NEW JERSEY — U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) hosted a Grant “Claw Back” Summit for municipalities, local officials, first responders, local organizations, and residents looking to claw more federal investment back to their communities.
Gottheimer hosted representatives from the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program, the COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) Grant program, the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant program, the Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO) 1033 Program, the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NPSG), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and their Rural Development program.
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y clawing more federal investment back to North Jersey helps to lower local property taxes, make local communities safer, and make life more affordable. Since 2017, the Fifth District is now up more than 357% in grants, resources, and federal dollars clawed back from Washington. For 2021 alone, the federal tax dollars clawed back amount to an average savings of more than $750 for each household in the Fifth District.
“I’ve made it a priority to claw more of the federal tax dollars we send to Washington back to New Jersey’s Fifth District, instead of it going to the Moocher States. I want our elected officials, local leaders, first responders, local organizations, and residents to be able to learn how to claw more federal tax dollars back to their communities,” Gottheimer said. “Working together, since 2017, the Fifth District is now up more than 357% in grants, resources, and federal dollars we’ve clawed back from Washington. This federal investment helps to lower our local property taxes, make our communities safer, and make life more affordable. We all need to work together to ensure we’re getting the strongest return on investment. My office – and my Director of Return on Investment, Shay, who is here – works with these folks every day, scouring grant opportunities for our communities, working with towns to analyze their budgets, and to help claw back as much as possible here and away from the Moocher States.”
