Governor Phil Murphy • Lt. Governor Tahesha Way

Department of Transportation

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Municipal Aid

FY2025 Grant Solicitation Announcement: Municipal Aid, Bikeways, Safe Street to Transit, Transit Village

Application Deadline FY 2025: July 1, 2024

NJDOT Announced the grant solicitation period for Fiscal Year 2025 State Aid programs is open. Starting April 29, 2024 applications will be accepted for Municipal Aid, Bikeways, Safe Street to Transit, and Transit Village programs through July 1, 2024.

New Type of Improvement Added to FY 2025 Municipal Aid
Pavement preservation has been added to the FY 2025 Municipal Aid program. The purpose of pavement preservation is to renew the road surface and correct irregularities while preserving and protecting the underlying pavement structure (e.g., slurry seal, micro-surfacing, fog seal).
Grant Announcement: Municipal Aid 2024

Amendments have been made for grant recipients of Transportation Trust Fund funds.  An Act concerning transportation projects funded through the Local Aid Program have been made in effect for the FY2020 Municipal Aid program in accordance with Senate bill No.S2863.

The Municipal Aid program is a competitive program intended to provide municipalities with transportation based grants to supplement their transportation programs. Starting in FY2018 the Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) will provide $400 million in State Aid to municipalities and counties for local transportation improvements.  Of that amount the Municipal Aid Program will be funded at level of $151.250 million.  Additionally $10 million is allotted for municipalities qualifying for Urban Aid under P.L. 1978 c.14 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-178 et seq.,).  The individual allotments to qualifying municipalities are based on proportions determined by the Department of Community Affairs.   The Municipal Aid Program is administered consistent with the language and formula distribution contained within the TTF legislation that allocates funds by county based a formula that considers population and municipal roadway miles.

Each municipality will notified by April 30th,, via a solicitation letter, that the Municipal Aid Program application period is open.  All applications for the Municipal Aid Program are to be submitted online, by July 1st, through System for Administering Grants Electronically (SAGE).  Within 30 days of application submission the municipality shall submit a signed and sealed resolution supporting the application.

Each district office will review applications within their designated geographic area for completeness, make a field investigation, evaluate and assign a rating to each project. Applications receive points based on various criteria including existing conditions, Average Daily Traffic (ADT), safety improvements, and access to services to public. Other important criteria include the municipality's special designation, whether the municipality has received an allotment within the last three years, and the municipality's award and close-out performance on previously awarded State grants.

Municipalities can apply for projects for Municipal Aid within one of the 7 categories below:

Bikeway Primary project purpose is for constructing new bikeways (e.g. bike lanes, bike paths, bike compatible roadways).
Bridge Preservation Primary project purpose is for improving the condition of bridge infrastructure (e.g. new deck, rehabilitation, replacement).
Mobility
 Primary project purpose is to enhance mobility and reduce congestion (e.g. adding lanes, signal optimization).
Pedestrian Safety
 Primary project purpose is to enhance pedestrian safety (e.g. new sidewalks, new crosswalks, traffic calming, pedestrian overpass).
Quality of Life Primary project purpose is for beautification, environmental mitigation, economic development or historic preservation.
Roadway Preservation Primary project purpose is for improving the condition of roadway infrastructure (e.g. resurfacing, reconstruction, drainage).
Roadway Safety Primary project purpose is to enhance vehicular safety (e.g. guide rail, signing, warning devices, and striping).

Projects for which online applications have been submitted are presented to a screening committee comprised of municipal engineers and NJDOT staff appointed by the Commissioner. The committee evaluates the projects presented and makes recommendations to the Commissioner of Transportation for consideration and approval. The State pays 75% of the funds at the time of award concurrence and the remainder on a reimbursement basis after acceptance by the municipality and the State of the work completed.

Additional information can be found in Municipal Aid Handbook and State Aid Handbook.

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the PDF files which is available at our state Adobe Acrobat Access page.

 

 

Last updated date: February 13, 2020 7:59 AM