Public Comment Period Open for Hurricane Ida Action Plan Amendment #4

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) is soliciting public comments on the State’s plan to spend an additional $149,229,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to continue helping households and communities that were impacted by Hurricane Ida. 

The public comment period for Hurricane Ida Action Plan Substantial Amendment #4 is from 9 a.m. EST on July 12, 2023 to 5 p.m. EST on August 11, 2023.

The proposed new programs include the Resilient Multifamily Housing Program and the Ivy Hill Storm Water Mitigation Program.

Also, in an effort to streamline federal reporting requirements across several disaster recovery funding streams, the State is proposing budget modifications, which include:

  • Moving funding from the FEMA Non-Federal Match program to the Homeowner Assistance and Recovery Program (HARP). The reallocation of funds is necessary in order to ensure the State can assist all eligible low- to moderate-income households that applied to HARP.
  • Moving funding from the Statewide Housing Mitigation Tool and Resilient NJ to the Housing Counseling and Legal Services Program. Both the Resilient NJ program and the Statewide Housing and Mitigation Tool will continue to be funded, but with CDBG-DR funding that remains from Superstorm Sandy recovery.
  • Creating the HARP Rental Assistance-Temporary Relocation public services budget line item. This will help eligible Ida-impacted homeowners in the HARP program with rental assistance should they need to temporarily relocate from their home due to a rehabilitation project.
  • Creating a budget line item to fund infrastructure in support of housing within the Smart Move Program. The State is also proposing amendments to the program requirements.

Commenters are able to submit comments to this proposed amendment (i) via email to DisasterRecoveryandMitigation@dca.nj.gov (Subject: Ida APA 4); or (ii) via U.S. mail to the attention of Lisa Ryan, Division of Disaster Recovery and Mitigation, NJ Department of Community Affairs, 101 South Broad Street, P.O. Box 823, Trenton, NJ 08625-0823.

All comments must be received on or before the deadline to be considered.

Hurricane Ida Action Plan Amendment #4

Enmienda Número 4 al Plan de Acción de Huracán Ida

Public Notice for Hurricane Ida Action Plan Amendment #4

Public Notice for Hurricane Ida Action Plan Amendment #4 (Español)