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March 8, 2007

Mayor McCormac Targets Grant $$$ to Fund Innovative & Continuing Public Safety Programs and Initiatives

Mayor John E. McCormac today announced that the Township administration and the Woodbridge Housing Authority have received more than $1 million in funding from federal, state, and county grant programs during the first two months of 2007.

“I’m pleased to report that as a result of identifying and aggressively pursuing federal, state, county, and private funding opportunities, Woodbridge has secured over $1 million in grant monies in just the first two months of 2007,” Mayor McCormac said. “Having served as State Treasurer, I am aware of the potential to secure added funds to bolster municipal programs. With a full-time staff person seeking grant opportunities, I believe we will be better positioned to secure funding for innovative programs that will benefit Township residents.”

In announcing the grants, Mayor McCormac noted that in January and February, the Township administration and the Woodbridge Housing Authority received $1,059,000 in grants for programs ranging from helping residents achieve housing self-sufficiency, to hiring additional police officers, to providing added health services for senior residents, to planting tress as part of a reforestation program. The specific grants include:

• $90,378 -- Clean Communities Grant provided through the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The grant is dedicated to the implementation of programs to maintain Township communities. (Feb. 27);
• $20,000 -- Sharing Available Resources Efficiently (SHARE) Grant through the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. The Grant will assist in funding a feasibility study to share health services between Woodbridge Township and Carteret. (Feb. 23);
• $42,794 -- Sharing Available Resources Efficiently (SHARE) Grant through the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. The grant is dedicated to performing a radio communications engineering feasibility study. (Feb. 23);
• $600,000 -- The Woodbridge Housing Authority (WHA) secured two separate Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) grants totaling $600,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grants will allow the WHA to create programs that will help Township residents living in WHA facilities achieve economic and/or housing self-sufficiency. (Feb. 22);
• $39,900 -- The Woodbridge Public Works Department received a “No Net Loss” Reforestation grant awarded through the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to plant new trees to replace trees lost through infestation. (Feb. 12);
• $21,899 -- The Woodbridge Police Department received a grant from the Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management for the purchase of communications equipment. (Feb. 7);
• $24,723 -- The Woodbridge Police Department secured a Justice Assistance Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to bolster law enforcement and anti-crime initiatives. (Feb. 7);
• $84,837 -- The Woodbridge Department of Health & Human Services received a Middlesex County Municipal Alliance grant to bolster resident health services. (Feb. 6);
• $30,000 -- The Woodbridge Department of Health obtained a MultiService Program on Aging Grant from the New Jersey Department of Health. The grant will allow the Township Health Department to expand services to senior residents. (Feb. 6);
• $60,000 -- The Woodbridge Police Department obtained a Safe & Secure Communities grant from the New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety. The grant will pay for two additional police officers. (Jan. 25);
• $20,000 -- The Woodbridge Office of Emergency Management received a grant from the New Jersey Department of the Treasury to assist in upgrading Township emergency management operations. (Jan. 16); and
• $24,742 -- The Woodbridge Police Department secured a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to purchase equipment and provide for officer training. (Jan. 9).

Mayor McCormac noted that the ability to identify and secure grants from various funding sources will allow the Township to implement and expand programs that otherwise would not be available to Township residents.

John R. Hagerty
Mayor’s Office of Communications
732-602-6039

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