First Responders Grant Program
Our First Responders Grant Program is intended to provide critical support for operations conducted by first responder departments.
- Each first responder department must be comprised of paid staff or volunteers that serve within the Elizabethtown Gas service area
- The grant must be used to fund training or purchase/upgrade gear and equipment utilized to protect volunteer fire and/or EMS personnel, police and/or the community
Check back in Fall 2023 if you're interested in applying for the First Responder's Grant!
This year, grants were awarded to first responder departments to support the purchase of critical resources, including medical and first-aid gear, traffic flares, body armor, gas meters, fire hoses, communications equipment, safety cameras and personal protective equipment.
The 2022 ETG First Responders Grant Program recipient departments include:
- Andover Borough Fire Department
Thermal imaging camera, chargers, mask wipes, 2 multi gas meters with regulator and calibration gas
- Iselin Fire Department
Five 100 lengths of 5” large diameter supply hose
- Borough of Kenilworth Fire Department
Battery/120 volt positive pressure fan
- City of Lambertville Fire Department
MSA devices to properly detect reported gas leaks
- Woodbridge Police Department
Construction/work zone safety equipment for police officers
- Huntington Vol. Fire Co. No. 1
MSA gas meters
VETS Food Drive for the Red Cross Service to Armed Forces
Our Veterans Engagement Team (VETS) collected 4,893 pounds of food -- which is enough to feed 272 families! On February 26, 2022, VETS held a food drive with the Red Cross by setting up collection points throughout New Jersey and encouraged customers, employees and families from SJI’s utility companies South Jersey Gas and Elizabethtown Gas to drop off non-perishable items. Volunteers then delivered several truckloads of food to the Red Cross for distribution at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
VETS is an employee resource group at SJI that supports the personal growth and professional development of former servicemen and women. The Red Cross Service to Armed Forces program provides home comforts and critical services on bases, in military hospitals and supports military families during deployments and emergencies.
Fifth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Each year, SJI demonstrates our core value of “community” with our Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service. On Monday, January 17, 2022 Elizabethtown Gas employees, along with all our parent company SJI, participated in activities to give back to the community while remaining safe and healthy. As part of the activities, we continued our ongoing partnership with Stockton University. In addition, employees helped raise over $1,500 for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.
VETS Food Drive for the Red Cross Service to Armed Forces
Our Veterans Engagement Team (VETS) collected nearly 3,800 lbs. of food during their food drive with the Red Cross by setting up collection points throughout New Jersey over February 27-28. VETS encouraged customers, employees and families from SJI’s utility companies Elizabethtown Gas and South Jersey Gas to drop off non-perishable items. Volunteers then delivered several truckloads of food to the Red Cross for distribution at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
VETS is an employee resource group at SJI that supports the personal growth and professional development of former servicemen and women. The Red Cross Service to Armed Forces program provides home comforts and critical services on bases, in military hospitals and supports military families during deployments and emergencies.
Making a Difference Together
Standing Together - A Message from Mike Renna, President & CEO, SJI
We have a special bond with our communities and are unwavering in our commitment to make them safe and inclusive. All of us, across every level and department will continue to lead by example and reinforce our values in how we serve our customers, support our communities, interact with each other and perform our jobs.
Across our organization, we promise to take meaningful actions regarding race relations to address the evident inequities in our communities and to best serve all our stakeholders. As One SJI, we stand together, committed to creating a better, more tolerant world within our organization and the communities where we are proud to live and work.
You can view the message we shared with our employees here.
ETG Supplier Program
Our focus is on building mutually beneficial and lasting partnerships that bring value and results that include delivering the lowest price, best technology, highest quality and service level by working with companies who share our goals. In addition, we pride ourselves on partnering with local businesses within our community. The SJI Supplier Program includes procurement for SJI and our subsidiaries – South Jersey Gas and Elizabethtown Gas. Join us.
Supplier Opportunities
We procure a variety of products and services including, but not limited to:
- Office Equipment, Supplies and Services
- Fleet, Parts and Maintenance
- Computer Equipment, Software and Services
- Measuring and Pressure Equipment
- Pipeline and Service Construction
- Safety Equipment
- Training (Employee Development, Safety, Procedures)
- Legal Services
- Telecommunications Equipment and Services
Supplier Diversity
SJI is committed to embracing and celebrating the diversity of all customers, employees, communities and suppliers. We continue to expand and build relationships with Diverse Suppliers to support our corporate values and foster an inclusive procurement process to provide opportunities for diverse businesses.
Supplier Diversity Development Council (SDDC)
We are a proud member of the BPU Supplier Diversity Council, which is dedicated to forging effective working relationships between minority, woman and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses and New Jersey public utilities. The SDDC was chartered in 1997 to advise the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and the companies they regulate on matters related to reporting, measuring and assessing the development of relationships with diversity suppliers. For more information about the SDDC, please visit www.njbpusupplierdiversity.com.
Does My Company Qualify as a Diverse Supplier?
A supplier may be classified as diverse if the company is at least 51 percent owned, operated and controlled by a U.S. citizen (or citizens) from one of the following groups:
- African American/Black
- Asian
- Hispanic/Latino
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer
- Native American
- Person with a Disability
- Veteran/Service-Disabled Veteran/Disabled-Veteran
- Woman
Certification
SJI recognizes businesses that have been certified by federal, state or local government agencies or supplier diversity advocacy groups as Diverse Supplier business. These businesses may include, but are not limited to:
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
- Women Business Enterprise (WBE or WOSB)
- Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE)
- Disabled/Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE/SDVBE)
- Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Business Enterprise (LGBT)
- Small or Economically Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SBA/DBE/HUBzone)
- Disability Business (USBLN)
Supplier Registration
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Registration does not guarantee future opportunities with SJI.