WASHINGTON,
D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced a combined
$13,760,173.57 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to boost New
Jersey’s response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This is
critical funding to ensure our state and health care providers can continue
responding to the pandemic and keep up with the demand for tests and vaccines,”
said Sen. Menendez. “We’ll need continued federal funding and resources
as the pandemic rages on and I’ll fight to make sure New Jersey receives its
fair share.”
"As New
Jersey continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic, it is essential that our
state receives the federal funding required to effectively respond to this
crisis," said Sen. Booker. "This funding will help ensure that
New Jersey’s frontline workers have the critical resources necessary to protect
the health and well-being of our state's residents."
The funding
allocation is below:
· $5,841,540 – New Jersey State Police
Funding can be used to
help the State Police’s emergency response and pandemic recovery efforts
including assisting with testing and contract tracing, supporting hospitals in
their logistic planning and execution, and planning for relaxed social
distancing measures and the reopening of the economy. Earlier this week, the
senators announced $216 million to support the State Police’s vaccine
distribution efforts.
· $4,272,066.31 – Hackensack Meridian
Heath, Inc.
This grant reimburses
Hackensack Meridian for costs incurred since the pandemic started including
management costs. The senators recently announced $118,556,662.26 in FEMA grants to support Hackensack
Meridian’s pandemic response.
· $1,861,031.25 – New Jersey Department of
Corrections (NJDOC)
This funding will allow
the agency to continue providing weekly COVID-19 testing to staff, parole
officers, civilian staff and residents across all NJDOC facilities.
· $1,785,536.01 – Kennedy Health System
This grant reimburses the
Kennedy Health for the purchase and distribution of personal protective
equipment from January to July of last year.
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