One Million Dollars in Grant Funding Awarded to Dunellen

DUNELLEN, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has awarded the Borough of Dunellen more than one

million dollars in grant funding for two projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. As one of only seven municipalities in the State to receive a portion of $3.2 million in funding to revitalize areas around transit facilities, Dunellen was awarded a transit village grant of

$529,000 for decorative lighting in the downtown area. The Borough was also awarded a municipal aid grant of $496,620 for

improvements to Second Street between Madison Avenue and Washington Avenue. Mayor Jason F. Cilento shares, “The Borough of Dunellen is excited to once again be a recipient of the NJDOT grants. These grants help the Borough further its goals of road

improvements and beautification projects without having a significant impact on the taxpayer. We have been successful over the last four years with over $4.4 million in grants and we will continue to seek out and apply for grants that further

infrastructure improvements.”

Since 2020, the Borough has been awarded over $4.4 million in grant funding:

• $1,029,550 for Lincoln Avenue in FY2020 and FY2021 through NJDOT’s municipal aid grant;
• $556,530 for Kline Place in FY2022 through NJDOT’s municipal aid grant;
• $255,000 for decorative lighting on Washington Avenue in FY2022 through NJDOT’s transit village grant;
• $619,460 for Second Street (Schwartz Place to Madison Avenue) in FY2023 through NJDOT’s municipal aid grant;
• $436,800 for Safe Streets for All in 2023 through S. Department of Transportation’s SS4A grant;
• $226,000 for Wayfinding along North Avenue in FY2023 through NJDOT’s transit village grant;
• $80,000 for Pickleball court in FY2023 through the Department of Community Affairs’ local recreation improvement grant;
• $170,000 for the light at South Washington Avenue and New Market Road through NJDOT’s grant;
• $529,000 for decorative light on Bound Brook Road in FY2024 through NJDOT’s transit village grant; and
• $496,620 for Second Street (Madison Avenue to Washington Avenue) in FY2024 through NJDOT’s municipal aid

The Borough has also received several technical assistance grants over the past few years: Dunellen Transit Hub Study by Together North Jersey and North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) (2019/2020); High Street to Madison Avenue Walkable Community Workshop by Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, NJTPA and Sustainable Jersey (2020); Equity Profile and Communications Plan by Sustainable Jersey (2023); Complete and Green Streets Policy for All by NJTPA, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center and Sustainable Jersey (2023); and Dunellen Active Transportation Planning Study “Transit Friendly Planning Technical Assistance” by NJ TRANSIT (2023). Learn more at www.dunellen-nj.gov or contact Dunellen Borough’s Interim Business Administrator Alex Miller at (732) 968-3033 with questions.

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