Passaic County announces $773,000 in grants for towns, nonprofits. See the list

David M. Zimmer, NorthJersey.com

Passaic County officials this week announced more than $772,000 in pending grant awards for a dozen area towns and nonprofits.

Set to come from the county's 2024 Community Development Block Grant allocation, the 12 awards will fund renovations, improvements, and community programs throughout the county if approved, records show.

The awards were recommended by the Passaic County Department of Planning and Economic Development officials and are likely to be approved by county commissioners following a public hearing scheduled for June 11.

Expected award winners include eight municipalities and four not-for-profit organizations. Hawthorne is set to receive $60,000 for wheelchair-accessible ramps to dovetail with a prior $200,000 award from the Passaic County Open Space Grant for new bleachers at Franklin Field.

Meanwhile, Bloomingdale's pending $70,000 grant would go toward rehabilitating the borough's senior center. Earlier this year, the borough sought approval to use awards from 2022 and 2023 totaling $150,000 for the project centered on the reconstruction of the Bloomingdale Senior Center's 2,500-square-foot floor, including the sub-floor and finished flooring. According to borough records, the project will involve the replacement of non-structural interior walls.

The largest pending award, totaling $112,678, is expected to boost Passaic County Habitat for Humanity's Critical Repair Program for low- and —moderate-income county residents in need of vital home repairs. Though not currently accepting applications, the program is designed to benefit owners of owner-occupied, single-family homes in Paterson's Northside, as well as Haledon, North Haledon, Prospect Park, Ringwood and West Milford.

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The smallest pending award of $15,000 is expected to help rehabilitate a group home run by New Bridge Services on Newark Pompton Turnpike in Little Falls.

Passaic County pending grant awards for 2024

  • Borough of Bloomingdale - Senior Center Floor Renovation: $70,000

  • Borough of Haledon - Cliff Street Drainage Improvement Project: $80,000

  • Borough of Hawthorne - ADA Ramp Installations: $60,000

  • Township of Little Falls - Clarence Avenue Rehabilitation Project: $60,000

  • Borough of Prospect Park - North 14th Street and Cyril Avenue Roadway Improvement Project: $80,000

  • Borough of Totowa - Sanitary Sewer Project at Route 46 and Riverview Drive: $80,000

  • Borough of Wanaque - Boulevard Water Main Improvement Project: $80,000

  • Borough of Woodland Park - Woodland Park Community Center ADA Rehabilitation Project: $75,000

  • New Bridge Services - Little Falls Affordable Housing Rehab at 137 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Little Falls Group Home: $15,000

  • Passaic County Habitat for Humanity - Passaic County Critical Repair Program: $112,678

  • Children’s Aid and Family Services - Roof and Gutter Replacement at 2012 Macopin Road, West Milford Group Home: $30,000

  • Passaic County Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA): $30,000

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Passaic County announces $772,000 in grants. See the list

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