NJTPA Free Complete Streets Technical Assistance Program The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority’s (NJTPA) Complete Streets Technical Assistance Program (CSTA) supports municipalities by providing them with the knowledge, skills and resources to develop Complete Streets-related...

Seven townships and two school districts to receive EDF Fellows through funding provided by New Jersey Natural Gas Today, Sustainable Jersey announced the seven townships and two school districts, located in Monmouth and Ocean counties, that were selected to receive an Environmental Defense...

Grant recipients from 13 New Jersey counties: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Essex, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic and Somerset Sustainable Jersey announced today the thirty-two New Jersey municipalities selected to receive a Sustainable Jersey...

Sustainable Jersey partnered with The Nature Conservancy to provide new grant and technical assistance program Sustainable Jersey announced today that over $48,000 was awarded to seven New Jersey municipalities and one school district for floodplain reforestation projects. The Roots for...

Sold-out NJ Mayors’ Climate Summit presents Gold Star Standard in Energy as roadmap to advance climate action Mayors from across New Jersey agree it is time they take a leadership role on climate change. Over 175 mayors, officials and leaders from municipalities large and small attended the...

Grant recipients from NJ counties: Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Monmouth Sustainable Jersey announced today the four public school districts and seven municipalities selected to receive Sustainable Jersey grants funded by the Gardinier Environmental Fund....

The Christie Administration today honored Sustainable Jersey for its leadership in protecting and improving the environment. Sustainable Jersey received the Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for the Healthy and Sustainable Communities category. The 18th Annual Governor’s Environmental...

Mayor Art Ondish Leadership Award This award is given annually by Sustainable Jersey in memory of Mayor Arthur Ondish of Mount Arlington. He was a true leader and an original member of the visionary mayors who founded the Sustainable Jersey program. He was a key thinker and doer...

Special Awards Established in 2009, the Sustainable Jersey Annual Awards support and recognize the municipalities and leaders who have demonstrated sustainability excellence.   Rookie of the Year Award This award recognizes a newly certified municipality that effectively...

Sustainability Champions This award recognizes municipalities that have scored the most points in the Sustainable Jersey certification program in three population categories: Small (up to 4,999); Medium (5,000 to 39,999); Large (40,000 and up). View the each municipality's certification...