Borough Ringwood

Borough Ringwood, doing business as Ringwood Borough Clerk, is a U.S. local government entity located in Ringwood, New Jersey, that has successfully secured federal grant funding to support critical public services. As a municipality, Borough Ringwood leverages federal grant awards to enhance emergency management and public health capacity within its jurisdiction, serving as a conduit for resources that strengthen community resilience and preparedness.

Borough Ringwood has demonstrated sustained engagement with federal grant programs focused on emergency services and public health infrastructure. The entity has served as a prime grantee for two FEMA-funded initiatives: an Assistance to Firefighters Grant awarded on January 26, 2021, and a Fire Prevention and Safety grant awarded on September 27, 2025, both aimed at enhancing local firefighting capabilities and community safety measures. Additionally, Borough Ringwood has functioned as a sub-grantee under the New Jersey Department of Health for multiple public health capacity and infectious disease preparedness initiatives. These sub-awards, granted between August 31, 2022, and July 25, 2024, have supported outbreak preparedness and response capacity, the hiring of full-time Local Health Outreach Coordinators and Infectious Disease Preparedness Generalists, communicable disease response fortification, and CDC Public Health Infrastructure Grant activities focused on workforce development, foundational capabilities, and data modernization with an emphasis on health equity. Through these varied federal grant mechanisms, Borough Ringwood has accessed funding to strengthen both emergency management and public health infrastructure at the local level.