Menendez, Booker Announce $85M to Support NJ Public Housing Programs

Press Release

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced $85,066,133 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support New Jersey public housing agencies preserve, repair, and modernize affordable homes across the state.

"Families across New Jersey deserve to live in safe, quality, reliable and affordable housing," said Sen. Menendez. "This federal funding will build up our communities, boost our economy and empower our families to fulfill their potential."

"Each and every New Jerseyan deserves a safe, affordable place to live," said Sen. Booker. "It is especially critical during the current public health crisis that our public housing programs have the resources they need to serve the New Jersey families that rely on them."
The following housing agencies were awarded Public Housing Capital Fund grants:

· Asbury Park Housing Authority $1,509,773.00

· Bayonne Housing Authority $3,524,579.00

· Belmar Housing Authority $79,566.00

· Beverly Housing Authority $144,013.00

· Boonton Housing Authority $141,165.00

· Borough of Clementon Housing Authority $95,284.00

· Bridgeton Housing Authority $993,380.00

· Burlington Housing Authority $185,164.00

· Cape May Housing Authority $169,297.00

· Carteret Housing Authority $208,653.00

· Collingswood Housing Authority $151,331.00

· Dover Housing Authority $95,112.00

· East Orange Housing Authority $175,435.00

· Edison Housing Authority $346,638.00

· Elizabeth Housing Authority $3,580,448.00

· Florence Housing Authority $109,662.00

· Franklin Housing Authority $262,743.00

· Freehold Housing Authority $151,514.00

· Garfield Housing Authority $1,071,766.00

· Gloucester County Housing Authority $573,717.00

· Guttenberg Housing Authority $617,443.00

· Haddon Housing Authority $162,678.00

· Harrison Housing Authority $875,950.00

· Hightstown Housing Authority $198,904.00

· Hoboken Housing Authority $4,072,314.00

· Housing Authority&Urban Redevelopment Age $4,165,406.00

· Housing Authority City of Jersey City $6,578,836.00

· Housing Authority City of Linden $349,787.00

· Housing Authority of the Borough of Lodi $442,633.00

· Housing Authority of the City of Camden $2,881,185.00

· Housing Authority of the City of Orange $1,032,740.00

· Housing Authority of the City of Passaic $1,216,211.00

· Irvington Housing Authority $1,406,351.00

· Long Branch Housing Authority $1,049,812.00

· Millville Housing Authority $973,040.00

· Morris County Housing Authority $562,478.00

· Morristown Housing Authority $1,129,960.00

· Neptune Housing Authority $786,355.00

· New Brunswick Housing Authority $1,010,695.00

· Newark Housing Authority $23,678,318.00

· Newton Housing Authority $110,388.00

· North Bergen Housing Authority $2,344,389.00

· Ocean City Housing Authority $121,578.00

· Paterson Housing Authority $3,420,667.00

· Penns Grove Housing Authority $321,770.00

· Perth Amboy Housing Authority $246,651.00

· Phillipsburg Housing Authority $1,723,490.00

· Plainfield Housing Authority $1,235,876.00

· Rahway Housing Authority $649,599.00

· Red Bank Housing Authority $155,840.00

· Salem Housing Authority $583,302.00

· South Amboy Housing Authority $302,701.00

· Trenton Housing Authority $5,038,044.00

· Union City Housing Authority $1,216,918.00

· Vineland Housing Authority $475,056.00

· Wildwood Housing Authority $359,528.00

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