The New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) youth corps initiative is a federally funded, community service grant program, which is designed to partner NJDOT with not-for-profits, community-based organizations or other entities with established youth programs who carry out transportation-related gateway enhancement projects. One of the fundamental benefits of the program is funding for youth employment. Youth participants gain valuable work experience through employment on small, community gateway enhancement projects. They also gain a sense of community pride by engaging in paid, productive community service work. NJDOT benefits from the enhancement projects which improve the appearance of State roadways in urban areas.

NJDOT is not currently accepting applications for the Youth Corps' Urban Gateway Enhancement Program. The application due date closed on April 13, 2012.

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a federally funded program to enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school - and to make walking and bicycling to school safe and appealing. The program targets schools for grades K-8 only. Projects funded through this program can be Infrastructure including planning, design and construction or non-infrastructure such as educational programs.

NJDOT is not currently accepting applications for the Safe Routes to School Infrastructure program. The application due date closed on December 30, 2011.

Transportation Enhancements (TE) is a federally funded program designed to foster more livable communities, preserve and protect environmental and cultural resources and to promote alternative modes of transportation. Funds are available for design, right of way acquisition and construction. TE funds are to be used only for projects with a direct transportation relationship that enhance quality of life while reaching the greatest number of people.

NJDOT is not currently soliciting for applications for the Transportation Enhancements program.

National Boating Infrastructure Grant (NBIG) Program funds are provided through the US Department of the Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service to states “to construct, renovate, and maintain tie-up facilities” for transient, recreational vessels 26 feet or more in length, and are distributed annually. Interested parties must review the final Federal Register announcement regarding the particulars of the program.

NJDOT is currently accepting Letters of Interest (LOI) for the NBIG program.