NJ Recommends $159K In Grants To Hazlet Schools

HAZLET, NJ - The Murphy Administration is recommending $317.2 million in awards that is on its way to the Legislature for final approval - and Hazlet Township Public Schools are slated to receive a chunk of the funding if passed.

$158,776 has been recommended to the Legislature for allocation to Hazlet Township Public Schools under the first round of projects for the Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act (SOCFBA), a $500 million statewide capital grants initiative approved by voters in November 2018, according to a spokesperson from the governor’s press office.

The grants will fund school security, water infrastructure improvements, and enhancement of career and technical education (CTE) in county vocational-technical school districts and county colleges, according to a news release from Gov. Phil Murphy’s office. Approximately $26 million has been allocated for county college CTE projects, $220.2 million for county vocational school district CTE project, $5.6 million for water infrastructure projects and $65.4 million for school security projects.

Hazlet's funding will go towards the installation of silent panic alarms to alert law enforcement during an emergency and for other school security upgrades including exterior lighting improvements, surveillance cameras, intercoms, remote locking/unlocking doors, shatter-resistant glass, signage improvements, generator installation and impact-rated vehicle barriers, according to the governor's office.

“I have long believed that investments in our students and schools are investments in the future of our state,” Murphy said in a statement. “These projects will help our school districts and institutions of higher education keep students safe and healthy, while also ensuring that they are ready for the careers of the future.”

“This is an investment in future opportunities for our children,” said Senate President Steve Sweeney. “It will help provide them with job skills for the modern workforce, improve their safety and security in schoolrooms, and protect their health and well-being by ensuring clean water. It is an investment in their future and in the future of New Jersey, and I look forward to reviewing the proposed projects.”

The first round of the SOCFBA will fund 494 proposed projects, totaling approximately $65.4 million. Murphy plans to announce a second round of grants at a later date.

For the list of round-one recommendations in this category, click here.

“Our children deserve the chance to learn in peace,” said Assemblyman Ralph Caputo. “It has taken many years to get to this day. Alyssa’s family and community have been steadfast champions of the legislation that has brought us here and I commend them for that. Coupled with security measures already in place, this project funding can increase the chances of diffusing a bad situation without further harm to students and staff. I'm proud to see the project moving forward.”

Here’s how much each Monmouth County school district was recommended by the Murphy administration:

• Asbury Park $85,646.00
• Avon Borough $9,875.00
• Bayshore Jointure Commission $20,000.00
• Belmar $23,461.00
• Bradley Beach $20,000.00
• Brielle Borough $26,769.00
• Colts Neck Township $48,386.00
• Deal Borough $20,000.00
• Eatontown $49,295.00
• Fair Haven Borough $51,024.00 County District Grant Total
• Freehold Borough $84,470.00
• Freehold Regional High School District $686,207.00
• Freehold Township $197,560.00
• Hazlet Township $158,776.00
• Henry Hudson Regional School $20,383.00
• Highlands Borough $20,000.00
• Holmdel Township $170,336.00
• Howell Township $292,067.00
• Keansburg Borough $79,476.00
• Keyport $57,128.00
• Little Silver Borough $43,849.00
• Long Branch $286,080.00
• Manalapan-Englishtown Regional $264,480.00
• Manasquan $90,569.00
• Marlboro Township $255,929.00
• Matawan-Aberdeen Regional $209,619.00
• Middletown Township $538,389.00
• Monmouth Beach $20,000.00
• Monmouth-Ocean Educational Services Commission $20,000.00
• Monmouth County Vocational School District $170,571.00
• Monmouth Regional H.S. District $62,236.00
• Oceanport Borough $30,925.00
• Red Bank $62,160.00
• Red Bank Regional H.S. Dist. $77,667.00
• Roosevelt Borough $12,424.00
• Rumson Borough $52,482.00
• Rumson-Fair Haven Regional H.S. Dist.
• Sea Girt Borough $19,025.00
• Shore Regional High School District $41,662.00
• Spring Lake $20,000.00
• Spring Lake Heights Borough $20,000.00
• Tinton Falls $75,862.00
• Upper Freehold Regional $134,153.00
• Wall Township $192,395.00
• West Long Branch $29,054.00