NJEDA Clean Tech Seed Grant
Up to $75,000 in recent rounds · New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology
NJEDA Clean Tech Seed Grant is a grant programme from New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology for New Jersey-based early-stage clean-tech companies meeting employee, revenue, funding, and technology-stage limits Current lifecycle: unknown. Real economics: Up to $75,000 in recent rounds.
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Key facts
| Funder | New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Amount | Up to $75,000 in recent rounds |
| Decision time | No dependable application-to-decision interval was published across the reviewed public programme pages. |
| Eligibility | New Jersey-based early-stage clean-tech companies meeting employee, revenue, funding, and technology-stage limits |
| Restrictions | Selected recipients should expect an executed agreement, milestone and expenditure documentation, progress or final reporting, record retention and audit or verification rights; the live award agreement controls exact burden. Funds or services are limited to approved project, commercialization, research, prototype, equipment, personnel or vendor costs under the current solicitation; unrelated, unsupported, duplicate-funded and out-of-period costs are excluded. |
| Status | closed |
Always confirm on the official page before applying — dates and terms change.
Application process
- Confirm that a current solicitation is accepting applications
- Review the current programme rules and jurisdiction nexus
- Prepare company, technology, budget and commercialization evidence
- Submit through the official programme route
- Complete technical and economic-impact review
- Execute award terms and deliver milestones if selected
Background
New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology operates NJEDA Clean Tech Seed Grant. This pass separates direct cash, repayable finance, credits, incentives and umbrella programs so later ranking does not compare unlike instruments. The programme is maintained by its official New Jersey or U.S. economic-development, energy, research or innovation sponsor. The published instrument targets New Jersey-based early-stage clean-tech companies meeting employee, revenue, funding, and technology-stage limits. The reviewed public description states a maximum or recent award level of USD 75,000.
How the application really works
Confirm that a current solicitation is accepting applications → Review the current programme rules and jurisdiction nexus → Prepare company, technology, budget and commercialization evidence → Submit through the official programme route → Complete technical and economic-impact review → Execute award terms and deliver milestones if selected
Tips
- Show direct fit with innovation.
- Show direct fit with technology commercialization.
Watch out for
- Current lifecycle is unknown.
- Selected recipients should expect an executed agreement, milestone and expenditure documentation, progress or final reporting, record retention and audit or verification rights; the live award agreement controls exact burden.
- Funds or services are limited to approved project, commercialization, research, prototype, equipment, personnel or vendor costs under the current solicitation; unrelated, unsupported, duplicate-funded and out-of-period costs are excluded.
Track record
- The programme is maintained by its official New Jersey or U.S. economic-development, energy, research or innovation sponsor.
- The published instrument targets New Jersey-based early-stage clean-tech companies meeting employee, revenue, funding, and technology-stage limits.
- The reviewed public description states a maximum or recent award level of USD 75,000.
The reviewed official pages do not publish a comparable application denominator and acceptance rate for the next solicitation.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this actionable now?
- unknown. The official programme and agency pages were reviewed on 2026-08-10; no later universally actionable deadline was published, so applicants must verify the next solicitation with the programme team.
- What is the real economic value?
- Up to $75,000 in recent rounds
- Who is eligible?
- New Jersey-based early-stage clean-tech companies meeting employee, revenue, funding, and technology-stage limits
- How does selection work?
- Confirm that a current solicitation is accepting applications; Review the current programme rules and jurisdiction nexus; Prepare company, technology, budget and commercialization evidence; Submit through the official programme route; Complete technical and economic-impact review; Execute award terms and deliver milestones if selected. No dependable application-to-decision interval was published across the reviewed public programme pages.
- What burden and restrictions apply?
- Selected recipients should expect an executed agreement, milestone and expenditure documentation, progress or final reporting, record retention and audit or verification rights; the live award agreement controls exact burden. Funds or services are limited to approved project, commercialization, research, prototype, equipment, personnel or vendor costs under the current solicitation; unrelated, unsupported, duplicate-funded and out-of-period costs are excluded.
- What evidence exists?
- The programme is maintained by its official New Jersey or U.S. economic-development, energy, research or innovation sponsor. The published instrument targets New Jersey-based early-stage clean-tech companies meeting employee, revenue, funding, and technology-stage limits. The reviewed public description states a maximum or recent award level of USD 75,000. The reviewed official pages do not publish a comparable application denominator and acceptance rate for the next solicitation.
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Sources
- www.njeda.gov/clean-tech-grant — Official programme page reviewed for instrument, economics, eligibility and lifecycle (checked 2026-08-10)
- www.njeda.gov/inactive-programs — Official administering-organization site reviewed for programme ownership and current context (checked 2026-08-10)