DEP awards program accepting applications

TRENTON — New Jersey’s leaders in the public and private sectors are invited to submit nominations showcasing their environmental accomplishments by applying for consideration in the annual Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards program.
The excellence awards honor outstanding environmental performance, programs and projects from around the state. Awards are given to individuals, businesses, institutions, communities, organizations, educators and youths who have made significant contributions to protecting the environment in New Jersey. Since its establishment in 2000, the program has honored 170 winners for their environmental achievements.
Nominations may be submitted in these categories: clean air, water resources, healthy ecosystems and habitats, innovative technology, land conservation, healthy and sustainable communities, healthy and sustainable businesses, and two categories in environmental education: educator-led and student-led projects.
The awards are sponsored by the DEP, New Jersey Infrastructure Bank (formerly known as the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust) and the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology. Award winners will be honored at a luncheon in December in Mercer County.
The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. Oct. 5.
For an application and other information, visit https://www.nj.gov/dep/awards/. To learn more about the program, call Tanya Oznowich at 609-984-9802 or email Tanya.Oznowich@dep.nj.gov.
For more on the Infrastructure Bank and its financing programs, visit www.njib.gov.