Montclair Receives Grants to Fund Local Projects
Essex County's Community Development Block Grants will help fund nine organizations run outreach projects in Montclair.
[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. A total of $4.4 million was distributed Tuesday through the CDBG program, which is funded through the …
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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. more ›