Congressman Pallone Announces $500,000 Grant to help Revitalize Asbury Park’s West Side

Long Branch, NJ –Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Choice Neighborhoods Initiative will award Asbury Park with $500,000 in Federal Grants aimed at revitalizing the West Side in Asbury Park. The funds will allow Asbury Park’s West Side to cultivate affordable housing and economic growth.

“I congratulate the Asbury Park Housing Authority and the City of Asbury Park on receiving this grant, “ said Pallone. “These funds will help this iconic city continue its revitalization and, most importantly, improve the quality of life for residents of the West Side. Asbury Park is tremendously important to the Jersey shore and our local economy and these funds will allow the City to take another step forward”.

“It’s an honor to be the recipient of this grant,” said Asbury Park Mayor John Moor. “We understand that this was a very competitive process, and we’re very grateful to the Asbury Park Housing Authority for making this happen.”

Part of the Obama Administration’s effort to build Ladders of Opportunity to the middle class, HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative promotes a comprehensive approach to transforming neighborhoods struggling to address the interconnected challenges of distressed housing, inadequate schools, poor health, high crime, and lack of capital.

Key partners in the project include:

· Interfaith Neighborhoods

· HOPE Academy Charter School

· Visiting Nurses Association

· Monmouth Medical

· Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County

· Maestro Community Development Corporation

· Monmouth University

· Wallace Roberts & Todd

· Community Action Network

· New Jersey Natural Gas