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Browse funding resources to address environmental, social, economic, and public health needs at the community level.
Funding Opportunities
See NJDEP administered grant and loan programs.
Deadline Approaching
Youth Inclusion Initiative Application due February 20, 2025.
Historic Preservation Certified Local Government Grants Application due February 25, 2025.
Community-Based Art Grant Program Application due February 26, 2025.
National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) Proposal due March 7, 2025.
Freshwater Wetland Mitigation Council RFP Full Proposal due within 90 days of approval of conceptual proposal (March 19, 2025).
Solid Waste Recycling Enhancement Act (REA) Higher Education Research Grant Program Application due March 31, 2025 (Deadline Extended).
Rolling Deadline
- Blue Acres Program
- Child Care Facilities
- Clean Vessel – Pump Out Facilities
- Community Firewise Grants
- Community Wildfire Protection Plan Grants
- County Environmental Health Act Grants
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program
- Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant (EC-SDC)
- eMobility Rolling Grants
- Green Acres State Land Acquisition Program
- Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund
- It Pays to Plug In: NJ’s Electric Vehicle Workplace Charging Grant Program
- NJ Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Program (NJUCF) Green Communities
- NJ Water Bank Program (Formerly “Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program (Clean Water Financing)”)
- NJ Water Bank Technical Assistance Planning and Design Grant
- Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Remediation, Upgrade and Closure Fund
- Radon Awareness Program
- Shore Protection Program
- Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Grant: Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program
- WorkClean: Diesel Modernization Program
- Addressing New Jersey’s Highest Priority Research and Monitoring Needs for Environment, Wildlife, and Fisheries Associated with Offshore Wind
- Blue Acres Program
- Child Care Facilities
- Clean Vessel – Pump Out Facilities
- Community-Based Art Grant Program
- Community-Based Deer Management Grant Program
- Community Firewise Grants
- Community Wildfire Protection Plan Grants
- County Environmental Health Act Grants
- Dam Restoration & Inland Water Projects Loan Program
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program
- Electric School Bus Grant Program
- Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant (EC-SDC)
- eMobility Rolling Grants
- Endangered Species – Conserve Wildlife Matching Grant
- Freshwater Wetland Mitigation Council RFP
- Green Acres Local Assistance Grants & Loans
- Green Acres Nonprofit Acquisition Grants
- Green Acres State Land Acquisition Program
- Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund
- Historic Preservation Certified Local Government Grants
- It Pays to Plug In: NJ’s Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program
- Municipal Recycling Tonnage Grants
- Municipal Stormwater Assistance Grants
- National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP)
- National Recreational Trails Program
- Natural Climate Solutions Grants
- NJ Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Program (NJUCF) Leafing Out Grants-Education
- NJ Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Program (NJUCF) Leafing Out Grants-Management
- NJ Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Program (NJUCF) Green Communities
- NJ Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Program (NJUCF) Stewardship Grants
- NJ Fish & Wildlife, Endangered Species-Eastern Copperhead Survey Technique Development
- NJ Water Bank Program (Formerly “Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program (Clean Water Financing)”)
- NJ Water Bank Technical Assistance Planning and Design Grant
- Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Remediation, Upgrade and Closure Fund
- Radon Awareness Program
- Recycling Enhancement Act Tax Fund
- Shore Protection Program
- Solid Waste Recycling Enhancement Act (REA) Higher Education Research Grant Program
- Sustainable Jersey Trees for Schools
- Technical Assistance Grants
- Volunteer Fire Capacity Grants (Formerly “Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant”)
- Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Grant: Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program
- Water Quality Restoration Grants
- WorkClean: Diesel Modernization Program
- Youth Inclusion Initiative
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The New Jersey Department of Treasury’s Grant Management Office has adopted the US Digital Response Federal Grant Finder, a free tool that streamlines the discovery of federal grant opportunities. This software enhances efficiency with advanced search and collaboration features, reducing barriers and fostering partnerships among nonprofits, government agencies, and other stakeholders to maximize federal funding for the state. For access and guidance, refer to the GMO User Guide.
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