Booker Secures Funding for Critical New Jersey Projects in Major Government Funding Bill
$166.2 million includes funding for water and transit infrastructure, affordable housing, and health initiatives, among other vital projects
NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced millions of dollars in federal funding for critical New Jersey programs, projects, and priorities he worked to secure were included in the $1.7 trillion Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill.
“From upgrading our vital infrastructure to increasing access to affordable housing, to creating and expanding health programs that promote mental health care and combat the opioid crisis, the projects funded in this bill will provide major benefits to communities across New Jersey,” said Senator Booker. “These vital projects will create jobs, stimulate economic activity, and keep New Jersey families healthy and safe. I am proud to have fought to ensure this funding was included and am grateful for the organizations, community leaders, and elected officials who are working tirelessly to advance these critical initiatives. As these projects all across our state move forward, I’m excited to see the positive impact they will have on the quality of life of New Jerseyans.”
Senator Booker, alongside Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), were able to secure tens of millions of dollars for key community projects in cities and townships across New Jersey including Newark, Passaic, Bayonne, Paterson, Lakewood, Clayton, Cape May and Mount Holly; and for countywide projects in Burlington County, Union County and Hudson County, just to name a few.
In total, Booker secured $166.2 million in funding for 130 essential New Jersey projects and programs, detailed in the table below.
The bill also included a number of legislative changes championed by Senator Booker: making permanent the option that states can provide 12 months of continuous Medicaid or CHIP coverage during postpartum, an effort Senator Booker has called for in his MOMMIES Act and temporarily secured in the American Rescue Plan; the reauthorization of the Alternative to Opioids in Emergency Departments Reauthorization Act, a Booker bill that establishes a grant program for developing and implementing alternatives to opioids for pain management in hospitals and emergency departments; Senator Booker’s Enslaved Voyagers Memorial Act, which authorizes the establishment of a memorial in Washington, DC to honor enslaved persons who were forcibly transported across the Atlantic; Senator Booker’s bipartisan Emergency Savings Act, legislation to help Americans save for unexpected expenses through workplace emergency savings accounts; an additional $50 million for community violence intervention efforts; Booker’s bipartisan FDA Modernization Act that would end the outdated requirement that experimental drugs be tested on animals, instead allowing for non-animal testing when appropriate; a modified version of Senator Booker’s Right Whale Coexistence Act to establish a new federal grant program to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale; and additional funding for Small Business Administration to support entrepreneurship.
Recipient Project Funding Amount 180 Turning Lives Around, Inc. 180 Turning Lives Around, Inc. , NJ, for youth mental health services $ 565,000 Bancroft Bancroft. Cherry Hill, NJ for increasing independent living. Including for the purchase of equipment, including technology and devices. $ 500,000 Borough of Alpha Borough of Alpha for a Elevated Water Storage Replacement Project $ 3,320,561 Borough of Bogota Communications Equipment Upgrades $ 255,000 Borough of Carteret Carteret OEM Building Renovation and Expansion Project $ 1,000,000 Borough of Clayton Clayton Fire Department Ladder Truck $ 715,000 Borough of Cliffside Park Borough of Cliffside Park for Oakdene Avenue Stormwater Improvements Project $ 1,000,000 Borough of Edgewater Borough of Edgewater for Pump Station No.4 Project $ 1,000,000 Borough of Fairview Borough of Fairview Municipal Documents Archival Project $ 300,000 Borough of Flemington Borough of Flemington for Potable Water Well #11 $ 1,200,000 Borough of Fort Lee Borough of Fort Lee for Sewer Pump Station Upgrades $ 600,000 Borough of Lodi Borough of Lodi Senior Citizens Shuttle Bus $ 100,000 Borough of Ridgefield Borough of Ridgefield Resurfacing Improvements Project $ 500,000 Borough of Roselle Roadway Improvement and Pedestrian Safety Project — Chestnut Street Corridor $ 2,000,000 Borough of Woodland Park Borough of Woodland Park for Rifle Camp Road Sewer Line Project $ 709,000 Burlington County Department of Human Services Burlington County Homeless Shelter Construction $ 3,000,000 City of Bayonne Field of Dreams 11th Street Park ADA Accessibility $ 1,000,000 City of Cape May City of Cape May for Drinking Water Treatment Plant Expansion $ 600,000 City of Elizabeth City of Elizabeth for Replacement of Known Lead Service Lines $ 2,170,000 City of Englewood Englewood Public Safety Communication Enhancement Project $ 1,790,000 City of Garfield City of Garfield for a Lead Piping Removal and Replacement Project $ 2,400,000 City of Hackensack City of Hackensack for a Storm Water Discharge $ 3,452,972 City of Hoboken Sinatra