Innovation Fund

Investing in STEM Across New Jersey

Through the Innovation Fund Grant, the New Jersey STEM Pathways Network funds hands-on learning projects at schools, libraries, and community organizations across the state supporting makerspaces, robotics teams, environmental science, and career-readiness programs that reach tens of thousands of New Jersey learners.

Grant Recipients by County

Grant locations across New Jersey, color-coded by the year each grant was awarded.

Map of New Jersey counties showing STEM grant recipients by year (2023, 2024, 2025).

Grant Recipients

Delran STEM Ecosystem

2023Burlington County

Digital Fabrication Laboratory Middle School

$48,170Grant Award
1,320Learners Served

HSMC STEM Ecosystem

2023Hunterdon County

Greenpower Race Car – 1st in New Jersey

$18,144Grant Award
175Learners Served

Kinnelon Public Library

2023Morris County

Maker’s Space

$8,935Grant Award
2,575Learners Served

Students 2 Science

2023Essex, Union, Passaic & Somerset Counties

STEM Career Advancement Program

$24,750Grant Award
28,274Learners Served

Great Meadows Regional School District

2024Warren County

Summer STEM Learning K-8

$19,792Grant Award
362Learners Served

Hopeworks

2024Camden County

Recode Your Future Tech Job Training

$19,841Grant Award
318Learners Served

Lower Cape May Regional High School

2024Cape May County

Greenhouse-Based STEM Learning

$20,000Grant Award
700Learners Served

South Jersey Robotics

2024Salem County

Robotics Community Outreach

$8,450Grant Award
56,000Learners Served

Cinnaminson School District

2025Burlington County

Elementary Maker’s Space

$20,000Grant Award
650Learners Served

Hillside School District

2025Union County

Create, Skate, Innovate Project

$19,963Grant Award
100Learners Served

Paterson School District

2025Passaic County

Next Stop: MARS – A STEM Exploration

$20,000Grant Award
600Learners Served

NY/NJ Baykeeper

2025Multiple Counties (Central & North NJ)

Urban Environmental STEM & Stewardship Initiative

$20,000Grant Award
200Learners Served