Pre-registration will be open until Wednesday, June 30th, at 5:00 p.m. EDT (Started on May 26, 2021). Applications will become available following the pre-registration period, as pre-registered applicants will be asked to return to https://programs.njeda.com/en-US/ to complete an application based on the following schedule:

  • Restaurants (Food Services and Drinking Places, NAICS begins with 722), Child Care Providers (NAICS code 624410) and Small Business (6 more Full Time Equivalent Employees): July 7, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EDT.
  • Micro Business (5 or Less Full Time Equivalent Employees): July 8, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EDT.

Applications will remain open through July 15, 2021, 5:00 pm EDT and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, based upon the date and time the Authority receives a completed application submission. Applicants must complete the full application to be considered for grant funding.

Note that as of 6/22/2021 additional funding has been announced by the NJ Governor Murphy.

Link Office of the Governor – Governor Murphy Signs Package of Legislation to Provide $235 Million in Small Business Relief – https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562021/20210622a.shtml

Link NJEDA program announcement (May 26, 2021) –  https://www.njeda.com/njeda-announces-reopening-of-pre-registration-for-phase-4-of-the-small-business-emergency-assistance-grant-program/

Link Pre registration – https://programs.njeda.com/en-US/Covid-Grant4-List/