School districts around Ocean County are receiving much needed federal funds to help recover from Superstorm Sandy. 

Brick Township High School
Brick Township High School (Brick Schools)
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A total of $1.25 million went to districts around the state.  Some totals include close to $37,000 in Toms River, $212,000 for Brick, $39,000 in Central Regional and $25,000 in Seaside Heights.

The money was made possible through a $1.25 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Education’s Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) program.

"Our communities have exhibited tremendous resilience in the face of the after-effects of Superstorm Sandy and they should be commended for all they have done to support our students and their education,” said State Education Commissioner Cerf in a press release.   “These funds from the U.S. Department of Education will help support the continuous recovery of school communities in New Jersey and we are grateful these grants were made available.”

The money can be put towards overtime for teachers, counsellors, and law enforcement and security officers and other staff, emergency transportation costs and other Sandy-related costs.

COUNTY

DISTRICT

AWARD

AtlanticBrigantine$                    5,515
AtlanticPleasantville$                  58,240
EssexNewark$                  32,500
HudsonHoboken$                  48,142
HudsonJersey City $                    5,459
MiddlesexSayreville$                  67,049
MiddlesexSouth River$                  46,951
MonmouthAsbury Park$                    9,192
MonmouthKeansburg$                322,527
MonmouthManasquan$                  63,655
MonmouthMonmouth Beach$                 47,052
MonmouthRumson$                  34,249
MonmouthRumson - Fair Haven$                    1,174
MonmouthUnion Beach$                  28,667
OceanBayhead$                    9,977
OceanBrick Township$                211,891
OceanCentral Regional$                  38,973
OceanLavallette$                  24,465
OceanLittle Egg Harbor$                  51,554
OceanLong Beach Island$                    6,727
OceanPinelands Regional$                  47,443
OceanPoint Pleasant Borough$                    7,820
OceanPoint Pleasant Beach$                  16,001
OceanSeaside Heights$                  24,537
OceanStafford$                    3,469
OceanToms River$                  36,771
Total$            1,250,000

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