Tag: grant
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Grant funds to help replace Kahn’s Bridge Crossing in Metuchen included in 2022 municipal budget
METUCHEN – The replacement of the Kahn’s Bridge Crossing, which connects Graham Avenue across the Middlesex Greenway trail gap, is on the horizon. Included in the calendar year 2022 Metuchen municipal budget, which was introduced at a meeting on May 9, are grant funds to replace the bridge crossing, which has been closed since early…
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Florence police receive grant to further enforce drunk driving laws
In an effort to crack down on drunk driving, the Florence Township Police Department recently received a grant through the state’s Drunk Driving Enforcement Fund to help alleviate the cost of enforcement against this issue. The grant is provided through a state-funded program put out annually based off money received in court cases where people…
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Local barbershops and Old Bridge Library join efforts to promote literacy
OLD BRIDGE — Two local barbershops have partnered with the Old Bridge Public Library for the “Fade to Books” program, which promotes literacy in local barbershops. The New Jersey State Library (NJSL) awarded a grant to the Old Bridge Library for the program. The grant, which was established in partnership with the Long Branch Public…
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Pallone announces grant to improve health-care system
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-Monmouth, Middlesex) announced a $675,471 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) grant to Dr. Zhiqiang Tan of Rutgers University to support studies of a range of conditions and problems that impose high burdens on patients, caregivers and the health-care system. Specifically, Tan will be working to improve statistical methods…
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Pallone announces Boggs Center to get $2.2 million grant
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-Middlesex, Monmouth) announced that The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at Rutgers University is the recipient of a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders (LEND) training program grant totaling $2.2 million over five years. The grant will support the Center’s work on developmental disabilities, including autism, and…
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$500K choice neighborhood grant for revitalization, economic development in Asbury Park
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Middlesex, Monmouth) today announced that Asbury Park will receive a $500,000 Choice Neighborhood planning grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allowing the city to develop a comprehensive revitalization plan that addresses housing, educational support, job…