Funding

• Preference is given to New Jersey-based small and disadvantaged businesses certified under the Federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program
• Emerging Small Business Enterprises (ESBEs) and Small Business Enterprises (SBEs) based in New Jersey and are actively seeking certification as a DBE also qualify

Must be a nonprofit, non-community water systems in New Jersey and use the funds for the following construction projects:

• Water treatment facilities correcting a system's non-compliance with Surface Water Treatment requirements, acute violations, maximum contaminant levels, lead, and copper rule exceedance, or secondary drinking water regulation exceedance
• Consolidation of water systems to comply with the SDWA
• Rehabilitation of existing water treatment facilities, water mains, pump stations, water storage facilities, or new water storage facilities to maintain compliance with the SDWA and wells
• Allowances for planning and design are also available

• School bus contractors providing bussing services to schools
• Contractors must apply together with a specific school or school district
• Contractors can apply with multiple schools or districts but must submit separate applications for each one
• Applicants can apply for funding for a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 16 electric school buses
• Eligible buses must be classified as a school bus Type C or D

• Corporate headquarters with at least one executive member and 50% of employees located in New Jersey
• Fewer than 225 total employees at the time of application
• Aligned with at least one of the NJEDA’s established targeted industries
• A valid New Jersey tax clearance certificate from the Division of Taxation
• Good standing with NJ Workforce Development at time of application

• Feature films, television series, or television shows of 22 minutes or more in length, intended for a national or regional audience filmed and produced at a cultural venue receiving State funding
• 60% of the total film production expenses must be incurred for services and goods purchased through vendors authorized to do business in New Jersey, or
• Qualified film production expenses (expenses incurred in New Jersey for the production of a film) must exceed $1 million per production
• Qualified film production expenses incurred for services for use at a sound stage or other location that's located within a 30-mile radius of the intersection of Eighth Ave./Central Park West, Broadway, and West 59th Street/Central Park South, New York, NY eligible for 30%

Not Eligible

• Productions featuring news, current events, weather, and market reports or public programming, talk show, sports event, or reality show
• Productions that solicit funds
• Productions primarily for private, industrial, corporate, or institutional purposes

• Newly constructed or rehabilitated supermarkets or grocery stores in a designated Food Desert Community (limited to two per FDC)
• Stores with at least 16,000 square feet where at least 80% of square footage is occupied by food and related products and at least 10% of retail space is devoted to fresh and/or frozen fruits and vegetables
• Proof that the store would not be economically feasible without the tax credit award, but with the tax credit award, it would operate on a full-time basis for seven years after opening and be economically and commercially viable by the end of that period
• Be open for business to the public within six months of the receipt of a temporary Certificate of Occupancy or within three years of executing the incentive award agreement corresponding to the project [subject to possible extensions approved by the NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)]
• Acceptance benefits from federal nutrition assistance programs, including SNAP and WIC, and to holding a public listening session in the FDC at least one a year

• Have good credit history with a history of on-time payments
• Have at least a 650 credit score
• Pass a capacity test to show you can manage the loan payments
• Submit a $100 application fee
• Pledge a collateral for the loan
• Final approval is contingent on the credit committee

• Have good credit history with a history of on-time payments
• Have at least a 650 credit score
• Pass a capacity test to show you can manage the loan payments
• Submit a $100 application fee
• Final approval is contingent on the credit committee

• Entities who are developing new, or building upon existing Registered Apprenticeship programs
• Any employer, trade association, labor organization, and others providing apprenticeship programs for their industry
• While all industries are encouraged to apply, preference will be given to targeted sectors including: Advanced Manufacturing Bio Pharma/Life Sciences Energy, Utilities and Infrastructure Retail, Hospitality and Tourism Financial Services/Insurance Transportation, Logistics and Distribution Information Technology/Cyber Security, Renewable Energy, Healthcare, Other Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) related sectors/occupations Construction & Building Trades Public Service.

• Businesses, individuals, or municipalities in New Jersey performing remediation or cleanup of contaminated and underutilized sites