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GOVERNOR MURPHY LIFTS MAJOR COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, MOVES FORWARD WITH MOST SIGNIFICANT REOPENING STEPS TO-DATE
Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 242, lifting major COVID-19 restrictions and moving forward with the state’s most significant reopening steps to date. Effective on Friday, May 28, the indoor mask mandate in public spaces will be lifted, as well as the six-foot social distancing requirement in both indoor and outdoor spaces. Additionally, effective Friday, June 4, indoor gathering and capacity limits will be lifted.  

Over the last two weeks, key COVID-19 benchmarks have been achieved across New Jersey, including a dramatic increase in vaccinations, and significant decreases in new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, spot positivity rates, and rates of transmission, solidifying the foundation for the state’s sweeping reopening steps. 
NJ WIND TURBINE TECHNICIAN TRAINING GRANT CHALLENGE
The NJ Wind Turbine Tech Training Challenge is a competitive grant program established through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and will award up to $1,000,000 to a New Jersey community college to establish an offshore wind turbine technician training program that includes an industry-recognized, credit-bearing certificate program and pathway to an Associate degree or higher.

The Challenge aims to prepare New Jerseyans for careers as offshore wind turbine technicians, a high-growth, high-wage profession that is integral to the growth of the State’s offshore wind sector.

The goal of the NJ Wind Turbine Tech Training Grant Challenge is to establish a training program that enables New Jerseyans to achieve industry recognized offshore wind turbine technician training and credentials,and to grow the offshore wind turbine technician occupation in New Jersey and help accelerate the State’s growth in the offshore wind industry.
APPLICATION WINDOW IS NOW OPEN: 21ST CENTURY REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority has reopened the application process for the 21st Century Redevelopment Program that makes grants available to communities to help them redevelop, repurpose or regreen vacant and underutilized retail or office park properties.

The 21st Century Redevelopment Program will provide grants of up to $50,000 each to eligible redevelopment agencies, municipalities, or counties to create strategies to redevelop or regreen their stranded assets. In addition to the $50,000 in grant funding, recipients will be offered technical support provided by the Division of Policy, Planning, and Research at NJEDA and the Office of Local Planning Services at New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. 

Municipalities, counties and redevelopment agencies have 45 days to apply for the program.
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