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.
Funding highlights include:
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 Voyages 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 | $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 | For an investigation study | $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 |