Galloway Getting $500K In Federal Coronavirus Relief

GALLOWAY, NJ — Galloway Township will receive $499,333 in federal coronavirus relief. Galloway, along with several other New Jersey towns and counties, received the aid because they didn't initially qualify for federal coronavirus relief.

Funds can support expenditures related to the coronavirus, including public safety, health expenses, overtime, increase health-related garbage collection, remote working technology and signage. Expenditures must be incurred between March 1 and Dec. 30.

But funds can't be used for lost revenue associated with the coronavirus — a controversial aspect of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that became law in late March.

Galloway will receive the greatest aid of any Atlantic County town besides Egg Harbor Township, which will get $614,254. Municipalities within the county will get $4,335,082, while the county itself will receive $1,983,853.

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The Local Government Emergency Fund allocation formula uses a variety of metrics, including the municipal COVID-19 infection rate, fiscal stress, the Municipal Revitalization Index (MRI), population, and public safety and health and human services expenditures.

“This CRF (Coronavirus Relief Fund) funding is going to make a world of difference for short- and long-term municipal recovery efforts,” said Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver. "DCA (Department of Community Affairs) will work to distribute this relief funding equitably and fairly to our communities as we rebuild the State’s economy. No one will be left behind.”

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