Brownfields Job Training (JT) Grants

Community Wildfire Protection Plan Grants (CWPP’S)

The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) posted a NOFA on Community Firewise Grants funded through the USDA Forest Service. The funding provides municipalities and communities a cost-share incentive to implement wildfire hazard mitigation p...

Spotted Lanternfly Grant Program for Counties and Municipalities

The NJ Department of Agriculture has announced the availability of grant money to assist counties and municipalities slow the spread and reduce spotted lanternfly populations across the state. 

Nearly $5 million has been made available for the gra...

Featured Grants - June 2023

State Funding for Municipal Use

• Municipal Aid Available for Transportation Projects (Deadline: 7/1/23)
• NJDEP | Coastal Management Program | Community-Based Art Grant Program – (Deadline: 6/30/23)
• Spotted Lanternfly Treatment Funding (Deadline: 9/1/23)
• Afforda...

FUNDING FOR SPOTTED LANTERNFLY TREATMENT AVAILABLE TO ALL NEW JERSEY COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture (Department) has announced that grant funds are available to counties and municipalities to battle the spotted lanternfly (SLF). Interested counties and municipalities may apply to receive funds from the Department...

LGAP PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) is announcing the launch of the Lead Grant Assistance Program (LGAP) to help municipalities across the state conduct inspections for lead-based paint hazards in residential housing built prior to 1978. ...

Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Opportunity Webinars

The fiscal year (FY) 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Safe Streets and Roads for All grants is now open through July 10. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is hosting informational webinars for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (S...

DCA Announces Lead Grant Assistance Program

The Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has announced the launch of the $7 million Lead Grant Assistance Program (LGAP) to assist municipalities conduct inspections for lead-based paint hazards in residential housing built prior to 1978 required under P...

NLC Offering Grant Bootcamps

NLC will host a new bootcamp series beginning in June focused on additional funding opportunities made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. These five bootcamps are open for registration and programming will run...

Grant Writing Workshop - June 12-13, 2023

The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs offers a Grant Writing class on June 12 and 13.  The workshop is available to both beginning and experienced grant writers and will educate the fundamentals of acquiring funding sources a...

Stormwater Assistance Grant

On March 3, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department), Division of Watershed Protection and Restoration, announced a Stormwater Assistance Grant that will be ongoing until the end of this year.  The funding will help New Jersey&...

USDOT Hosts Discretionary Grant Opportunities Webinar

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is hosting a webinar on May 22 at 4 p.m. to discuss upcoming discretionary grant opportunities, including Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES), the Federal Highway Administra...

USDA Rural Development Grant Deadline Approaching on June 15

The application process for USDA Rural Development New Jersey Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program is open for public-body entities and nonprofits seeking financing to improve essential community facilities projects in rural areas. The deadline to ...

USDOT Opens FY23 Safe Streets For All Grant Opportunity

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced the FY23 Safe Streets and Roads For All (SS4A) funding opportunity is now open. Applications are due by July 10. 

SS4A provides funding for two main types of grants: Planning and Demonstratio...

U.S. Senate Passed a Clean Version of S.870, the Fire Grants & Safety

After attempting to attach an amendment that would claw back unobligated American Rescue Plan State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, the U.S. Senate passed a , the Fire Grants and Safety Act, without any amendments on Thursday. There is not yet a House co...

Funding Opportunity: USEDA Public Works & Economic Adjustment Assistance

The U.S. Economic Development Administration (USEDA) issued a FY2023 Federal Funding Opportunity Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Notice of Funding Opportunity (FY23 PWEAA NOFO). 

Please see recent blog post for more on this funding...

USDA Community Facilities Application Processing Webinar

USDA’s Rural Development is hosting a webinar on March 30 at 10 a.m. for Community Facilities Program funding. This program helps build essential services within your community or for your non-profit! This live webinar allows y...

EECBG Grant Application Webinars

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) Program will be hosting webinars about vouchers option, and the DOE technical assistance available to support eligible entities. All eligible entities are encourag...

League Hosts USDA Rural Development Webinar

On Thursday, the League hosted a Lunch and Learn with Jane Asselta, USDA Rural Development New Jersey State Director who discussed available funding and loans for municipalities.

Among the programs highlighted where grants and/or loans that are available f...

League Seeking Information on MS4 Permit Compliance

The League is asking our members to answer a short survey aimed at gathering information related to individual municipalities efforts to comply with the NJDEP’s new MS4 permit program requirements.   

The New Jersey Department o...

Reminder: SLFRF Project and Expenditure (P&E) Report Due April 30

As a reminder, the annual ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Plan (SLFRF) Project and Expenditure (P&E) Report is due on April 30. The portal will open on April 1. 

Working with the National League of Cities (NLC), the League’s fed...

NJDEP Provides Details on MS4 Permit Compliance Grants

In February, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) announced it would be making available of $19 million in grants to help municipalities with the transition to new municipal stormwater permitting requirements. Additional details o...

NJDEP Hosting Meeting for Mayors on MS4 Grant Program

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) will be hosting an executive information session for mayors to review the recently announced grant program to assist municipalities with the new stormwater permitting requirements.&...

Grant Funding Announced for New Jersey Statewide Wellness Campaign

The National Fitness Campaign (NFC) is allocating grant funding to 10 communities across the state for 2023. The NFC has announced $300,000 of funding to support municipalities to join the growing NFC fitness campaign; the mission is to build healthy infr...

Featured Grants - March 2023

NJDEP Announces Grants to Assist with New MS4 Permit Requirements

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has announced the availability of $19 million in grants to help municipalities with the transition to new municipal stormwater permitting requirements. Details on the grant program have not bee...

Prepare for FY 2024 EPA Brownfield Grants

New Jersey Institute of Technology recently hosted an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brownfield grant webinar in preparation for the FY2024 Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund (RLF), and Cleanup (MARC) application process.&nb...

NJDEP Announces Reimbursements for Radon Test Kits

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is offering Radon Awareness Program (RAP) grants to all municipalities, on a first come basis to be distributed to residents. Please see the Radon Action Partnership Packet, t...

USDOE Announces Funding for EECBG Program

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program is designed to assist states, local governments, and tribes in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, reduce fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency. The U.S. Departmen...

Featured Grants - February 2023

Featured Grants - January 2023

White House Releases Inflation Reduction Act Clean Energy Guidebook

Last week, the White House released the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Guidebook of Clean Energy provisions in the law. This guidebook provides an overview of the clean energy, climate mitigation and resilience, agriculture, and conservation-relat...

NJ Receives Federal “Internet for All” Grant from BIL

This week, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that New Jersey received its first “Internet for All” grants for deploying high-speed internet networks and developing digital skills t...

LEAP Grants Now Available

The Division of Local Government Services and the Shared Services Czars recently announced that LEAP Challenge Grants and LEAP County Coordinator Fellowship Grants are due no later than March 15, 2023.  LEAP Challenge Grants all...

Featured Grants - December 2022

Featured Grants - November 2022

Blog Post: Available Federal Grants

Please read the League’s recent blog post for newly announced and application instructions for various competitive federal grants that are available to municipalities.  Contact: Paul Penna, Senior Legislative Analyst, ...

Featured Grants - October 2022

Featured Grants - September 2022

Featured Grants - August 2022

Featured Grants - July 2022