The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has announced the grant solicitation period for NJDOT’s 2023 State Aid programs is now open.
Donor Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation
State: New Jersey
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/01/2022
Details:
The New Jersey Department of Transportation has a number of grant programs that allow their cities and towns to make needed safety and quality-of-life improvements to enhance their local transportation infrastructure without the need to impact local property taxes. By providing financial assistance, technical expertise and training for municipal and county transportation initiatives, NJDOT is working to ensure New Jersey has a modern, efficient, and equitable transportation system.
The following is a brief description of each grant program:
- Municipal Aid – This $151.25 million program has been a significant resource in funding local transportation projects. All municipalities are eligible. The Department continues to encourage municipalities to consider using the Municipal Aid Program to fund projects that support walking and biking in their communities, especially now that additional funds are available. An additional $10 million is provided in Urban Aid for a total of $161.25 million.
- Transit Village – This $1 million program provides grants for traditional and non-traditional transportation projects that enhance walking, biking and/or transit ridership within a half mile of the transit facility. Only New Jersey municipalities that have been designated as Transit Villages by the Commissioner of Transportation and the inter-agency Transit Village Task Force are eligible to apply.
- Bikeways – This $1 million program is intended to fund bicycle projects that create new Bike Path Mileage. It is available to all counties and municipalities. The Department continues to work toward the goal of achieving 1,000 miles of dedicated bikeways in New Jersey. Special consideration will be given to bikeways that are physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier, but on-road bike lanes and other bike routes and facilities are also eligible for funding.
- Safe Streets to Transit – The intent of this $1 million program is to encourage counties and municipalities to construct safe and accessible pedestrian linkages to transit facilities, in order to promote increased usage of transit by all segments of the population.
Eligibility Criteria
NJDOT’s grant cycles allow municipalities to incorporate awarded projects into upcoming municipal budgets to ensure that important infrastructure projects get to construction sooner.
For more information, visit New Jersey Department of Transportation.
