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CAMDEN, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced that the Battleship New Jersey has been awarded a $512,339 grant from the Small Business Administrations (SBA) Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program. Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, this grant provides emergency assistance for eligible venues affected by COVID-19.
Tap Into Camden. By Noah Zucker
A Biden administration cabinet member with the power to shape schooling on a national scale conferenced with students, educators and local politicians in the city on Friday.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited the North Camden Community Center and participated in a round table hosted by Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) after a morning of touring educational facilities across South Jersey, including a stop at the Rowan College of South Jersey where they met with students and educators to discuss college affordability.
CAMDEN, NJ - Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) welcomed the U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to South Jersey.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressmen Donald Norcross voted to pass the "Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act," which includes funding for South Jersey priorities. The INVEST in America Act, which makes transformational investments in America's highways, roads, bridges, transit, rail, and water infrastructure, will create jobs, modernize our infrastructure and reduce carbon pollution. This legislation puts some of the key pieces of President Biden's infrastructure vision into legislative text.
CAMDEN, NJ - Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge to announce the awarding of a $35 million federal Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant to the City of Camden to revitalize the city's Cramer Hill neighborhood, upgrade public housing and expand access to job and economic opportunities for residents.
Courier-Post. By Phaedra Trethan
"People make housing," Fudge added, and several of the people who make up Ablett Village watched from their stoops and lawn chairs as a handful of speakers, including interim Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross and Camden County Commissioner Al Dyer talked about the changes to come at the complex.
CAMDEN, NJ - Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) joined Governor Phil Murphy, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver and federal, state and local officials at the Camden County Police Department (CCPD) to mark the first day of a statewide body-worn camera (BWC) mandate for all uniformed patrol officers - a crucial step on the path toward cultivating trust between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve.
By Rep. Donald Norcross
Growing up, I enjoyed taking things apart and putting them back together to understand how they work. I loved to work with my hands, so while my three brothers decided to attend traditional four-year colleges, I chose the other four-year school — a Registered Apprenticeship Program. My apprenticeship with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) laid the foundation for me to go from the construction site to Congress. It allowed me to earn-while-I-learned and set me on a path toward a fulfilling, family-sustaining career.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Donald Norcross highlighted the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds that the U.S. Department of the Treasury is releasing to New Jersey as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. These funds will provide vital resources for New Jersey's families and communities.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced more than $233 million in emergency funding for colleges, universities and students in New Jersey's 1st Congressional District under the American Rescue Plan. The funding will help local institutions cope with the severe financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue serving their students safely. At least half of the funding each institution receives will be distributed in the form of emergency cash assistance grants to students who are facing hunger, homelessness and other hardship.