City Of New Brunswick

City of New Brunswick, a municipality located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, operates through its Finance Department to administer federal grant funding for community development and public safety initiatives. As a U.S. local government entity registered in SAM.gov since May 2009, the city serves as a prime recipient of federal grant awards rather than a federal contractor. The city leverages federal resources to support affordable housing development, community revitalization, and enhanced law enforcement capabilities that benefit low- and moderate-income residents and improve overall community conditions.

The City of New Brunswick has demonstrated sustained engagement with two primary federal funding sources administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Justice (DOJ). Under HUD's Community Planning and Development programs, the city has consistently received Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Grants and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Formula Grants since at least 2021, with awards dated through September 2025. These HUD grants, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars across multiple award cycles, fund activities including rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing, homebuyer assistance, acquisition and construction of rental housing, and tenant-based rental assistance for low-income populations. Most recently, the city received a $458,630.06 HOME grant (awarded September 22, 2025) with a performance period extending to September 30, 2034, specifically focused on expanding affordable rental housing supply and strengthening housing strategies for low- and very low-income residents. Complementing these housing initiatives, the City of New Brunswick has also been awarded two significant grants from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). These grants—a $2,262,576 award (October 1, 2021–September 30, 2026) and a $250,000 award (October 1, 2022–September 30, 2027)—have funded the COPS Hiring Program to enhance community policing capacity through personnel hiring and training, enabling the city to build collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and community members to address public safety challenges and reduce crime.