What schools will the SDA build with its new $3.9 billion allocation?
On July 8, 2008, the SDA Board approved the 2008 New Funding Allocation and Capital Plan for SDA Districts. The plan identifies 52 projects to be funded for construction, including 26 new school projects. An additional 26 projects that had been deferred in April 2007 due to a funding shortfall also will proceed. (An additional deferred project, a pedestrian bridge for the new elementary school at Marshall and Hazel in Paterson, is now considered part of the new school construction itself.) The Authority fully funds eligible costs of projects in SDA Districts. The 26 newly selected school projects were derived from a statewide prioritization plan, based on educational need, which was created by the N.J. Department of Education (DOE). Click here to view a presentation on the 2008 New Funding Allocation and Capital Plan. DOE has finished accepting applications for the first round of funding for the ROD grant program. Only projects that are 100 percent eligible for state support and includ
On July 8, 2008, the SDA Board approved the 2008 New Funding Allocation and Capital Plan for SDA Districts. The plan identifies 52 projects to be funded for construction. The Authority fully funds eligible costs of projects in SDA Districts. The 26 newly selected school projects were derived from a statewide prioritization plan, based on educational need, which was created by the N.J. Department of Education (DOE). Click here to view the list of 52 projects The DOE began awarding grants to RODs in 2009 from the $1 billion allocation. DOE is accepting grant applications twice in 2009, then at least once annually in subsequent years. The program will fund at least 40 percent of eligible project costs. The State anticipates investing $473 million through its grant program in ROD school projects during 2009. The total value of these projects is $1.17 billion, including State grants and a share from local communities. Executed grants have received budget or voter approval by the local distr
