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NJDEP holds information session for 2025 Water Quality Restoration grant awardees

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection · January 13, 2026
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The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection told 2025 Water Quality Restoration grant recipients how to complete SAGE modifications, what will be required in grant agreements and financial/progress reports, and answered questions on early starts, permits and insurance.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection held a recorded information session for 2025 Water Quality Restoration grant awardees that reviewed next steps for awardees, explained how grant agreements will be drafted in the SAGE system, and detailed progress and financial reporting requirements.

Kathryn Schaffer, manager of the Bureau of Watershed Management in the Division of Watershed Protection and Restoration, said awards were announced Oct. 30 and that grant managers will post revision requests in SAGE. "Please note, work can only begin when the grant agreement is fully executed, and it can take 6 to 12 months for a grant to be executed," Schaffer said, adding that grantees should expect comments on timelines and budgets before agreements are drafted.

Jennifer Nuplahis, who led the grant-agreement presentation, walked attendees through the SAGE workflow: grant managers will add comments on the grantee evaluation summary page, grantees must revise the application pages (including budget details) to…

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