Montclair Receives Grants to Fund Local Projects
Essex County's Community Development Block Grants will help fund nine organizations run outreach projects in Montclair.
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[This article has since been corrected. The original post incorrectly stated the amount of funds received by Montclair from the county's Community Development Block Grants.]
Nine organizations in Montclair will receive more than $300,000 to fund projects in the coming year.
Montclair is among 16 Essex County municipalities to receive money through the county's Community Development Block Grants. County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced the recipients on Tuesday in a press release.
The following Montclair organizations will receive $321,727 in 2012-13:
The township also received $92,650 for the following nonprofit projects.
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A total of $4.4 million was distributed Tuesday through the CDBG program, which is funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and administered by the Essex County Division of Housing and Community Development.
“Programs supported through the CDBG programs are direct investments to provide services that enhance our quality of life and help stabilize our neighborhoods by modernizing our infrastructure,” DiVincenzo said in the release.
“These federal grants enable us to upgrade our sidewalks and roads, enhance handicap access, address mental health needs, support food pantries and stimulate economic development in our downtown commercial areas,” he added.
2012-13 Grant Application
Montclair also applied to the county for CDBG funding for 2013-14. The township is applying for $515,950 for the following projects.
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Priority |
Organization |
Project Summary |
Grant Request |
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1 |
Montclair Township |
Glenridge Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project - Phs. 2 |
$180,000 |
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2 |
Counseling Outreach Prevention Education (COPE) |
Specialized Services for Children and Families |
$49,000 |
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3 |
Montclair Neighborhood Development Center (MNDC) |
Project Oasis |
$50,000 |
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4 |
HOMECorp |
Housing, Opportunity, Preparation and Education program |
$30,000 |
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5 |
Neighborhood Child Care Center (NCCC) |
Professional staffing for special needs children |
$60,000 |
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6 |
BlueWaveNJ Public Interest Foundation (BWPIF) |
After school tutoring and summer enrichment |
$46,950 |
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7 |
Interfaith Hospitality Network |
Case management services |
$30,300 |
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8 |
United Way |
Job Resource and Skill Building Center |
$50,000 |
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9 |
Family Service League |
Counseling for low-income families and rape victims |
$20,000 |
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11:05 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
All great projects to be funded and we are happy to see these needs being addressed. Mr. DiVincenzo mentions food pantries, but we don't see any support here in Montclair for our soup kitchens and the homeless.