N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-287m: Homeless housing grant program.

6. a. Each municipality shall utilize its municipal homelessness trust fund for the operation of a homeless housing grant program. The program shall award grants to provide:

(1) for the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of housing projects or units within housing projects that supply permanent affordable housing for persons, including families, experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness;

(2) rental assistance vouchers, including tenant- and project-based subsidies, for affordable housing projects or units within housing projects that provide permanent affordable housing for persons, including families, experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness;

(3) supportive services, including payment for temporary accommodation at a hotel, as defined in section 3 of P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-3), as may be required by persons experiencing homelessness in order to obtain or maintain, or both, permanent affordable housing; and

(4) prevention services for at risk individuals or families so that they can obtain and maintain permanent affordable housing.

b. Grants awarded by the governing body of the municipality shall be used to support projects that:

(1) measurably reduce homelessness;

(2) demonstrate government cost savings over time;

(3) employ evidence-based models;

(4) can be replicated in other municipalities;

(5) include an outcome measurement component;

(6) are consistent with the homeless housing plan; or

(7) fund the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation projects that will serve individuals or families experiencing homelessness for a period of at least 30 years or the equal to the longest term of affordability required by other funding sources.

c. Each municipality that has established a municipal homelessness trust fund shall annually transmit information concerning the uses of the funds to the Office of Homelessness Prevention in the Department of Community Affairs in accordance with requirements established by that office, which shall include, but not be limited to, details concerning the collection and expenditure of funds, projects funded, and outcomes achieved.

L.2025, c.348, s.6.