Today, Sustainable Jersey announced the 34 New Jersey towns that were
selected for Sustainable Jersey Small Grants funded by the PSEG
Foundation at Camden’s City Hall in Camden, New Jersey. Since 2009,
Sustainable Jersey has distributed approximately $1,375,000 in grants to
New Jersey municipalities to help towns make their communities more
livable, environmentally friendly and prosperous.
“Supporting municipalities as they do innovative sustainability projects
is a cornerstone of our organization’s mission,” said Sustainable Jersey
Board Chair Pam Mount. “These grants help ensure that important
sustainability projects at the community level can get done.
Congratulations to all the grant recipients.”
“PSEG is committed to being a steward of the environment and making
meaningful contributions to the communities it serves,” said Ellen
Lambert, president of the PSEG Foundation and director of Corporate
Responsibility. “We are proud to support this program and to fund
projects that will make life better in neighborhoods throughout New
Jersey.”
The 12 towns that received the $20,000 and $10,000 grants proposed
projects that provide sustainable solutions to everyday challenges.
Organic curbside waste recycling, hawk habitat restoration, a commuter
bike depot, rain gardens, community educational campaigns,
sustainability ordinances and more have been added to the list of
initiatives that the Sustainable Jersey Small Grants program is funding.
New Jersey is the first state in the nation to have a comprehensive
sustainability program for communities that links certification with
strong state and private financial incentives, and a fully resourced
program of technical support and training. Currently, 72 percent of New
Jersey’s towns and cities (406 towns across all 21 counties) have
registered to become Sustainable Jersey certified.
SUSTAINBLE JERSEY SMALL GRANTS RECIPIENTS:
-- Four $20,000 Grant Recipients: Camden, Lawrence, Linden and
Montclair
-- Eight $10,000 Grant Recipients: Brick ($7,250), Ewing,
Hammonton, Maplewood, Montville, Springfield, Stillwater and Winslow
-- Twenty-two $2,000 Capacity-Building Grant Recipients:
Bordentown City, Clinton, Evesham, Kearny, Kinnelon, Lebanon, Long
Beach, Mahwah, Mansfield, Margate, Monroe, Moorestown ($750), North
Haledon, Ridgewood, Roosevelt, Seaside Park, Somerdale, Upper Township,
Warren Township, Washington, Wayne and West Milford
Over 100 municipalities submitted proposals that were judged by an
independent Blue Ribbon Selection Committee. The Sustainable Jersey
grants are intended to help local governments make progress toward a
sustainable future in general, and specifically toward Sustainable
Jersey certification.
Recipients of $2,000 Sustainable Jersey Capacity-Building Grants
-- Bordentown City, Burlington County
-- Clinton, Hunterdon County
-- Evesham, Burlington County
-- Kearny, Hudson County
-- Kinnelon, Morris County
-- Lebanon, Hunterdon County
-- Long Beach , Ocean County
-- Mahwah, Bergen County
-- Mansfield, Warren County
-- Margate , Atlantic County
-- Monroe, Gloucester County
-- Moorestown, Burlington County ($750)
-- North Haledon, Passaic County
-- Ridgewood, Bergen County
-- Roosevelt, Monmouth County
-- Seaside Park, Ocean County
-- Somerdale, Camden County
-- Upper Township, Cape May County
-- Warren Township, Somerset County
-- Washington , Warren County
-- Wayne, Passaic
-- West Milford , Passaic
ABOUT SUSTAINABLE JERSEY
Sustainable Jersey is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that
provides tools, training and financial incentives to support communities
as they pursue sustainability programs. Currently, over 406 of New
Jersey’s 565 municipalities are participating in the sustainability
certification program. Sustainable Jersey is one hundred percent
voluntary and each town can choose whether it wants to get certified and
the actions it wants to do in order to achieve enough points to get
certified. In 2014 the Sustainable Jersey for Schools program will be
launched in partnership with New Jersey School Boards Association and
other statewide educational organizations.
Sustainable Jersey’s partners include the New Jersey State League of
Municipalities, The Sustainability Institute at The College of New
Jersey, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). Program underwriters include
the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the Surdna Foundation. Our Small
Grants program is underwritten by Walmart and PSEG. Sponsors include
South Jersey Gas, New Jersey Natural Gas, Church and Dwight, Covanta
Energy, Energy Solve, Terhune Orchards, Bayshore Recycling, Good Energy,
EcoMatters, Spiezle Architectural Group, Waste Management of New Jersey,
Pennoni Associates, Inc., Investors Bank, Phoenix Advisors and Concord
Engineering.
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