NJ Accelerate — Accelerator Event Grants & Rent Support
Funds eligible New Jersey accelerator events and short-term rent support for graduates of approved accelerators.
NJ Accelerate is a two-component rolling program administered by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority that supports both qualifying accelerators and the technology companies that graduate from them. In the first component, pre-qualified accelerators receive per-event grants of up to $2,000 per event, capped at $20,000 in total event grant funding per accelerator. The second component prov…
Approved accelerator events and rent support for graduate companies in NJEDA targeted industries, including advanced transportation, manufacturing, aviation, clean energy, clean technology, life sciences, hemp processing, information technology, finance and insurance.
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