Federal grants to Transportation, New Jersey Dept of
Transportation, New Jersey Dept of in Trenton, New Jersey received $7.3 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 3,267 awards. Its largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $7.2 billion. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.7 billion.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$7.3 billion
- Awards3,267
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.7 billion
- Largest award$134 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 647 | $1.0 billion |
| FY 2022 | 881 | $1.3 billion |
| FY 2023 | 900 | $1.8 billion |
| FY 2024 | 941 | $1.5 billion |
| FY 2025 | 849 | $1.7 billion |
Programs that fund Transportation, New Jersey Dept of
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Highway Planning and Construction | 3,090 | $7.2 billion |
| Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | 5 | $44.7 million |
| Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research | 65 | $30.8 million |
| National Infrastructure Investments | 1 | $10.0 million |
| Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program | 5 | $6.6 million |
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 1 | $5.9 million |
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 13 | $5.4 million |
| Recreational Trails Program | 73 | $3.4 million |
| Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Highway Training and Education | 4 | $713,322 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 3,264 | $7.3 billion |
| Department of the Interior | 3 | $684,032 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project title: rt. 295/42/I-76 direct connect-contract 3 mp 26.28-27.63, bellmawr boro, camden cty-ramp/bridge upgrades/geometry/reduction- construction-podi review :::: project description: rt. 295/42/I-76 direct connect-contract 3 mp 26.28-27.63, bellmawr boro, camden cty-ramp/bridge upgrades/geom | Highway Planning and Construction | September 15, 2022 | $134 million |
| Project title: route 4 hackensack river bridge, mp 5.69-6.22, hackensack city, teaneck twp, bergen county, -bridge replacement-construction :::: project description: route 4 hackensack river bridge, mp 5.69-6.22, hackensack city, teaneck twp, bergen county, -bridge replacement-construction | Highway Planning and Construction | September 23, 2025 | $109 million |
| Project title: rt 23, bridge over pequannock river/hamburg tpk mp:16.61-17.22, west milford twp, boros of kinnelon&butler, passaic&morris co-construction :::: project description: rt 23, bridge over pequannock river/hamburg turnpike mp:16.61-17.22, west milford twp, boros of kinnelon & butler, passa | Highway Planning and Construction | September 14, 2023 | $94.1 million |
| Project title: rt 76/676 bridges & pavement, con 3, camden co, rt 676 nb mp:0.14-1.10 sb 1.10-0, rt 76 mp 1.38-2.2 -pavement rehabilitation-construction :::: project description: rt 76/676 bridges and pavement, contract 3, camden and gloucester cities, camden county, rt 676 nb mp:0.14-1.10 sb 1.10-0 | Highway Planning and Construction | September 16, 2024 | $89.5 million |
| Project title: route 42 kennedy ave to atlantic city expressway- mp: 1.88-6.42, Washington & monroe twps, gloucester county-infrastructure preservation-construction :::: project description: route 42 kennedy avenue to atlantic city expressway- mp: 1.88-6.42, Washington and monroe townships, gloucest | Highway Planning and Construction | September 13, 2023 | $87.6 million |
| Project title: route 7 kearny drainage mps 1.50-3.80, town of kearny, hudson county; boro of north arlington, bergen county drainage improvements- construction-podi :::: project description: route 7 kearny drainage mps 1.50-3.80, town of kearny, hudson county; boro of north arlington, bergen county | Highway Planning and Construction | May 15, 2023 | $86.2 million |
| Project title: route 4 hackensack river bridge, mp 5.69-6.22, hackensack city, teaneck twp, bergen county, -bridge replacement-construction :::: project description: route 4 hackensack river bridge, mp 5.69-6.22, hackensack city, teaneck twp, bergen county, -bridge replacement-construction | Highway Planning and Construction | September 23, 2025 | $84.8 million |
| Project title: route 29 cass street to calhoun street drainage, mp 2.94-4.34, city of trenton, mercer county, drainage improvement project, construction :::: project description: route 29 cass street to calhoun street drainage, mp 2.94-4.34, city of trenton, mercer county, drainage improvement proje | Highway Planning and Construction | May 5, 2022 | $79.5 million |
| Project title: route 47, grove st. To route 130, mp 62.16-73.93, 74.07-74.90, various municipalities, gloucester county, pavement rehabilitation-construction :::: project description: route 47, grove st. To route 130, mp 62.16-73.93, 74.07-74.90, glassboro, pitman and westville boroughs, Washington | Highway Planning and Construction | May 1, 2024 | $72.9 million |
| Project title: rt 76, bridge over klemm ave conrail & south branch newton creek-contract 1, mp 0.76-1.89-GLOUCESTER city, camden cty, bridge replacement-construction :::: project description: route 76, bridge over klemm ave, conrail and south branch newton creek, contract 1, mp 0.76- 1.89-GLOUCESTER | Highway Planning and Construction | August 19, 2021 | $68.9 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Transportation, New Jersey Dept of get?
$7.3 billion in 3,267 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Transportation, New Jersey Dept of the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $7.3 billion in 3,264 awards. The Department of the Interior follow.
What is Transportation, New Jersey Dept of's largest federal grant?
$134 million under Highway Planning and Construction, with its first action in the period on September 15, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Transportation, New Jersey Dept of?
Its largest are Highway Planning and Construction, Motor Carrier Safety Assistance and Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research.
Other grant recipients in Trenton
- New Jersey Department of Human Services
- New Jersey Department of Education
- New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture
- New Jersey Department of Health
- New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance
- Community Affairs, New Jersey Dept of
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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