The Local Freight Impact Fund provides funding to counties and municipalities for critical improvements to truck routes that are essential in supporting a strong state and regional economy.
Donor Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation
State: New Jersey
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/17/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Local Freight Impact Fund (LFIF) is a competitive $28 million program that helps New Jersey’s municipalities and counties fund projects that emphasize and enhance the safe movement of large truck traffic, renew aging structures that carry large truck traffic, promote economic development, and support new transportation opportunities. Project eligibility has been expanded this year to include pavement preservation projects.
Under the program, projects that fall into six categories are eligible for funding:
- Roadway Preservation – to improve pavement conditions in support of freight travel on municipal/county transportation infrastructure.
- Truck Safety and Mobility – to improve large truck access, routing and mobility along the municipal/county roadway system.
- Bridge Preservation – to improve bridge ratings/conditions in support of freight travel on municipal/county transportation infrastructure.
- New Construction – to promote new construction in support of freight travel on municipal/county transportation infrastructure.
- Pedestrian Safety – to improve pedestrian access to freight networks, address pedestrian safety, and promote equity for those without the option to drive.
- Pavement Preservation – to renew the road surface and correct irregularities while preserving and protecting the underlying pavement structure.
Eligibility Criteria
This is a competitive grant program. Projects submitted for consideration must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Projects must be within the jurisdiction of the applicant’s municipality and/or county unless filed jointly with an adjacent municipality and/or county.
- Applicants must demonstrate that the project will provide access to a port, warehouse distribution center or any other freight node by providing a narrative and a map supporting their request.
- Projects must have a minimum 10 percent large truck volume within the project limits. A traffic study must be submitted to support this information.
For more information, visit NJDOT.
