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Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District To Receive $208,800 In Grant Funding

Submitted by the State of New Jersey Schools Development Authority 

Furthering the Christie Administration’s commitment to support critical school improvement projects in New Jersey, the Schools Development Authority (SDA) today announced that a grant has recently been executed for the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District through the SDA’s Regular Operating District (ROD) grant program.

Grant execution signifies completion of the application process and the start of funding being issued to school districts through the SDA’s ROD grant program.  

In May 2013, Governor Christie announced the largest single grant offering in the program’s history, making approximately half a billion dollars in funding available for projects throughout the state’s 559 Regular Operating Districts and 21 County Vocational Technical School Districts across New Jersey. The Department of Education, who determines the selection of school projects to receive grant funds, has approved 1,598 ROD Grant projects in 333 school districts throughout the state for this allocation. 

Between state and local contributions, the total project costs of the 1,598 eligible projects are estimated to exceed $1.2 billion, representing significant benefit not only to the children served by the state’s public schools but also to the economy and construction industry as this important work advances. 

The project in Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District represents $522,000 in total estimated costs including a state grant of $208,800 which leverages the local contribution of $313,200. The SDA has executed more than $17.4 million in grants to the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District since program inception.  

The grant will provide funds to replace the chiller outside of building 100 at Bridgewater-Raritan High School.  Since the start of the Christie Administration, the SDA has executed 1366 grants in 299 school districts. The state-grant program funds at least 40 percent of eligible costs for projects in the RODs, addressing health and safety issues and other critical needs.  

The State of New Jersey has provided $448.8 million (state share) in grants to local districts since January 2010, leveraging projects with total estimated costs of $1.06 billion. The SDA’s current portfolio of active grant projects represents $1.17 billion in total project costs.  

  • School Name - Bridgewater-Raritan High School – Replacement of chiller outside of building 100
  • Total Project Cost Estimate - $522,000
  • State Share - $208,800
  • Local Share - $313,200


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