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May 28, 2020

I. Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program for State and Local
Municipalities
II. New Jersey Brownfields Assistance Center @ NJIT
III. Rutgers Eagleton Institute Session
IV. MEL Safety Institute CV-19 Resources

Municipal Clerks: Please forward to your Mayor, Governing Body and Department Heads.

To assist in providing guidance and information we have created a COVID-19 resource page. We will continue to update the page as we get pertinent information and include announcements in our Daily Updates.

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I. Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program for State and Local Municipalities

This Friday, May 29 is the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program for state and local municipalities identified as eligible for funding under the 2019 State and Local Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) Program.

If a locality is not listed as eligible under the JAG program, they can contact the state administering agency to learn about possible sources of funding from the state’s received allocation.

Visit the Department of Justice website for more information on the CESF Program.

II. New Jersey Brownfields Assistance Center @ NJIT

New Jersey Institute of Technology has created the New Jersey Brownfields Assistance Center @ NJIT. The Center provides FREE assistance to NJ municipalities and counties that are pursuing brownfields cleanup and reuse.

Contact them at NJBrownfields@njit.edu or 973-596-6415 or visit their web site.

III. Rutgers Eagleton Institute Session

Protecting the Ballot During COVID-19, Tuesday, June 2nd at 10:00am

Speakers will discuss the opportunities and vulnerabilities to be considered, best practices for administering elections by mail, and how vote-by-mail and other solutions can be implemented in ways that protect ballot access and power for all communities. Visit their site for more details.

Secretary of State Kim Wyman, Washington State
Charles Stewart III, Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science, MIT
Joanne Rajoppi, Clerk, Union County, New Jersey
Connor Maxwell, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress
Moderated by Ronald K. Chen, University Professor, Rutgers School of Law

This is an audio conference. Call-In Number: +1-650-429-3300, Access code: 193 228 350

Questions? Contact Maximo Vazquez at mvazquez@eagleton.rutgers.edu.

IV. MEL Safety Institute CV-19 Resources

The MEL Safety Director’s office has created a central repository on the NJ MEL website for updated COVID-19 information specific to municipal operations, including several bulletins addressing specific subject areas during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that information may be found at NJ MEL website.

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