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Green Acres Local & Nonprofit Program

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THIS GRANT CLOSED FEBRUAURY 27, 2026. 

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Grant and loan funding to preserve open space, create and rehabilitate parks, and implement land stewardship improvements at public parks.

APPLICATION
https://deptest.nj.gov/greenacres/2026-funding/

APPLICATION DEADLINE
TBD

NOTIFICATION DATE
TBD

SOURCE OF FUNDING
Corporate Business Tax Set-Aside

STATUTORY CITATION
Garden State Preservation Trust Act; Preserve NJ Act

WHO IS ELIGIBLE
Municipal and county governments and eligible nonprofit organizations

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION
Please see application packages.

GRANT/LOAN LIMITATIONS
Please see application packages.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Please see application packages.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
To help potential applicants, Green Acres will be hosted a number of informational workshops on November 17th, November 18th, December 3rd, and December 17th. Click here for more information.

November 17, 2025 – Application overview and Q&A

Due to technical difficulties, the PowerPoint presentation reviewed in the Park Development and Stewardship workshop recording contains some information from last year’s funding round.  The slide narration is accurate, but certain information on the slides (including the round deadline date) is incorrect.  The correct PowerPoint slides for this funding round are posted below.

November 18, 2025 – Acquisition Supplemental Funding Requests overview and Q&A

The Drop-In Q&A sessions held December 3rd, and December 17th were not recorded.

FOR MORE INFORMATION 
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