Audit: It Took 15 Tries For New Jersey To Get Sandy Grant Extended

TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A new federal audit shows New Jersey had to submit an application to extend one post- Superstorm Sandy aid program 15 times before it was approved. The report issued Monday on the Employment and Training Administration’s process calls for some changes to make it easier for applicants. The audit shows the state ran into technical glitches and that it failed to provide complete information for the grant dedicated to putting unemployed residents into rebuilding jobs. State Deputy Labor Commissioner Aaron Fichtner tells NJ.com