Drive Redesign Project $ 1,800,000 City of Jersey City Morris Canal Greenway Improvement Project $ 2,021,000 City of Jersey City Jersey City Apprenticeship Program $ 750,000 City of Jersey City Revitalization of Curries Woods Food Pantry $ 510,000 City of Newark City of Newark, NJ, for facilities and equipment $ 1,000,000 City of Newark, NJ Lincoln Park Restoration Project $ 3,550,000 City of North Wildwood North Wildwood Sea Wall $ 10,000,000 City of Passaic Passaic – Main Avenue Parking Deck Project $ 4,000,000 City of Paterson Johnny Briggs Baseball Field at Westside Park Project $ 1,000,000 City of Paterson City of Paterson, NJ, for substance use disorder services and case management, including equipment $ 188,000 City of Perth Amboy Veterans Memorial Youth League Complex Park Improvements $ 1,500,000 City of Rahway City of Rahway for Lead Service Line Replacement Project $ 1,000,000 City of Summit Summit Park Line Project $ 250,000 County College of Morris County College of Morris, NJ, for the Cybersecurity Center and Hacking Lab, including the purchase of equipment $ 720,000 County of Bergen Hackensack Mixed Use Bus Terminal Project $ 1,000,000 County of Bergen River Road Soil Stabilization Project $ 250,000 County of Burlington Burlington County Emergency Communications Project $ 1,200,000 County of Middlesex Southern Middlesex County flood Mitigation and Resilience Project $ 1,112,175 County of Passaic Great Falls Gateway Phase II Project $ 1,215,000 County of Union Homeless Shelter Program Expansion $ 516,000 Facility for Meals on Wheels of Salem County Meals on Wheels of Salem County $ 380,000 Family Promise of Morris County Housing is Healthcare for Economic Development Project $ 1,761,700 Hudson County New Jersey County Road 653/County Avenue Improvements $ 1,750,000 Inspira Health Network Cumberland County NJ Youth Violence Cessation Initiative $ 1,000,000 Kean University Coalport Neighborhood Revitalization Planning $ 750,000 Kean University Kean University. Union, NJ for workforce development activities and supportive services $ 1,000,000 Memorial Pool Energy Efficiency Retrofit National September 11 Memorial & Museum. $ 700,000 Monmouth University Develop, Educate, and Accelerate Entrepreneurs from Underserved Communities $ 640,000 Montgomery Township Land Acquisition for Open Space $ 1,212,000 Mount Holly Municipal Courthouse Project Township of Mount Holly $ 330,000 National Aerospace Research and Technology Park Airfield Autonomy Initiative $ 2,249,000 New Jersey Community Development Corporation Great Falls Youth Center Expansion Project $ 1,500,000 New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, for a pre-apprenticeship skill-training program in advanced manufacturing and mechatronics $ 650,000 New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, for a community college pre-engineering network initiative $ 650,000 New Jersey Performing Arts Center Cooperman Family Arts Education and Community Center Construction $ 1,000,000 New Jersey Performing Arts Center New Jersey Performing Arts Center, NJ, for arts education programs $ 700,000 New Jersey Sharing Network New Jersey Sharing Network, NJ, for equipment $ 175,000 Newark Public Radio, Inc. Capital Repairs to Newark Public Radio Offices $ 500,000 Push to Walk Push to Walk , NJ, for equipment $ 471,000 Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Newark, NJ for facilities and equipment $ 950,650 Rutgers University–Camden Community Partnership Centers (RUC-CPC) Rutgers University-Camden. NJ for community and partnership centers $ 1,404,800 RWJBarnabas Health Cooperman Medical Center Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center. Livingston NJ for facilities and equipment $ 1,000,000 Seton Hall University Seton Hall University. South Orange. NJ for facilities and equipment $ 1,140,000 South Jersey Transportation Authority Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) Cargo Taxiway Project $ 3,000,000 Stevens Institute of Technology Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ for computer science programs. Including equipment $ 960,000 The Borough of Bergenfield Borough of Bergenfield: Cooper’s Pond Improvements $ 750,000 The Borough of Prospect Park Borough of Prospect Park Park for Main Sewer Line Repair Project $ 442,000 The Center for Great Expectations Medication Assisted Treatment The Center for Great Expectations, Somerset, NJ for mental health services and treatment $ 500,000 The Food Bank of South Jersey Building Food Bank Capacity Through Sustainability & Eco- friendly Logistics $ 970,000 The Valley Hospital The Valley Hospital, NJ, for equipment $ 609,000 Town of Dover Town of Dover for Lead Service Line Replacement Project $ 250,000 Town of Guttenberg Town of Guttenberg for Galaxy CSO Chamber Elimination Project $ 394,000 Town of Newton First Response Communications Equipment $ 1,333,000 Town of Secaucus Secaucus Senior Services Building and Community Center $ 950,000 Township of Harrison Harrison Public Safety Communication Project $ 563,000 Township of Lakewood Lakewood Water, Sewer, and Road Improvements $ 2,000,000 Township of Lebanon Lebanon Street Improvements Project $ 750,000 Township Of North Bergen Township of North Bergen for Tonnelle Drainage Improvements $ 3,452,972 