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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 6, 2009
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Contact: Zach Goldberg
202-225-5801 (office) |
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HOLT ANNOUNCES ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANT
FUNDING FOR LOCAL NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT
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(Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) today announced that Central New Jersey law enforcement will receive justice assistance grants through the economic recovery bill that Congress passed and President Obama signed last month. The funding comes from the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program, which supports law enforcement, prosecution and courts, prevention and education, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, technology improvement programs, and victim and witness assistance. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides New Jersey with $29.7 million for law enforcement programs and activities and nearly $18 million in direct funding for local law enforcement agencies.
“Law enforcement and crime prevention are not immune to economic downturns and budget woes,” Holt said. “This funding is included in the economic recovery bill because we can’t force local law enforcement to make no-win decisions about whom to lay off, what initiatives to scale back on, or what technology improvements to hold off purchasing.”
Holt announced that law enforcement from the following localities will receive funding, contingent on completing an application to the Department of Justice:
Mercer County
Ewing - $70,369
Lawrence - $34,967
Princeton Borough - $12,162
Trenton - $858,758
Middlesex County
East Brunswick - $28,017
North Brunswick - $58,206
Old Bridge - $34,533
South Brunswick - $18,027
South River - $16,723
Monmouth County
Eatontown - $17,158
Freehold Township - $31,709
Manalapan - $14,334
Marlboro - $12,814
Middletown - $31,927
Somerset County
Franklin - $53,211
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