New Jersey Department Of Education

The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) is the state education agency responsible for overseeing K-12 public education throughout New Jersey. Operating as a U.S. state government entity, NJDOE receives substantial federal funding through both contract and grant awards to administer and support comprehensive educational programs and services. The agency serves as the primary recipient and administrator of federal education dollars, distributing resources to local educational agencies, school districts, charter schools, and community organizations to implement educational initiatives that serve diverse student populations across the state.

NJDOE has received federal contract awards focused on supporting national assessment and education research initiatives. The agency was awarded a $3,190,502 firm-fixed-price five-year contract effective April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2035 by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to serve as the state coordinator for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and support the National Center for Education Statistics State Partnership System. This contract, which has no set-aside designation, enables NJDOE to facilitate New Jersey's participation in NAEP and related federal education initiatives under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 and the No Child Left Behind Act. The contract reflects NJDOE's role in supporting federal education statistics and assessment coordination activities that inform educational policy and practice at both the state and national levels.

NJDOE receives substantial federal grant funding across multiple programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As a formula grant recipient, NJDOE administers hundreds of millions in annual federal education funding distributed through programs including Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies ($456,260,435 for FY 2025-2026), Special Education Grants to States ($432,091,008 for FY 2025-2026), Career and Technical Education – Basic Grants to States ($29,084,452), Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants ($48,024,590), Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants ($32,577,956), English Language Acquisition State Grants ($29,582,984), 21st Century Community Learning Centers ($31,217,446), Special Education Preschool Grants ($12,523,500), and numerous other programs serving students with disabilities, homeless youth, migrant children, English language learners, and neglected and delinquent youth. Additionally, NJDOE has received project grant awards including a $2,500,000 Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant for school-based mental health services (awarded January 1, 2026), a $770,780 Virtual Technical Assistance Center grant (PD4ME New Jersey), an $8,667,855 Disability Innovation Fund grant supporting the Collaborations in Transition New Jersey initiative, and a $175,000 Head Start Collaboration Office grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NJDOE sub-awards portions of these federal grants to local educational agencies, charter schools, universities, community organizations, and other service providers to deliver direct educational services, with all formula grants distributed through sub-awards to support implementation at the local level across New Jersey.