North Wildwood received $24,755 to complete investigation of a site identified as Eagle Laundry II at 18th and Delaware avenues. The city previously received a grant of $14,681 to initiate the site investigation. The site is part of North Wildwood’s redevelopment area and will be transferred to a developer for construction of new residential housing units.

Vineland received two grants totaling almost $114,000. Vineland will receive a grant of $56,885 for preliminary assessment and site investigation of a vacant factory building located at 811 East Oxford Street that Vineland plans to redevelop as an industrial location. It also was approved for a grant of $56,885 for preliminary assessment and investigation of a vacant block at 520 South Seventh Street formerly occupied by a bakery. Located in the Cumberland Empowerment Zone, the city plans to redevelop the location for commercial or industrial use and has already demolished several existing structures located on the site.

Irvington received two grants totaling more than $71,350. Irvington will receive $33,575 for site investigation at 845-847 Springfield Avenue earmarked for future commercial use including retail stores, and will get a $37,775 grant for site investigation at 849-853 Springfield Avenue, also intended for commercial and retail use.

Livingston received $7,850 for preliminary assessment of 89-101 Okner Parkway, a known contaminated industrial site that the township intends to redevelop for recreational uses.

Newark received $97,100 for a remedial investigation of the site of a former General Electric lamp manufacturing plant that may be sold to the local school district or put back into commercial use once it is environmentally sound. A previous HDSRF grant of $72,330 funded the preliminary assessment of the Boyd Street site.

Franklin Township received three grants totaling about $260,000. These include a grant of $148,865 for preliminary assessment of the Meredith Farms site on Harding Highway, an abandoned poultry processing plant that the township intends to redevelop as an industrial park. Also, a grant of $81,770 for preliminary assessment and site investigation of an abandoned residential site also used as an auto repair shop at 1633 West Blvd. that Franklin has earmarked for residential redevelopment. The third grant to Franklin is $20,256 for preliminary assessment and investigation of an eight-acre site containing a small building formerly used as an auto repair facility and a vacant house at 1698 Harding Highway that will be devoted to new commercial development.

West Deptford received $96,308 for remedial investigation of a 600-acre site on Jobstown Road that is part of River Winds at West Deptford. The township's development plans include assisted living facilities, an indoor community center, an aquatic facility, a golf course, marina, hotel conference center, and restaurants and shops.