State of New Jersey

Commission on Higher Education
Promoting Excellence for All

Current Commission-Administered Grant Programs

  • The College Bound Grant Program
    An ongoing $3.55 million program provides grants to institutions to help address the educational needs and aspirations of at-risk youth in grades 6-12 in the Abbott School Districts.

  • Education of Language Minority Students Grant Program
    An ongoing $450,000 grant program providing seed money to develop or strengthen programs for language minority students who are residents of New Jersey.
    2010-2011 Grant Cycle Request for Proposals

  • The Special Needs Grant Program
    An ongoing $1.6 million grant program supporting centers for visually impaired, auditorily impaired, and learning disabled students


  • Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs

    Administered by the NJ Commission on Higher Education and funded by the U.S. Department of Education and participating colleges and universities, NJ GEAR UP recruits and serves students from 17 middle and 11 high schools in the cities of Camden, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, and Trenton. 

  • Innovation Partnership Institutes-2007
    Governor Corzine’s Economic Growth Strategy for New Jersey identifies six priorities for growth and articulates the specific action steps state government will take in partnership with the state’s business, labor, education and community leaders. One of the Governor’s priorities is to foster collaborations between the state’s key business sectors and educational institutions. A significant result of such improved relationships should be new curricula for New Jersey’s secondary schools and higher education system, which will better meet the needs of the state’s employers for a workforce with the skills required by the innovation based economy.
  • Innovation Partnership Institutes-2008
    Clean Energy Technology, Energy Efficient & Renewable Energy, Advanced Manufacturing, and Transportation & Logistics.

Recent Commission-Administered Grant Programs


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Last updated: November 17, 2008