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April 4, 2019

 
I.    Let your Vendors Know about NJ Municipalities Magazine!
II.   The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Has Announced
      Several Competitive Grant Opportunities
III.  Earth Day April 22
VI.  Mayors Roundtable Events on Cannabis and Affordable Housing –
      Elected and Professionals Too!

I. Let your Vendors Know about NJ Municipalities
   Magazine!

 
Do you work with vendors that you would recommend to other municipalities? Let these vendors know about the League’s magazine; placing advertisements in the magazine helps to increase the reach of their marketing message and supports the League as an organization in the process.

Contact: Taran Samhammer at tsamhammer@njlm.org with your vendor’s mailing address and we will send them a sample issue!

II. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
    (COPS) Has Announced Several Competitive Grant
    Opportunities

• School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP):  Provides funding that can be used to improve security at schools and on school grounds. Awards may include funding for coordination with local law enforcement; training for local law enforcement officers to prevent school violence against others and self; placement and use of metal detectors, locks, lighting, and other deterrent measures; acquisition and installation of technology for expedited notification of local law enforcement during an emergency; and/or any other measure that may provide a significant improvement in security. Deadline: May 31. Details for the 2019 School Violence Prevention Program
• Anti-Heroin Task Force (AHTF) Program: Program assisting state law enforcement agencies in states with high per capita levels of primary treatment admissions for heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, or other opioids. AHTF funds shall be used for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, through statewide collaboration, related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, or carfentanil or the unlawful distribution of prescription opioids. Deadline: May 28. Details for the Anti-Heroin Task Force Program
• COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program (CAMP): Advances public safety by providing funds directly to state law enforcement agencies to investigate illicit activities related to the manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine. Deadline: May 28. Details for the COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program
• Community Policing Development (CPD) Program: Designed to advance the practice of community policing by providing guidance on promising practices through the development and testing of innovative strategies; building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and supporting new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities. Deadline: May 28. Details for the Community Policing Development Program
• Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Program: Provides funding to improve the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement through training and technical assistance, demonstration projects, and implementation of promising practices related to peer mentoring programs that are national in scope. Deadline: May 28. Details for the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act

Have updates on this topic delivered directly to you when new information is posted by subscribing to receive email alerts for grant funding announcements posted on the League’s website. Visit the Grant Resource Center web page for more resources. 

III. Earth Day April 22

 
The NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) administers the “Earth Day NJ” website.
Features at this site include a calendar of Earth Day and Green Fair events that are being held statewide. Earth Day information, proclamations, school programs and resources are other features found at this site.
 
The “Earth Day NJ” website receives thousands of hits each spring.

• To Visit Earth Day NJ    

• To submit information about your Earth Day event (for the calendar)

 
NJDEP also responds to requests for speakers, displays and DEP literature (for municipal/environmental commission/green team) displays. 

VI. Mayors Roundtable Events on Cannabis and Affordable Housing – Elected and Professionals Too!

• Cannabis: The League has not taken a position on legalization but has done significant research on municipal experiences in other states. See what other states’ facilities look like and learn how other communities have been impacted by this new industry. Get your questions answered and take important information back to your residents and governing body. Gain an understanding of how other municipalities are planning to address this new industry and how the State plans to regulate it.

• Affordable Housing: No two communities’ solutions to housing needs are the same. Learn from the variety of approaches that have been implemented. Understand the current situation in various parts of the state and learn where legislative efforts may be focused. 

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