DCA AWARDS OVER $600,000 IN RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES GRANTS

Funding Provides Special Events & Recreational Services for 
People With Disabilities


TRENTON, N.J. – Today, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs’ (DCA) Commissioner Joseph Doria announced the award of over $600,000 in Recreation Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities (ROID) Grants.  The funds will go to 58 municipalities across the state.

“Governor Corzine’s commitment to assist those New Jersey residents with special needs is stronger than ever,” said Commissioner Doria.  “This funding will provide a variety of opportunites for disabled children and adults who wish to engage in recreational activities.”

ROID Grants provide funding assistance to local units of government for both short-term special events and comprehensive recreational services for individuals with disabilities.  The ROID program aims to reinforce the status of persons with disabilities as members of a total society; to promote the least restrictive environment in providing recreation and leisure service for persons with disabilities, and to assist local governments in the commencement or expansion of recreation and leisure services for person with disabilities.  Funding is allocated through the DCA’s Division of Community Resources.

For further information on the ROID program, call 609-984-6654, or log on to http://www.nj.gov/dca/dcr.

Recreation Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities Grantees

 

Grantee

County

Award

Aberdeen Township

Monmouth

$10,000

Atlantic County

Atlantic

$20,000

Barnegat Township

Ocean

$12,000

Bergen County

Bergen

$40,000

Bernards Township

Somerset

$5,000

Bloomfield Town Township

Essex

$8,000

Brick Township

Ocean

$12,000

Burlington City

Burlington

$6,500

Cape May County

Cape May

$15,000

Carteret Borough

Middlesex

$1,000

Cherry Hill Township

Camden

$16,000

Clayton Borough

Gloucester

$3,000

Closter Borough

Bergen

$10,000

Deptford Township

Gloucester

$4,000

East Brunswick Township

Middlesex

$20,000

Eatontown Borough

Monmouth

$6,000

Franklin Township

Somerset

$5,000

Hanover Township

Morris

$10,000

Harrison Town

Hudson

$10,000

Hillsborough Township

Somerset

$20,000

Howell Township

Monmouth

$10,000

Hunterdon County

Hunterdon

$5,000

Jackson Township

Ocean

$10,000

Kearny Town

Hudson

$10,000

Lakewood Township

Ocean

$10,000

Livingston Township

Essex

$13,000

Lyndhurst Township

Bergen

$10,000

Medford Township

Burlington

$4,000

Mercer County

Mercer

$10,000

Middlesex County

Middlesex

$15,000

Middletown Township

Monmouth

$15,000

Monmouth County

Monmouth

$12,000

Montville Township

Morris

$10,000

Moorestown Township

Burlington

$10,000

Morris County

Morris

$5,000

North Arlington Borough

Bergen

$5,000

North Bergen Township

Hudson

$10,000

Nutley Township

Essex

$8,000

Old Bridge Township

Middlesex

$8,000

Orange City Township

Essex

$15,000

Paramus Borough

Bergen

$1,000

Passaic City

Passaic

$25,000

Plainsboro Township

Middlesex

$18,000

River Edge Borough

Bergen

$2,000

Roxbury Township

Morris

$10,000

South Brunswick Township

Middlesex

$12,000

Sussex County

Sussex

$25,000

Upper Freehold Township

Monmouth

$7,000

Vernon Township

Sussex

$6,500

Vineland City

Cumberland

$12,000

Warren County

Warren

$15,000

Washington Township

Morris

$7,000

West Caldwell Township

Essex

$15,000

West Deptford Township

Gloucester

$15,000

West Milford Township

Passaic

$15,000

West Orange Town Township

Essex

$2,000

West Windsor Township

Mercer

$20,000

Woodcliff Lake Borough

Bergen

$14,000