$17.5M for 30 Nonprofits in Phase 3 of NJEDA’s Sustain & Serve NJ Program

On Jul 8, 2022

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has announced plans to award grants totaling $17.5 million to 30 nonprofit organizations through Phase 3 of its Sustain & Serve NJ program. The program provides eligible entities with grants to support the purchase of meals from New Jersey restaurants that have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 and the distribution of those meals at no cost to recipients. The additional $17.5 million in awards brings total program funding to $52.5 million.

Sustain & Serve NJ launched during the pandemic as a $2 million pilot program to boost restaurants impacted by COVID and has grown into an over $50 million program that continues to bring much-needed food to people across New Jersey. Since February 2021, Sustain & Serve NJ has already supported the purchase of more than 3.5 million meals from over 400 restaurants in all 21 counties with grants totaling $35 million.

Phase 3 of Sustain & Serve NJ is funded by $10 million allocated by Governor Phil Murphy from the federal American Rescue Plan and approximately $7.5 million in state funding. Funding from this latest phase is expected to support the purchase of an additional 1.5 million meals.

“Sustain & Serve NJ has become a national model for addressing food insecurity, supporting small businesses that are the heartbeat of our downtowns, and providing funding to the nonprofit entities that deliver vital services,” said Acting Gov. Sheila Y. Oliver. “Combatting hunger remains a top priority and it is more critical than ever that nonprofits have the resources they need to feed the people within their communities.”

“Throughout the pandemic, Gov. Murphy has challenged us to employ innovative methods for supporting businesses, nonprofits, and New Jerseyans in need and Sustain & Serve NJ has been a tremendous asset in helping us meet that goal,” said NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan. “We have an obligation to aid our fellow New Jerseyans who face food insecurity every single day. Nonprofit organizations and restaurants are critical allies in that mission and supporting them is an important part of our commitment to eradicating hunger, creating jobs, and fueling the economic growth and security of our state.”

Pending the outcome of final reviews, the NJEDA anticipates making awards to the following non-profit organizations to participate in Phase 3 of the Sustain & Serve NJ program. Organizations marked with an asterisk (*) are new to the Sustain & Serve NJ Program for Phase 3.

Organization		Location of Participating Restaurants
Name	Headquarters	Municipality(ies)	County(ies)
A Need We Feed Inc.	Jackson	Red Bank, Manahawkin, Seaside Heights, Farmingdale Borough, Lakehurst, Toms River	Monmouth, Ocean
All Access Community Development Corporation*	Hackensack	Bergenfield, Maywood	Bergen
AtlantiCare Foundation	Egg Harbor	Galloway, Ventnor, Egg Harbor, Galloway, Hammonton	Atlantic
Chef Lou’s Army	Manasquan	Manasquan, Wall,	Monmouth
Coalition for Food and Health Equity	Jersey City	Montclair, Newark, Englewood, Jersey City, Kearny, North Bergen, Livingston	Essex, Hudson, Bergen
Newark Working Kitchens (Community Foundation of New Jersey)	Morristown	Newark	Essex
Congregation Bnos Devorah	Lakewood	Lakewood	Ocean
Eva’s Village, Inc.*	Paterson	Haledon	Passaic
FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties (Fulfill)	Neptune	Red Bank, Manasquan, Freehold, Asbury Park, Toms River, Seaside Heights, Neptune, Brick, Wall, Belmar, Long Branch, Holmdel, Ocean City	Monmouth, Ocean
Front Line Appreciation Group of Millburn Short Hills	Short Hills	Millburn	Essex
HealthBarn Foundation	Lyndhurst	Ridgewood	Bergen
HMH Hospitals Corporation	Edison	New Milford, South Hackensack	Bergen
Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy Inc.	Livingston	Livingston	Essex
Meals on Wheels of Mercer County	Ewing	Pennington, Ewing, Trenton, Lawrenceville,	Mercer
Metuchen Downtown Alliance*	Metuchen	Metuchen	Middlesex
Mid-Atlantic States Career and Education Center	Pennsville	Pennsville, Salem	Salem
Morristown Rotary Club	Morristown	Morristown, Verona	Morris, Essex
New Jersey Chaplains Association*	Lakewood	Lakewood	Ocean
New Jersey Farmers Cooperative	Cape May	Cape May	Cape May
Our Community Dinner Table	South Hackensack	Bergenfield, Englewood, Fort Lee, Palisades Park	Bergen
Power Changes Lives	Morris Plains	Bergenfield, Bordentown, Bridgeton, Clark, Clementon, Clinton, Englewood, Englishtown, Freehold, Jersey City, Keyport, Linwood, Mahwah, Monmouth, Montclair, Morristown, New Brunswick, Newark, Ocean City, Parsippany, Princeton, Ringos, River Vale, Rochelle Park, South Amboy, Teaneck, Washington, Wayne, West Windsor	Atlantic, Burlington, Bergen, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Union
Rescue Mission of Trenton	Trenton	Trenton, Ewing	Mercer
Share My Meals	Princeton	Princeton, Skillman, Montgomery,	Mercer, Somerset
Soup Kitchen 411 (FeedNJ)	Hightstown	Montclair, Union, Hightstown, Belmar, Ringwood, Metuchen, Linden, Ewing, Englishtown, New Brunswick, Tinton Falls, Morristown, Hoboken, Toms River, Piscataway, Belford, Hamilton, Asbury Park, Freehold, Middletown, Jersey City, Roselle, Camden, Lawrenceville, Medford, Morristown, Penns Grove, Cranford, Englewood, Fairview, Perth Amboy, Vineland, Glassboro, Haddon, Newark, Raritan, Belleville, Summit, Sayreville, Eatontown, Princeton, Leonardo, Branchville, South River, Bayonne, East Brunswick, Wharton, Brick, South Amboy, West Windsor, Long Branch, Neptune, Monroe, Nutley, Netcong, Parsippany, Westfield, Scotch Plains, Red Bank, Elizabeth, Bradley Beach, Ridgewood, Shrewsbury, Wallington, Fairview, Haledon	Essex, Hudson, Monmouth, Mercer, Passaic, Middlesex, Union, Ocean, Camden, Burlington, Salem, Cumberland, Gloucester, Bergen, Somerset, Sussex
Toni’s Kitchen, a food ministry of St. Luke’s Church	Montclair	Montclair, Caldwell	Essex
TASK Inc (Trenton Area Soup Kitchen)	Trenton	East Windsor, Ewing, Hamilton, Lawrenceville, Pennington, Princeton, West Windsor	Mercer
The Cliffside Park Hall of Fame Foundation	Cliffside Park	Cliffside Park, Hillsdale, Northvale, River Vale, Rochelle Park, South Hackensack, Washington Township, Westwood	Bergen
The Foundation for University Hospital	Newark	Belleville, Newark, Rutherford	Bergen, Essex
The Summit Foundation	Summit	Summit	Union
Family Food Relief of New Jersey (Tomchei Shabbos D’Lakewood)*	Lakewood	Lakewood	Ocean

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