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New Jersey grants for nonprofits & individuals

Open federal and state grants New Jersey organizations and individuals can apply for — with who qualifies, how much, the deadline, and exactly what each one requires.

Federal grant funding to New Jersey (FY2025)
$28.4B
#12 of 50 states
Per resident
$3,062
federal grants per capita

State-specific New Jersey grant programs are being added; federal opportunities below are open to New Jersey applicants.

Which federal programs actually fund New Jersey

Competitively awarded federal grant dollars that went to New Jersey recipients in FY2025 — project grants and cooperative agreements only. Formula and block funding (Medicaid, highways) is excluded because it is allocated to state government, not won by applicants.

ProgramAssistance listingAwarded in New Jersey
1332 State Innovation Waivers93.423$554.8M
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)97.036$374.1M
Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program20.527$363.9M
Climate Pollution Reduction Grants66.046$248.9M
Head Start93.600$198.0M
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance93.243$102.6M
Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience81.254$99.5M
Health Center Program (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care)93.224$91.0M

Who won competitive federal grants in New Jersey

The largest New Jersey recipients of competitive federal grant awards in FY2025. Useful for two things: seeing who your likely co-applicants and partners are, and seeing which programs have a track record of paying out in this state.

RecipientAwarded
BANKING AND INSURANCE, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF$554.5M
NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION$424.6M
LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF$423.8M
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION$276.8M
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY$227.4M
HEALTH, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF$169.8M
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY$169.7M
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY$139.0M

Open federal grants for New Jersey applicants

A sample of the 2,243 federal opportunities open now — each links to a full breakdown of eligibility, required documents, and deadlines. Listed first: the 12 whose program has a record of awarding money in New Jersey.

Fiscal Year 2027 Expanding Nutrition ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration · $350,000 – $350,000 · due 2026-09-09 · funded in New JerseyAtopic Dermatitis Research Network (ADRN) (U19 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health · $4,520,000 · due 2026-09-24 · funded in New JerseyNIAID Career Transition Award (K22 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · up to $150,000 · due 2028-01-07 · funded in New JerseyNIAID Investigator Initiated Program Project Applications (P01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2029-05-25 · funded in New JerseyNIAID Resource-Related Research Projects (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2029-05-25 · funded in New JerseyNIAID Clinical Trial Implementation Cooperative Agreement (U01 Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of Health · due 2029-07-05 · funded in New JerseyFY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grants NOFODepartment of Housing and Urban Development · $2,500 – $25,000,000 · due 2026-08-26 · funded in New JerseyPublic Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program – Solutions for AI-Native RANMisty L Roosa Grantor · due 2026-09-09 · funded in New JerseyNational Institute of General Medical Sciences Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program (T32)National Institutes of Health · due 2026-09-25 · funded in New JerseyTribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) Program (UE5/T32)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-01-25 · funded in New JerseyMedical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) (T32)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-01-25 · funded in New JerseyNational Centers for Cryo-electron Tomography (cryoET) (R24 -Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-01-26 · funded in New Jersey
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This report compiles and structures publicly available grant information from official federal and state sources. It is not legal, financial, or grant-writing advice, is not an endorsement by any grantor, and does not replace reading the official grant solicitation or consulting a grants professional. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are current as of the source’s publication date — always confirm against the official notice of funding opportunity before you apply. Many federal grants are not available to for-profit businesses or individuals; where that applies, the report says so.