New Jersey Department Of State

The New Jersey Department of State, doing business as Commercial Recording, is a state government entity that receives federal grants as a prime recipient to administer volunteer service programs, arts funding, export promotion, and voting assistance initiatives. The vendor operates exclusively under federal grant programs rather than federal contracts; it is a child entity of the State of New Jersey, headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey.

The department's federal grant portfolio centers on AmeriCorps administration and volunteer generation funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service, arts programs funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, small-business export promotion through the Small Business Administration's State Trade Expansion Program (CFDA 59.061), and voting systems modernization for overseas and uniformed voters through the Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program (CFDA 12.219). Recent representative awards include a $1,042,855 AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund grant (CFDA 94.021) awarded October 1, 2026, running through September 30, 2029, requiring a 50 percent statutory match; a $2,340,400 National Endowment for the Arts grant (CFDA 45.025) awarded July 1, 2024, supporting arts programming and sub-grants to universities, theaters, and arts education organizations across New Jersey; a $400,000 State Trade Expansion Program grant from the Small Business Administration awarded September 30, 2024, funding export training and trade missions through September 29, 2026; and a $167,500 Department of Defense grant awarded July 15, 2024, supporting electronic voting tools and ballot transmission improvements for UOCAVA voters through July 14, 2029.

Customer concentration is dominated by the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management (30 awards), followed by the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (24 awards), the Corporation for National and Community Service (20 awards), the National Endowment for the Arts (16 awards), and the US Election Assistance Commission (8 awards), accounting for 76 percent of awards. The vendor holds 128 prime grants and one sub-award across 15 distinct federal agencies. Award activity has declined from six awards in 2022 to two in 2026 (through October 15). Six awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The department administers grants with sub-recipients including Rutgers University, universities, health centers, community development corporations, and arts organizations statewide.