On December 16, 2014, President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Act), which provides fiscal year 2015 full-year appropriations through September 30, 2015, for all agencies except the Department of Homeland Security. With the signing of this Act, Rural Development will implement the eligibility maps in accordance with the Agricultural Act of 2014, Pub. L. 113-79 (“Farm Bill”) on February 2, 2015.
The ineligible area maps will be effective on February 2, 2015. The changes will be those already published on the “Future Eligible Area” maps posted on the Eligibility Website which can be found by click here.
A list of local communities that will be removed on February 2, 2015 are listed below:
Community County
Berkeley Township Ocean
Egg Harbor Township Atlantic
Evesham Township Burlington
Franklin Township Somerset
Freehold Township Monmouth
Galloway Township (portions are eligible) Atlantic
Hillsborough Township Somerset
Howell Township Monmouth
Jackson Township Ocean
Lakewood Township Ocean
Manalapan Township Monmouth
Manchester Township Ocean
Marlboro Township Monmouth
Monroe Township Gloucester
Toms River Township Ocean
Monroe Township Middlesex
Mt. Laurel Township Burlington
Old Bridge Township Middlesex
South Brunswick Township Middlesex
Winslow Township Camden
