Commerce, Justice, Science
180 Child and Teen Violence Reduction and Treatment Expansion
180 Turning Lives Around, Inc.
1 Bethany Road, Building 3, Suite 45
Hazlet, NJ 07730
The programs aim both to prevent violence and to treat and care for those whose lives have been affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. These programs include sub-acute counseling and support through a helpline, comprehensive art therapy services for children affected by domestic violence, and support to young adults, adolescents and teens that have been raped or sexually assaulted.
Request: $600,000
Boys and Girls Club Expansion
The Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County Services
1201 Monroe Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
The funds will be used for the expansion of services in the current Asbury Park location through the College Bound Mentor Program and the expansion of services to Long Branch and Red Bank at-risk youth through the opening of two new units.
Request: $500,000
Capital Request for Expansion and Renovation
The Community YMCA, Red Bank
113 Tindall Road
Middletown, NJ 07748
The funds will be used to dramatically improve the health and life habits of at-risk and disabled children, families and seniors. By providing programs and services to disadvantaged populations, this initiative will prevent chronic disease and reduce the cost of future medical care.
Request: $1,000,000
A Green Workforce Service for Union County
Union County College
1033 Springfield Avenue
Cranford, NJ 07106
The funds will be used to create a two-year "green" jobs program through UCC’s workforce development to support the creation of a "Green Careers and Lifestyles" education program for teens in Union County. The focus will be to create environmentally healthy lifestyles, as well as green technology programs through the Architecture, Engineering, and Environmental Science Departments through courses on sustainable energy sources and sustainable green building development and design.
Request: $1,075,000
National Marine Fisheries Service's James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory
James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory, Sandy Hook
74 Magruder Rd. Sandy Hook
Highlands, NJ 07732
The Sandy Hook Lab is a state-of-the-art facility and is currently working on exciting, cutting-edge research on Bluefin Tuna stock identification, as well as preparing background data on essential fish habitat. The lab is also involved in identifying critical inshore coastal habitat for commercial and recreational fishery species for the Mid-Atlantic and Southern New England states.
Request: $600,000
New Jersey Make a Splash Program
USA Swimming, Asbury, Plainfield, and other cities statewide
1 Olympic Plaza
Colorado Springs, CO 90909
The funds will be used to develop and implement a quality, multi-level, learn-to-swim Make A Splash program in Asbury Park, Bayonne, Jersey City, Newark and Plainfield. The after-school programs will be beneficial because children who do not traditionally learn to swim will be engaged in training programs that lead to healthy lifestyle choices, including improved physical fitness and higher graduation rates.
Request: $456,000
New Jersey Mentoring Initiative
Big Brother Big Sisters Foundation of New Jersey
1259 Route 46 East, Building 3
Parsippany, New Jersey 07754
The funds will support the expansion of services to two unserved counties in New Jersey, Middlesex and Sussex. Funds will be used to coordinate a statewide effort to recruit volunteer mentors and host a statewide best practices conference for other mentoring programs. Additionally, funds will be distributed to Big Brother Big Sister agencies in New Jersey that serve 19 counties to strengthen and expand one-to-one mentoring programs for at-risk youth.
Request: $895,000
Police Impound and Evidence Facility
City of New Brunswick
78 Bayard Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
New Brunswick Police facilities are currently inadequate to hold the evidence acquired by the police to ensure a proper chain of custody. A proposed new facility will be developed on a vacant lot. The project will remediate existing environmental contamination on the site.
Request: $1,500,000
The Resilient Coastal Urban Community and Ecosystem Initiative
Monmouth University
400 Cedar Avenue
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
The funds will be used to support the ongoing integration of the water quality monitoring system located in nearby coastal estuaries with other observations. This project will fill existing gaps in the coverage of water level, currents, salinity, temperature, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll-a and nutrient sensors with new instrument platforms, and expand mapping to additional estuaries along the New Jersey coast.
Request: $800,000
SPEAK UP Hotline Outreach and Public Education
Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
Public Safety Building, 3rd Floor
25 Kirkpatrick Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
The funds will be used to raise awareness of the SPEAK UP hotline in Middlesex County. The hotline works to prevent tragic violent incidents from occurring throughout the county. The hotline raises public awareness outreach through teaching materials, teacher training, public service announcements and other outreach activities, which is an essential tool to ensure residents remain safe.
Request: $500,000
Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Initiative
Partnership for Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Science, Inc. (PMAFS)
501 Trenton Avenue
Pt. Pleasant Beach
The funds will be used to address the most urgent scientific issues limiting successful management of the summer flounder and black sea bass fisheries in the Mid-Atlantic region. PMAFS, a multi-state multi-institutional partnership, will utilize academic and recreational/commercial fisheries resources to develop targeted science initiatives.
Request: $1,500,000
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