Politics & Government
Hoboken School District Awarded $48G in Sandy Recovery Funds
In total, the state awarded $1.25 million to school districts that were impacted by the hurricane.
Hoboken is among 26 school districts that will be sharing $1.25 million in Sandy recovery funds, announced the Christie Administration on Tuesday.
Hoboken will receive $48,142. The money, which comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Project School Emergency Response to Violence program, is meant to fund short- and long-term education services designed to restore safe learning environments for their students.
"Our communities have exhibited tremendous resilience in the face of the after-effects of Super Storm Sandy and they should be commended for all they have done to support our students and their education," said State Education Commissioner Chris Cerf. “These funds from the U.S. Department of Education will help support the continuous recovery of school communities in New Jersey and we are grateful these grants were made available."
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The money could be used for — among many other things — overtime for teachers and staffers, transportation cost and temporary security systems.
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