Township of Piscataway Education Wing at the Metlar-Bodine House Museum Historic Site $ 500,000 Township of Piscataway Solar Panel Installation at Department of Public Works Canopy; $ 250,000 Township of South Brunswick South Brunswick Signalized Intersection Improvements $ 2,600,000 Township of South Hackensack South Hackensack Police Communications Upgrade Project $ 210,000 Township of West Orange The O’Connor Park Reconstruction Project $ 1,158,810 Township of Woodbridge Zero Emissions Downtown and Community Mobility $ 1,500,000 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Inlet, NJ $ 32,000,000 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York and New Jersey Harbor Deepening and Channel Improvements Study, NY & NJ $ 1,000,000 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. New York and New Jersey Harbor, NY & NJ (DMMP); $ 3,000,000 Union County, New Jersey Union County, New Jersey, NJ, for mental health and recovery support programs, including equipment $ 661,000 United Way of Northern New Jersey United For ALICE@Work in New Jersey $ 642,000 United Way of Northern New Jersey United Way of Northern New Jersey, NJ, to improve early learning $ 500,000 West New York Housing Authority West New York Housing Authority Building Security Improvements $ 888,000 Whippany River, NJ, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers $ 300,000 Willingboro Municipal Utilities Authority Willingboro Municipal Utilities Authority for the Well 5A PFOS Treatment System Upgrade $ 3,452,972 AngelaCARES AngelaCARES, NJ, for case management and counseling services $ 102,000 Atlantic County Economic Alliance Atlantic County Economic Alliance, NJ, for an apprenticeship program for veterans $ 150,000 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson & Union Counties Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson & Union Counties. Newark. NJ for mentoring and student support $ 1,000,000 Bridges Outreach, Inc Bridges Outreach, Inc., NJ, to provide services and case management to individuals experiencing homelessness $ 517,000 Camden Center for Youth Development, Inc Community Coaches $ 324,000 City of Burlington Kennedy Lake Dredging Project Proposal $ 55,000 City of East Orange City of East Orange, NJ, for an employment and training reentry program $ 30,000 City of Elizabeth City of Elizabeth, NJ, for equipment $ 500,000 Community Services Inc. of Ocean County Community Services Inc. of Ocean County, NJ, for facilities and equipment $ 270,475 County of Bergen Jackson Avenue/Riverside Avenue Drainage Improvements $ 250,000 Domus Corporation Residence of St. Martin of Tours Affordable Housing $ 500,000 Family Promise, Inc. Family Promise Union County Day Center $ 875,000 Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey, NJ, for educational and leadership programs, including purchase of technology and equipment $ 500,000 Institute of Music for Children Institute of Music for Children, NJ, for the Summer Arts Institute $ 75,000 Keyport Borough Keyport Borough for Water Main Replacement and Upgrade Project $ 2,347,000 Lawnside Intergenerational Program Lawnside Intergenerational Program, NJ, for an intergenerational support program $ 30,000 Meals on Wheels of Mercer County Meals on Wheels of Mercer County, NJ, for equipment $ 81,000 New Brunswick Free Public Library New Brunswick Free Public Library, NJ, for employment and training activities $ 38,000 New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault NJCASA Accessibility Capacity Building Project $ 445,000 New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence, NJ, for services for domestic violence survivors and their families $ 500,000 New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence NJCEDV Legal Representation Project $ 500,000 Newark Public Library Digitization of the Newark Evening News $ 183,000 Newark School of the Arts Newark School of the Arts, NJ, for the Early Childhood Music and Movement program $ 50,000 Norwescap, Inc. Norwescap Food Incubator $ 350,000 Robbinsville Township Archival Preservation and Digitization $ 200,000 Seton Hall University Seton Hall Law School – Community-Based Reentry and Support Service $ 632,000 The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges, NJ, for mental and behavioral health care services, including equipment $ 337,000 The Salvation Army The Salvation Army, NJ, for afterschool program, including purchase of technology $ 32,000 Town of Parsippany-Troy Hills Town of Parsippany-Troy Hills for the Pump Station No. 4 Sanitary Sewer Redirection Project $ 3,452,972 Township of Brick Township of Brick. NJ for facilities and equipment $ 250,000 Township of West Caldwell Pine Brook Stream De-Snagging and Stabilization $ 55,000 Tri-County Community Action Agenecy Inc. (t/a Gateway Community Action Partnership) Tri-County Community Action Agency Inc., NJ, for mental health care and substance use disorder prevention and treatment, including equipment $ 350,000 Union City Police Department Union City’s Digital Trunked Radio System Replacement $ 1,200,000 Women’s Rights Information Center Legal Assistance for Low-Income Victims of Crime $ 255,000 YWCA of Eastern Union County YWCA Union County Rebuilding Project $ 500,000
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