The Department of Institutions and Agencies shall accept and receive as custodian any and all grants and money awarded for assistance in this State under or pursuant to any such Federal law. All moneys so received shall be deposited by the Department of Institutions and Agencies in a special fund or funds and shall be used exclusively for the purposes of any such Federal law. Such money shall be paid from such fund or funds in exactly the same manner as other funds of the State are expended upon vouchers certified or approved by the head of the State agency designated as the sole agency of this State for carrying out the purposes of such Federal law or other duly authorized representative of such agency, as provided by law.
N.J.S. § 30:1-22