Financial Assistance

The Authority and its partners support business growth by helping companies access financing, navigate incentives, and manage site selection, planning, and permitting.

Cumberland County offers unmatched financing and incentive programs. The Authority and its partners provide comprehensive support—from planning and development to operations—along with access to funding for job training, infrastructure, equipment, and more. Potential opportunities include:

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Now accepting applications. Provides low interest loans plus value-added tax exempt bond and gap financing.

Cumberland Empowerment Zone

Assists businesses and developers with direct loan funding and tax incentives.

USDA Rural Development

Forges partnerships with rural communities, funding projects that bring housing, community facilities, utilities and other services. Also provides technical assistance and financial backing for businesses and cooperatives to create quality jobs in rural areas.

Brownfield Clean-Up Funding

Assists developers investing in a re-purposed or redevelopment site with potential environmental issues.

Opportunity Zone Investment

Encourages long term investment of capital into distressed communities through capital tax deferment and other incentives.

Urban Enterprise Zone

Provide loan funding and tax incentives to businesses located within targeted census tracts within the county.

US Economic Development Authority

Administers Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Program to supply small businesses and entrepreneurs with gap financing needed to start or expand their business.

New Jersey Community Capital

Provides financing and technical assistance in underserved communities.

Federal Public Intrastructure Funding

Helps extend public infrastructure and improvements for a project with qualifying job creation impacts.