COVID Alert NJ is New Jersey’s free and secure mobile app that anonymously alerts users if they have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Learn more about how the exposure notification app helps protect yourself and your family while ensuring your privacy. Download in the App Store for iPhone or get it on Google Play for Android.

For renters behind on their rent and landlords affected by missed/reduced rent payments: NJHMFA has reopened and expanded the Small Landlord Emergency Grant (SLEG) Program. The program reimburses landlords for missed/reduced rent due to COVID-19, so landlords can to continue to provide safe and secure housing by forgiving back rent their tenants owe. Applications close October 13th. Learn more here.

Time is running out! The Census isn’t just paperwork – it decides who gets billions of dollars in federal funding for hospitals, roads, schools, and other critical services. Fill out your form at 2020census.gov and learn more about why the Census matters for New Jersey on the COVID-19 Information Hub.

The COVID-19 data dashboard will now report instances of in-school transmission as well as identified COVID-19 cases. Learn more about the school guidelines in place to protect students, teachers, and their families.

If you are traveling to New Jersey from COVID-19 hotspots, you should self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival. See the 34 states and territories included on this week’s updated travel advisory list.