What is the Division of Local Aid and Economic Development?
The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Division of Local Aid and Economic Development (Local Aid) administers state and federal aid programs that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the state’s transportation system. The division manages 24 programs that award approximately $300 million annually in state- and federal-funded grants to counties and municipalities for transportation-related projects. The projects can range from small non-infrastructure educational projects to large scale infrastructure bridge and road projects. Working with county and municipal officials, the division staff serves NJDOT’s mission of advancing projects that enhance safety, renew the aging infrastructure and support new transportation opportunities. The relationship between the Division of Local Aid and SRTS applicants and grantees Congress authorized the federal Safe Routes to School program to allocate federal aid over five fiscal years (FY2005 – FY2009) to all state transportation agencies
