• Homeowners who owned and occupied the home as their primary residence at the time of Hurricane Ida.
• Homeowners of duplexes and triplexes must have occupied one of the housing units at the time of Hurricane Ida and own the property at the time of application.
• Homeowners with a household income up to $250,000.
• Priority will be given to homeowners 62 years of age or older and/or applicants with a household member who is living with a disability.
• Priority will also be given to low- to moderate-income homeowners whose total household annual gross income at the time of application is less than 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) for the county where their primary residence is located.
• See HARP Program Policy for additional detail.

• Single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes, townhomes, modular homes, manufactured homes, and condominiums with at least 1 foot of flooding in the first floor living space or $8,000 in damages from Hurricane Ida as determined by FEMA or a third-party damage assessment such as the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
• The Ida-impacted home must be located within one of the disaster-declared counties that were eligible for FEMA Individual Assistance. Those counties are Bergen, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Union, and Warren.
• The Ida-impacted home must have had NFIP coverage at the time of the storm if the property is in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) with a household income greater than 120% of AMI or previously received CDBG-DR funds.

The application period is February 27, 2023 to May 1, 2023.

Homeowners may submit applications:

• Online with the use of a personal computer, laptop, smart phone, or tablet. Click on the button below to access the application.
  
  
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• By calling (609) 292-3750 to receive a paper application and/or schedule an appointment to complete the application over the phone or in person.

How a person submits the application does not affect the homeowner’s likelihood of receiving an award.

Only applicants with remaining repair or reconstruction, eligible elevation, or mitigation work may be eligible to receive assistance. Reimbursement of costs for work done prior to submitting an application is not allowed.

In cases where Ida-impacted homes have been substantially damaged and the cost to repair the home is unreasonable, homeowners may be eligible to have their home rebuilt.

Homeowners in the HARP program may be eligible for Housing Rental Assistance (HRA) during the period they are temporarily required to vacate their damaged property due to rehabilitation, reconstruction, or elevation construction activities.