New Jersey Statutes Title 44. Poor 44 § 14-4

On or before January 10 of each year the Commissioner of Human Services shall determine and certify to the chief financial officer of each eligible county the amount to which the county may be entitled under the provisions of this act. The State Treasurer, upon certification of the commissioner and upon warrant of the State Comptroller, shall, in the manner and subject to the restrictions provided in section 5 of this act,  1 pay and distribute to each such county the amount determined and certified.