The New Jersey Economic Development Authority is moving ahead with pre-registration for businesses to apply for some of the $85 million in COVID-19 monetary relief targeted at small businesses and nonprofits, with applications set to formally open at the start of May.

In March 2020, the state brought in $1.2 billion from tax revenue, compared to nearly $1.7 billion last month. New Jersey draws its money from three main sources: sales, income and corporate business taxes.

The city has committed $6 million to preserve the historic pumphouse and fully fund renovations for complete public access to the 14-acre site, which dates back approximately 150 years.

The funding will allow the CDC and jurisdictional health departments to conduct, expand and improve activities to sequence, genome and identify mutations.

“The Annual Homelessness Assessment Report to Congress shows that there were 9,662 homeless New Jerseyans before the pandemic, a number that has the potential to increase," said HUD Newark Field Office Director Justin Scheid.

The initiative from the New Jersey Business Action Center will cover topics including financial resources, technical assistance, tips for obtaining government contracts, COVID-19 safety protocols and resources for nonprofits.

For the 14th time in as many months, Gov. Phil Murphy has renewed the order, which allows the state to reallocate public health resources toward the pandemic.

For the week ending April 10, there were 10,743 people in the state who filed for unemployment; according to the U.S. Department of Labor, 19,875 people filed claims the week prior.

The Senate president highlighted “water systems, reservoirs, real estate and parking lots” owned by state and municipal governments that could go toward generating revenue under the measure.

Three new members were nominated to the bistate agency as well as one renominated. aThree new members were nominated to the bistate agency, while Kevin McCabe was renominated.

The initiative makes grants up to $50,000 available to suburbs looking to redevelop, repurpose, or re-green vacant and underutilized retail or office park properties.

None of the mega-sites have been affected, nor was Hackensack Meridian Health in Bergen County, according to Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli. "The large sites are keeping the appointments and filling them with Moderna or Pfizer," she said.