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New Jersey

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New Jersey

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within New Jersey from the programs we've evaluated. Many of those funds are distributed to local governments and private entities, not used by the state government.

Program funding

programTotal funding (2022 + 2023)
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (FSP) Grant Program$2,577,934,287
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$2,042,987,143
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$1,812,941,764
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$1,382,358,523
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$1,292,420,567
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$620,561,852
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$598,377,946
Capital Investment Grants Program (New Starts/Small Starts)$518,500,000
Bridge Formula Program$492,234,768
Public Housing Operating Fund$338,421,379
Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) Program$250,000,000
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$229,105,061
Public Housing Capital Fund$213,161,456
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$194,405,700
US Army Corps of Engineers IIJA Construction Projects$183,300,000
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$175,183,904
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$155,064,650
Highway Safety Improvement Program$149,182,416
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$102,501,963
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Clean School Bus Program$97,060,605
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$91,896,920
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program$91,677,500
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$80,476,795
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program$70,975,277
National Highway Freight Program$69,946,388
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$69,048,000
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$68,183,900
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$62,013,882
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$60,670,822
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$59,964,471
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program$59,136,891
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$50,061,821
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$47,040,214
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$45,518,921
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program$44,073,854
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$39,351,000
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$39,111,354
Highway Safety Programs$38,029,750
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$37,679,773
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$34,139,893
All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP)$34,101,121
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)$34,000,000
Metropolitan Planning Program$33,174,217
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$32,789,236
National Laboratory infrastructure grants$25,500,000
Port Infrastructure Development Program grants$25,000,000
Enabling Middle Mile Grant Program$24,176,692
Urban and community forestry grants$22,794,359
Federal Transit Administration Ferry Programs$20,611,037
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$17,829,362
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$16,419,000
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$15,509,969
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$14,406,007
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$14,126,993
Weatherization Assistance Program$13,736,805
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$13,215,036
Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program$10,000,000
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$7,565,517
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$5,935,663
Climate-Ready Coasts$5,042,000
Brownfields Program$4,996,106
Airport Terminals Program$4,800,000
State Safety Oversight Program$3,715,641
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$2,411,860
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$2,271,858
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$2,056,860
Bridge Investment Program$1,980,000
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$1,526,288
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$1,426,920
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$1,227,522
Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program$400,000
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$350,000
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$225,750
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)$108,623
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$78,672

Geographic Share

Where Is Funding Distributed?

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Equity scores

Is Infrastructure Funding Allocated Equitably?

For each federal program, we compared a jurisdiction’s ranking for per capita funding received (measured by percentile) with that jurisdiction’s ranking among different demographic and need indicators. A number above 0 means the jurisdiction is overfunded by that program compared with the selected indicator, and a number below 0 means the jurisdiction is underfunded by the program compared with the selected indicator.

National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)
indicator Equity score
Population share who are people of color visualization of equity score

-0.57

Poverty rate visualization of equity score

0.12

Population density visualization of equity score

-0.76

Median household income visualization of equity score

0.18

Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

0.18

Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

0.14

Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

-0.18

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

-0.46

Car access visualization of equity score

-0.71

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

-0.74

About

Update: This tool was updated on March 13, 2025 to include data from fiscal year 2023, additional federal infrastructure programs, and new funding distribution measures. The title was also changed to "Are Federal Infrastructure Funds Meeting Your Community’s Needs" to make it clear that the tool tracks funding by a variety of characteristics, including geography, race, income level, and indicators of local need. This tool was originally named "Is Federal Infrastructure Spending Advancing Racial and Economic Equity?”

For this tool, we analyzed 85 grant programs funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, 9 grant programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, 2 programs funded by annual appropriations to the Department of Transportation, and 14 housing programs that use annual HUD appropriations. The data presented here are limited to fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023. We collected program data from federal departmental announcements and project fact sheets. Demographic and need indicator data are sourced from approximately two dozen publicly available sources, including the 2016–20 American Community Survey five-year estimates from the US Census Bureau and data produced by other federal agencies.

To learn more about how to use this tool, see our user guide. To review the complete list of data sources and methods used in this work, see our full report.

Project Credits

This data tool was funded by a grant from the Melville Charitable Trust as part of the Partnership for Equitable and Resilient Communities Initiative. We are grateful to them and to all our funders, who make it possible for Urban to advance its mission. The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Urban Institute, its trustees, or its funders. Funders do not determine research findings or the insights and recommendations of our experts. More information on our funding principles is available here. Read our terms of service here.

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