OFFICIAL SITE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
Elevations
- Hiring a Home Elevation Contractor
- FEMA Releases Updated Flood Elevation Maps
- FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Hotline Launched
- Hazard Grant Mitigation Program (HMGP) Elevation Program
- 11/19/2014: New Jersey Consumers Seeking to Hire a Home Elevation Contractor Should Be Aware of New Registration Requirements Intended to Help Prevent Fraud, Unsafe Work
- 10/29/2014: Lt. Governor Guadagno Marks 1,000th Approval of Post-sandy Home-elevation Grants
Buyout Program
- About the Program – FAQs
- Blue Acres Application for Sale
- 4/21/2015: Christie Administration Announces First Superstorm Sandy Blue Acres Buyout in Manville
- 3/18/2015: First Woodbridge Homes Demolished in DEP’s Blue Acres Program
- 11/20/2014: Christie Administration Marks 100th Demolition in Sandy Residential Buyout Program
- 10/29/2014: Governor Christie Announces Milestone Purchase of 200th Home as Part of Highly Successful Sandy Blue Acres Buyout Program
- More Buyout Program Information
Beach Restoration and Easements
- Shore Protection Easements FAQs (under revision)
- 11/14/2014: Christie Administration Announces Usace Award of Contract for Key Beach and Dune Reconstruction Project in Cape May County
- 11/10/2014: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Completes Jetty Repair and Resilience Project at Island Beach State Park
- 10/21/2014: Milestones Reached in Christie Administration’s Protective Sheet Pile Beach Project in Mantoloking and Brick
- 10/16/2014: State Obtains Bulk of Easements Needed for Shoreline Projects; Efforts to Acquire Remaining Easements Continuing
- NJDEP Coastal Engineering-Current Projects
Rebuilding/Resilience
- Office of Flood Hazard Risk Reduction Measures
- Reconstruction Guidance: Land Use Regulation (CAFRA, Infrastructure, Houses, Docks, Bulkheads, Marinas, etc.)
- Demolition Guidance for Local Governments
- 11/5/2014: Christie Administration Announces $50 Million in Grants Available for Local Storm-resiliency Projects
Resources
- Governor’s Office on Recovery and Rebuilding
- Register to Start Receiving Help
Call: 1800-621-FEMA
DisasterAssistance.gov - FEMA Help Line for Individual Households
1-800-621-3362 - SBA Disaster Loan Help Line
1-800-659-2955 - New Jersey County Office
of Emergency Management
Coordinators and Contact Information - National Flood Insurance Program
Contact Information
National Flood Insurance Program
or 1-800-427-4661/1-888-379-9531 - Mold/Asbestos/Lead Remediation
609-826-4950 or 609-826-4920 - DEP’s 24 Hour Hotline
1-877-WARNDEP