Hillsborough To Get $3.9 Million Under COVID Relief Law

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Every town in New Jersey, including Hillsborough, will be getting a cut of the $1.9 trillion federal coronavirus relief bill signed into law by President Joe Biden on Thursday.

Hillsborough will see $3.9 million from the bill, which is the third-highest amount in Somerset County.

Franklin Township is collecting the largest amount of relief in the county with roughly $6.8 million.

Somerset County in total will receive $96.4 million of which $63.79 million is being distributed to county government and the remaining $32.6 million to each municipality in the county.

Here is a breakdown of how much relief each municipality in Somerset County will receive:

• Bedminster $782,714.26
• Bernards $2,656,002.55
• Bernardsville $745,975.42
• Bound Brook $1,000,003.92
• Branchburg $1,424,268.84
• Bridgewater $4,319,073.90
• Far Hills $88,703.69
• Franklin Twp. $6,819,531.17
• Green Brook $688,313.11
• Hillsborough $3,924,376.87
• Manville $994,208.22
• Millstone $40,078.74
• Montgomery $2,271,521.67
• North Plainfield $2,091,265.56
• Peapack and Gladstone $255,109.05
• Raritan $762,773.13
• Rocky Hill $65,717.35
• Somerville $1,184,975.17
• South Bound Brook $443,813.13
• Warren Twp. $1,534,878.31
• Watchung $589,982.66

There are several ways that counties or municipalities can spend the cash:

• Pay for "COVID-related expenses"
• Cover lost revenues due to the pandemic to maintain critical services and avoid layoffs of essential workers
• Provide assistance to residents and small businesses
• Invest in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure

Known as the American Rescue Plan, the package contains many provisions aimed at easing the ravages of the pandemic, such as $1,400 stimulus payments for most U.S. taxpayers and an extension of unemployment benefits. Read More: See What Each NJ Town Is Getting From COVID Relief Law

It also has roughly $360 billion in state and local aid, which is intended to help keep essential workers on the job, assist struggling families and small businesses, and make critical investments in the nation's infrastructure.

The Senate narrowly passed the massive bill Saturday. The House gave final congressional approval to the package on Wednesday and President Joe Biden signed it into law on Thursday.

New Jersey will receive about $6.43 billion in state funding, plus another $189 million to expand its broadband internet infrastructure. An additional $1.82 billion will be split among the state's 21 county governments, and $1.74 billion divided among all 565 cities and municipalities.

— Additional reporting by Eric Kiefer

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