Economic Development
One client received a $50,000 Historic Site Management grant from
the New Jersey Historic Trust
Negotiated with the office of Senator Frank Lautenberg, a $500,000
appropriation awarded through the US Department of Housing and
Urban Development's Economic Development Initiative
Obtained three Neighborhood Preservation Program designations
resulting in five year, $500,000 grants to improve and preserve
housing stock and other interrelated infrastructure and physical
factors in a targeted area
Obtained a $200,000 grant from the US Environmental Protection
Agency for Brownfields Demonstration designation
Obtained a $5 million federal grant to implement the Jobs Plus
project. Of 600 national applications, only 49 were selected -
2 in New Jersey
Transportation
A central New Jersey client received a $175,000 Safe Streets to
Schools Grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation
An urban client received a $200,000 Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation
to make improvements to the train station
Developed Jobs Access strategy for a County that resulted in a
US Department of Transportation grant of $171,000
One client received a $520,000 local lead grant from North Jersey
Regional Transportation Authority for the Scotland Road improvement
project
Obtained seed funds from the New Jersey Department of Community
Affairs to initiate a "trackless trolley" service for
a coastal community
Recreation
Obtained close to $9,000,000 in Open Space funding from various
state and federal agencies since 2001
Since 2000, applied for and received over $150,000 in state grants
to create trails and bike paths
Received several Environmental Infrastructure Grants from the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection totaling over
$1,600,000 since 2001
Secured $165,000 in seed funds, for a Community Recreation Center
Social Services
Obtained a $200,000 grant from the US Department of Justice to
institute a County Juvenile Mentoring Program
Acquired a $250,000 low interest loan for a Community Action Organization
for local community center renovations
Obtained capitol and operating support grants to initiate "Family
Friendly Centers" in three communities
A shore community received a five year $500,000 Drug Free Communities
Grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Public Safety
Received over $1.3 million from FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters,
including one grant for $450,000 to purchase a fire truck
Won $200,000 for Domestic Preparedness grants from the New Jersey
Attorney General's Office for various clients
Successfully applied for over $5 million with the Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services through various grant opportunities
for our clients since 2000
Developed proposals to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives' program for Gang Resistance Education And Training
(G.R.E.A.T.) program, which resulted in $300,000 being awarded
to various clients
Helped two communities receive official Weed & Seed designation
from the US Department of Justice raising over $2,000,000
Education
Received over $1,500,000 since 2001 from the New Jersey Department
of Education for Adult Basic Skills training for two school districts
The New Jersey Department of Education provided over $1,000,000
since 2001 for the Even Start Family Literacy program for several
Bruno Group clients
Acquired US Department of Education Smaller Learning Communities
Grants totaling over $500,000 since 2002
Developed winning proposals for the New Jersey Department of Education’s
21st Century Community Learning Centers receiving close to $2,000,000
for one client
Obtained $2,000,000 for two clients in 2003 from the New Jersey
Department of Education’s Reading 1st program
