EWING TOWNSHIP

HUD CDBG-R
STIMULUS FUNDS
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("Recovery Act") was signed into law by President Obama on
February 17, 2009. The Recovery Act awards $1 billion in CDBG Recovery (CDBG-R) funds to be distributed to cities,
counties, insular areas and states, of which $10 million has been reserved by HUD for its administrative costs and $10
million of which will be awarded to Indian tribes. Recipients of the remaining $980 million of CDBG-R funds will be the
approximately 1,200 jurisdictions that received CDBG funding in Fiscal Year 2008.

ENSURING RESPONSIBLE SPENDING OF RECOVERY ACT FUNDS

Funding available under the Recovery Act has clear purposes – to stimulate the economy through measures that modernize
the Nation’s infrastructure, improve energy efficiency, and expand educational opportunities and access to health care.
HUD strongly urges grantees to use CDBG-R funds for hard development costs associated with infrastructure activities that
provide basic services to residents or activities that promote energy efficiency and conservation through rehabilitation or
retrofitting of existing buildings. While the full range of CDBG activities is available to grantees, the Department strongly
suggests that grantees incorporate consideration of the public perception of the intent of the Recovery Act in identifying and
selecting projects for CDBG-R funding.

A. SPREADSHEET FOR REPORTING PROPOSED CDBG-R ACTIVITIES

Jurisdiction/Grantee Name:
HUD CDBG-R Formula Grant Amount: $55,697
Ewing Twp.
Activity Name Activity Eligibility National CDBG-R Additional Other Total
Description (Regulatory Objective Project Recovery Leveraged Activity
or HCDA Citation Budget ($) Funds Funding Budget
Citation) ($) HUD
CDBG ($)
Retrofit Boiler Retrofit original 570.201(c) LMC 50,128.00 0.00 45,192.00 $95,320.00
at ESCC with 1961 gas fired
Energy Efficient steam boiler and
Unit hot water heat
exchanger at the
Ewing Senior and
Community
Center (ESCC)
with new energy
efficient unit to
promote energy
efficiency and
reduce energy
costs and reduce
emissions
Administration Preparation of 570.206 NA 5,569.00 0.00 9,038.00 14,607.00
amendment and
project
administration
TOTAL $55,697.00 $0.00 $54,230.00 $109,927.00

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B. CDBG-R INFORMATION BY ACTIVITY
(1) Activity Name as listed in the Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities:
 Retrofit Boiler at ESCC with a separate Energy Efficient Unit for the Senior Center portion of the facility.
(2) Activity Narrative:
The use of Ewing Township’s CDBG-R funds for the above-mentioned activity meet the requirements of Title
XII of Division A and Section 1602 of ARRA.

Ewing Township, in cooperation with Mercer County, has acquired a community facility formerly known as the
Jewish Community Center, built in 1961, that is now known as the Ewing Senior and Community Center
(ESCC). The ESCC houses the Township’s Senior Center, which is in the process of being rehabilitated. The
Township has applied HUD CDBG funds and Mercer County grant funds towards this rehabilitation project.
 The stimulus funds will be used towards retrofitting the original boiler with a separate Energy Efficient Unit
for the Senior Center portion of the facility. The original oil fired sectional steam boiler has outlived its
expectant life and shows critical need for replacement. The efficiency of this boiler has dropped
significantly from the original efficiency. The proposed new boiler will consist of a high efficient gas fired
modular steam boiler to serve the existing piping system. The installation of the energy efficient boiler and
converting to gas will provide savings in fuel costs and a reduction in energy usage. The creation and
rehabilitation of this center provides a long-term solution of increasing the municipality’s capacity to
provide programs and services for senior citizens, a growing population in the Township.
 The proposed activity will stimulate the economy through the modernization of the ESCC heating system,
improve energy efficiency, reduce energy costs, and reduce emissions.
 Preserving jobs and promoting economic recovery.
 This project assists in promoting economic recovery by providing approximately 10-12 jobs.
 Assisting those most impacted by the recession:
 This project will assist the senior citizens of Ewing Township a low/mod-income benefit group.
 Providing investment needed to increase economic efficiency:
 This project provides investment in the Ewing Senior and Community Center, a public facility that
provides services to the Township’s senior citizens.
 Investing in environmental protection, or other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic
benefits:
(3) Jobs Retained: approximately 10-12
 This project will assist in retaining jobs by providing work to:
o Engineers
o Welders
o Electricians
o Pipe fitters
o Skilled tradesmen
o Manufactures
o Administrators
o Clerical/Accounting
(4) Additional Activity Information:
 This project will promote energy conservation and reduce pollution by retrofitting the old boiler with a new
energy efficient unit.
(5) Responsible Organization:
 The CDBG-R activity is being implemented by:
The Township of Ewing: Grant Administrator:
Ted Forst, Director of Community Affairs Rukenstein & Associates, LLC
999 Lower Ferry Road Sandra Stark
Ewing, NJ 08628 PO Box 1
609-883-1776 Titusville, NJ 08560
609-298-2872

C. PUBLIC COMMENT
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Website: ewingnj.org
The proposed amendment to the CDBG-R Substantial Amendment was posted on the Township’s website from June
17, 2009 through June 24, 2009 for public comment.

ELIGIBILITY CITATION: 24 CFR 570.201(c)

NATIONAL OBJECTIVE: Low/Moderate Income Limited Clientele (LMC)

USE OF FUNDS:
o No more than 10% of the grant amount will be spent on administration and planning.
o No grant funds will be spent on public services.
o The grant funds will benefit senior citizens, low moderate-income persons.

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