NJ Department of Community Affairs | May-5-2011 Christie Administration Awards $585,000 in Recreation Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities Grants

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May 5, 2011	(609) 292-6055 Press Office

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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