Hiring Bonus: a 4% bump on all qualified expenses if applicants submit an approved hiring plan outlining goals, including the intention to prioritize the hiring no less than 25% of employees (excluding independent contractors) working in New Jersey who are residents of an economically disadvantaged area in the State, a distressed municipality as that term is defined in N.J.S.A. 34:1B-323, or land owned by the federal government on or before December 31, 2005.

Promote NJ Bonus: a 4% bump on all qualified expenses for submitting a plan outlining specific goals to promote or invest in New Jersey by completing no less than four of the available seven statutory criteria. These criteria include, but are not limited to, establishing or supporting film industry workforce development programs or recruiting programs, or providing promotional material for use by the Authority. 

Note: bonuses are capped at 5%. If a production satisfies the eligibility criteria for both bonuses, the maximum bonus for which they can qualify is 5%.