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New Jersey League of Municipalities New Jersey - Bill Providing Grants to Assist Homeless Veterans Advancing 05 January 2024 ( news )
New Jersey League of Municipalities , state New Jersey ( By Press Release office)
Jan 05,2024
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S - 1564
is scheduled for a vote in the full Senate on Monday
. The measure would expand
an existing pilot program to authorize grants to
purchase
and rehabilitate abandoned homes for homeless veterans
.
The current pilot program ,
established
by the "New Jersey Housing Assistance for Veterans Act , " authorizes grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate existing primary residences of disabled or low - income veterans .
S - 1564
would amend the Act to expand the pilot program to include the purchase and rehabilitation of abandoned homes for homeless veterans .
Under the bill , a nonprofit veterans ' organization , with experience in rehabilitating housing for homeless veterans , would be eligible to receive a grant to
purchase
and rehabilitate abandoned homes for homeless veterans . The bill would prioritize nonprofit organizations that serve communities in the greatest need of homeless services .
The League supports
the efforts of the sponsors to
provide
additional
funding to
assist
the veteran
s
who need it most .
S - 1564
’s
Assembly counterpart ,
A - 3142
,
passed unanimously by the full Assembly in January 2023 . If passed by the Senate on
Monday ,
the bill will head to Governor Murphy for his consideration .
Contact:Frank Marshall , Esq . , Associate General Counsel ,
fmarshall@njlm . org
, 609 - 695 - 3481 , x137 .
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