In the
municipal aid program,
funds are appropriated
by the Legislature for
municipalities in each
county based on a formula
contained in legislation.
Additionally, $5 million
is allotted for those
municipalities that qualify
for Urban Aid. Urban
Aid is distributed by
a formula that is computed
by the New Jersey Department
of Community Affairs.
Each Spring, the New
Jersey Department of
Transportation (NJDOT)
announces the program
for that fiscal year
and invites municipalities
to apply. Road improvement
projects such as resurfacing,
rehabilitation or reconstruction
and signalization are
funded from the $78.75
million in municipal
aid distributed by formula.
Starting FY 2009 all
applications for the
municipal Aid Program
are to be submitted online
through SAGE (System
for Administering grants
Electronically). Each
district office will
review applications within
their designated geographic
area for completeness,
makes a field investigation,
evaluates each project
and assigns a rating
to each. 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 bid approval
and the remainder on
a reimbursement basis
after acceptance by the
municipality and the
State of the work completed.
Some of the links below are in Portable Document Format (PDF). To view these links, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available for free at our State Adobe Access Page.
Additional detailed information can
be found in the State
Aid Handbook (pdf 137k).
