NEWARK, NJ — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $297,048 to the Newark Housing Authority to assist youths 18 to 24 years old aging out of foster care, according to a July 28 press release. The HUD funding is awarded through the Foster Youth to Independence Initiative, which assists youths who leave […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The collaboration of the New Jersey Association of Community Providers, JESPY House and SRS Strategic Associates was recently awarded additional funding of $150,000 from the NJ Department of Health’s Division of Disability Services to continue the NJACP-JESPY Model Inclusive Healthy Community grant project that began in January 2021. The NJACP-JESPY Model […]
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $9.4 million in grants to local government agencies, nonprofit groups, universities and others to fund projects that will improve water quality and reduce the impacts of nonpoint source pollution from stormwater, NJDEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette announced July 18. In many cases, the projects […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville has been selected to receive a 2022 AARP Community Challenge grant, making the township one of just eight grantees chosen statewide. The grant will be used to promote walkability, restore neighborhood connectivity and increase community relationships as the town emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. The project will use an underutilized property […]
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit is the recipient of a $519,750 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration to conduct a modernization study for Newark Light Rail that will examine options for improving station design and customer experience, as well as making four stations accessible to people with disabilities, according to […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The beloved South Mountain YMCA Duck Race returned to Maplewood on Memorial Day, May 30, raising $18,632 for local children and families through duck sponsorships, ticket and T-shirt sales, prizes, and individual donations. This year’s sold-out event began with race participants, decked out in duck-themed clothing and accessories, marching with the community […]
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Economic Development Authority announced July 8 plans to award grants totaling $17.5 million to 30 nonprofit organizations through the third phase of its Sustain & Serve NJ program. Sustain & Serve NJ provides eligible entities with grants to support the purchase of meals from New Jersey restaurants that have […]
TRENTON, NJ — The Murphy administration and the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs’ Division of Local Government Services announced July 7 the award of 20 Local Efficiency Achievement Program grants to local governmental entities across New Jersey. These grants, totaling $2.478 million, will help local governments pursue shared services initiatives to reduce taxpayer costs […]
TRENTON, NJ — Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced July 1 that the Juvenile Justice Commission, in conjunction with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Committee, has awarded 19 grants totaling more than $313,000 to police departments, schools and nonprofit organizations across the state to expand summer programs for at-risk youth. The grants provide […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield College was recently awarded a National Science Foundation grant in the amount of $199,989 for its student academic support project “Interventions to Improve Academic Performance of Biology Majors at Bloomfield College.” “The immediate goal of this program is to support our first-year biology majors to succeed in their first year of […]