July 01, 2021 -DCA Announces Award of $7.4 Million in Community Development Block Grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, July 01, 2021
Grants to Fund Community Improvements in Small Cities throughout New Jersey
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) today announced the award of $7,441,299 in Small Cities Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to non-entitlement municipalities and counties in New Jersey. The 27 grants will benefit 21 municipalities in 7 counties and one county-wide program, which will benefit approximately 27,000 people across the state, including senior citizens and people with disabilities. DCA’s Division of Housing and Community Resources (DHCR) receives, distributes, and administers these federal grant funds for the State of New Jersey.
“At DCA, it is our mission to improve the quality of life for people who call New Jersey home,” said Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. “One of the many ways we do this is through the Small Cities Program. These grants will help the selected towns improve public facilities, rehabilitate housing, and make much-needed infrastructure improvements, which benefit individuals and families throughout the state.”
Awards in this year’s grant round include funding multiple projects that remove architectural barriers that hinder mobility for the disabled at beach access points, recreation areas and senior centers; water drainage and distribution system improvements; street reconstruction; removal of blighted housing; and the rehabilitation of affordable single-family housing.
Small Cities Community Development Block Grants are designated to benefit people of low- and moderate-income or to address recent local needs for which no other source of funding is available. The program provides direct assistance to eligible municipalities and counties for housing rehabilitation, public facilities, community revitalization, and economic development.
Funding for the Small Cities Program is provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. Only non-entitlement, less-populated communities and counties that do not receive direct funding from HUD are eligible for the State CDBG program.
Municipalities receiving Small Cities grants design their own projects and funding priorities. These locally developed projects are required to meet at least one of the three federal National Objectives which include: 1) activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons, 2) aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight, or 3) meet urgent community development needs because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community where other financial resources are not available to meet such needs.
A description of the grant recipients and projects are listed below.
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Grantee Name |
Project Title |
Project Description |
Award Amount |
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Burlington City |
Burlington City Demolition Project |
Demolition of three unsafe structures located on High Street. |
$135,000 |
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Cape May City |
Raw Water Transmission Main Resiliency Project |
Installation of a dedicated 12-inch raw water main from Well No. 8 to the Desalination Facility to improve city-wide water service benefits. |
$400,000 |
|
Cumberland County |
Septic System Specific Improvements |
Septic system improvements as part of an owner-occupied housing rehabilitation project for low- to moderate-income qualified residents. |
$292,820 |
|
Deerfield Township |
ADA Compliance Improvements Phase 2 |
Removal of mobility barriers that hinder access to the disabled and elderly at Carmel Park, the Municipal Building and Senior Center in order to comply with ADA. In addition, an emergency generator will be installed at the Senior Center. |
$400,000 |
|
Dennis Township |
Chestnut Street Park ADA Compliance |
Removal of mobility barriers at Chestnut Street Park that hinder access by the disabled and handicapped in order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). |
$363,479.54 |
|
Dover Town |
Dover Small Cities Public Facilities |
Reconstruction of the roadway curb to curb on Bowlby Street, White Street, Grace Street, Sickle Street, and Leonard Street, including a drainage system along Bowlby Street, curbing, striping, and associated infrastructure improvements. |
$400,000 |
|
Downe Township |
Township-Wide Housing Rehabilitation |
Rehabilitation of approximately six low-income housing units within the Township of Downe. |
$107,000 |
|
Fairfield Township |
Fairfield Township Home Rehabilitation |
Rehabilitation of approximately seven low- and moderate-income residents throughout the Township of Fairfield. |
