Passaic County residents who have been struggling to pay their rent or may be facing eviction due to the coronavirus pandemic's effects are encouraged to apply for the upcoming Impact Passaic Housing Security Initiative and Emergency Rental Assistance Program. This program will provide rental arrears and temporary rental assistance to low and moderate-income households with a substantial reduction in income, have qualified for unemployment benefits or experienced a financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sign up at impactpassaic.com/erap.

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The Passaic County Board of County Commissioners have launched a grant program to help Passaic County small businesses and non-profit agencies financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Passaic County has partnered with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) to offer up to $20,000 of grant funding for eligible businesses and agencies. Those interested must pre-register by 5p.m. on Thursday, April 29, 2021 in order to apply to the program.

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• Public Notice - CDBG CV-3 Substantial Amendment to CDBG FY 2019
• CDBG CV-3 Substantial Amendment to CDBG FY 2019

Passaic County non-profit organizations are invited to apply for funding toward community projects that respond to the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic. This program is authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) through the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

In order to be considered for funding, eligible organizations must submit completed applications to the Passaic County Department of Planning & Economic Development via email to passaiccountyCARES@passaiccounynj.org by 4:00 p.m. on June 23, 2020.

Participating municipalities include: Bloomingdale, Haledon, Hawthorne, Little Falls, North Haledon, Pompton Lakes, Prospect Park, Ringwood, Totowa, Wanaque, West Milford, and Woodland Park.

Learn more about eligibility in the Passaic County CDBG-CV Application below, and review other supporting documents.

• Passaic County CDBG-CV Announcement Letter
• Passaic County CDBG-CV Non Profit Grant Program Application
• Passaic County CDBG-CV Non Profit Grant Program Fact Sheet
• Public Notice - CDBG CV Substantial Amendment to CDBG FY 2019

The Passaic County Board of County Commissioners and Department of Planning & Economic Development are conducting a survey to better understand the needs of Passaic County businesses after the New Jersey stay-at-home Executive Order was signed in response to heightened COVID-19 concerns.

We will be better positioned to develop new strategies to promote and foster economic development in our community with your input. Our team strongly believes that working together as partners will allow us to organize and implement more successful business programs, especially during challenging economic and public health crises. We're here to support you. This information will be collected and analyzed for the development of a grant program to provide funding to Passaic County businesses.

Please email us at ecodev@passaiccountynj.org with any questions you may have, and thank you for your participation!

This survey is currently closed. Please check back for information on when this survey will reopen.