4): Applications are still being accepted for planning grants up to $100,000 to help revitalize under-utilized public assets.
• US Department of Transportation – Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant: This program provides grants for surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact. The eligibility requirements allow project sponsors, including state and local governments, counties, Tribal governments, transit agencies, and port authorities, to pursue multi-modal and multi-jurisdictional projects that are more difficult to fund through other grant programs.
• NJEDA – Reducing Emissions through Retrofits, Optimization, Fuel-switching, and Innovative Technologies (RETROFIT NJ) Grant: This is a $75 million pilot program launched to provide financial assistance to multi-pronged, large-scale retrofit projects that enable holistic energy improvements at buildings, campuses, and multi-building facilities. The program will provide grant awards ranging from $2.5 to $12.5 million to reimburse applicants for eligible hard and soft construction costs, including design, equipment, construction, and commissioning.
• T-Mobile Hometown Grants: Grants up to $50,000 for eligible small towns to fund transformational projects including revitalizing parks, upgrading technology, supporting public safety, and more. Deadline to apply is March 31, 2026.

Compliance & Regulatory Reminders

• Minimum Wage Check: Reminder that the NJ minimum wage is now $15.92/hour. Ensure all digital and physical labor posters reflect this 2026 update.
• Earned Sick Leave Guide: NJDOL recently released an updated guide to help small businesses navigate the Earned Sick Leave law.