$107,000 |
|
Fairfield Township |
Municipal Building ADA Compliance Phase 2 |
Implementation of a Phase 2 project to remove physical barriers that prevent handicapped access to the municipal building in order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). |
$400,000 |
|
Gloucester City |
Hudson Street Reconstruction |
Replacement of the water and combined sewer mains and reconstruct the roadway curb to curb, including ADA ramps on Hudson Street between N. Sussex Street and N. Broadway. |
$400,000 |
|
Gloucester City |
Gloucester City Housing Rehabilitation Program |
Rehabilitation of seven single-family homes occupied by low- and moderate-income households in Gloucester City. |
$107,000 |
|
Hopewell Township |
Hopewell Township Housing Rehabilitation |
Rehabilitation of seven single-family homes occupied by low- and moderate-income households located throughout Hopewell Township. |
$107,000 |
|
Middle Township |
Middle Township Housing Rehabilitation Program |
Rehabilitation of approximately 12 housing units occupied by low- and moderate-income residents within the Township of Middle. |
$107,000 |
|
Middle Township |
Norbury Landing ADA Compliance Improvements |
Removal of architectural barriers that hinder access by the disabled and improve ADA accessibility at the Norbury Landing recreation area in the Del Haven section of Middle Township. |
$400,000 |
|
Mount Holly Township |
Mount Holly Township Housing Rehabilitation Program |
Rehabilitation of approximately seven housing units occupied by low- and moderate-income residents throughout Mount Holly Township. |
$107,000 |
|
Newton Town |
US 206 Sidewalks Town of Newton Public Facilities Grant |
Installation of sidewalks along US 206/Water Street and reconstruct sidewalks in areas where sidewalks are deficient connecting the neighborhood with important retail facilities such Wells Fargo, Walgreens, Home Depot. |
$360,000 |
|
North Wildwood City |
ADA Compliant Access Improvements at Veteran's Park |
ADA compliant access infrastructure improvements at North Wildwood's Veteran's Park. |
$400,000 |
|
Penns Grove Borough |
Storm Water System Infrastructure Improvements |
Storm Water System Infrastructure Improvements on E. Pitman Street. |
$400,000 |
|
Pittsgrove Township |
Pittsgrove Township Housing Rehabilitation Program |
Rehabilitation of approximately five housing units occupied by low- and moderate-income residents throughout Pittsgrove Township. |
$107,000 |
|
Salem City |
Salem City Housing Rehabilitation Program |
Rehabilitation of approximately seven housing units occupied by low- and moderate-income residents throughout Salem City |
$107,000 |
|
Sussex Borough |
Water Distribution System Improvements |
Water distribution system improvements by replacing 1,800 feet of water lines under Main Street in Sussex Borough. |
$400,000 |
|
Sussex County |
SCARC Group Home Rehabilitation Project |
Rehabilitation of nine Sussex County ARC group homes to ensure a safe and healthy living environment for the developmentally disabled in Sussex County. |
$107,000 |
|
Upper Deerfield Township |
Upper Deerfield Township Housing Rehabilitation Program |
Rehabilitation of approximately seven low-income housing units within the Township of Upper Deerfield.
|
$107,000 |
|
Upper Deerfield Township |
Seabrook Recreation Complex ADA Compliance - Ph III |
Completion of ADA improvements by removing architectural barriers at the Seabrook Recreation Complex. |
$400,000 |
|
Wildwood City |
Removal of Architectural Barriers to Accessibility |
Removal of non-compliant curb ramps at 11 intersections along Pacific Avenue, between Cresse and Montgomery Avenues, and replace them with ADA-compliant infrastructure. |
$400,000 |
|
Wildwood Crest Borough |
ADA Beach Access Improvements - Phase 1 |
Removal of architectural barriers that hinder mobility for the disabled at 11 beach access points along the beachfront from Orchid Road to Toledo Avenue. |
$400,000 |
|
Woodbine Borough |
Street and Related Infrastructure Reconstruction |
Installation of critical improvements to portions of Adams Avenue and Franklin Street and the aging water system infrastructure beneath both. |
$400,000 |
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27 Approved Applications Total: |
$7,441,299.54 |
For more information on Small Cities Community Development Block Grants, visit: http://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/dhcr/offices/cdbg.html.
The Division of Housing and Community Resources strengthens and revitalizes communities through the delivery of affordable housing, supportive services, and financial and technical assistance to communities, local government, and community-based organizations.
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