NJ A704

Establishes the Emergency Services Assistance Grant Program in the Department of Health to provide financial relief to volunteer emergency services providers who lost fundraising revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic due to government mandates

Appropriates $10 million from federal COVID-19 relief funds received by the State to fund the grant program

Eligible recipients include volunteer fire companies and volunteer first aid, emergency, rescue, or ambulance squads

Commissioner of Health must develop application criteria, rank applications based on demonstrated previous fundraising activity, and post application information on the department's website

Program expires automatically once all appropriated funds have been distributed