May-5-2011 Christie Administration Awards $585,000 in Recreation Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities Grants
Christie Administration Awards $585,000 in Recreation Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities Grants Funding Provides Special Events & Recreational Services for People with Disabilities |
TRENTON, N.J. – The Christie Administration today announced the award of $585,000 in Recreation Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities (ROID) Grants. The funds will go to 43 municipalities in the state.
"No matter who you are, participating in recreational activities is essential to feeling part of the community and to improving quality of life," said New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Lori Grifa. "The grants will provide a variety of opportunities for children and adults with disabilities to engage in leisure activities that range from sports to crafts to cooking."
ROID Grants provide funding assistance to local units of government for both short-term special events and comprehensive recreational services for individuals with disabilities. Funding is allocated through the DCA’' Division of Housing and Community Resources.
The ROID program strives to reinforce the status of persons with disabilities as complete members of the community; 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.
For further information on the ROID program, log on to http://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/dhcr/rec/grants.html.
Recreation Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities Grantees
Grantee |
County |
Award |
Bergen County |
Bergen |
$30,900 |
Atlantic County |
Atlantic |
$22,300 |
West Milford Township |
Passaic |
$20,000 |
West Caldwell Township |
Essex |
$20,000 |
Sussex County |
Sussex |
$20,000 |
Secaucus Town |
Hudson |
$20,000 |
Roxbury Township |
Morris |
$20,000 |
Plainsboro Township |
Middlesex |
$20,000 |
Orange City Township |
Essex |
$20,000 |
Cherry Hill Township |
Camden |
$20,000 |
Barnegat Township |
Ocean |
$20,000 |
Union County |
Union |
$18,900 |
Cape May County |
Cape May |
$16,500 |
West Windsor Township |
Mercer |
$15,000 |
Middlesex County |
Middlesex |
$15,000 |
Mercer County |
Mercer |
$15,000 |
Lyndhurst Township |
Bergen |
$15,000 |
Jackson Township |
Ocean |
$15,000 |
Fair Lawn Borough |
Bergen |
$15,000 |
East Brunswick Township |
Middlesex |
$15,000 |
Bloomfield Town Township |
Essex |
$15,000 |
North Bergen Township |
Hudson |
$14,000 |
Paterson City |
Passaic |
$13,000 |
Montville Township |
Morris |
$13,000 |
South Brunswick Township |
Middlesex |
$12,500 |
Willingboro Township |
Burlington |
$12,000 |
Woodcliff Lake Borough |
Bergen |
$10,000 |
Howell Township |
Monmouth |
$10,000 |
Eatontown Borough |
Monmouth |
$10,000 |
Closter Borough |
Bergen |
$10,000 |
Boonton Town |
Morris |
$10,000 |
Aberdeen Township |
Monmouth |
$10,000 |
Vernon Township |
Sussex |
$8,000 |
Perth Amboy City |
Middlesex |
$8,000 |
Deptford Township |
Gloucester |
$8,000 |
Paramus Borough |
Bergen |
$7,500 |
Knowlton Township |
Warren |
$7,500 |
Franklin Township |
Somerset |
$6,700 |
Lincoln Park Borough |
Morris |
$6,500 |
Vineland City |
Cumberland |
$5,200 |
Washington Township |
Morris |
$5,000 |
Nutley Township |
Essex |
$5,000 |
Clayton Borough |
Gloucester |
$4,500 |
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