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Public Comment Period Open for Tropical Storm Action Plan Amendment 10
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) is soliciting public comments on Tropical Storm Ida Action Plan Amendment 10, which is adjusting the Ida budget in response to how applicants have utilized various programs. With all applications for the Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program (TBRA), Homeowner Assistance and Recovery Program (HARP), and Small Rental Repair Program (SRRP) now submitted and reviewed, updated budgets for each program have been established resulting in a surplus of funds in these programs.
The budget surplus in HARP will remain within the program to support a new reimbursement pathway. The surplus funds from the SRRP and TBRA programs are no longer required and will be reallocated to support Blue Acres, Smart Move, and a new Mitigation Housing Fund Program. The demand remains high for the Blue Acres program, which acquires floodplain properties from willing sellers and converts the properties to green space. The Smart Move housing program has also seen greater demand than anticipated, requiring additional funding. The new Mitigation Housing Fund Program will further DCA’s commitment to making New Jersey homes resilient to future disasters and will establish a sustainable funding source for ongoing investments.
The public comment period for Tropical Storm Ida Action Plan Amendment 10 is from 9 a.m. EST on November 7, 2025, to 5 p.m. EST on December 8, 2025.
Commenters are able to submit comments to this proposed amendment (i) via email to DisasterRecoveryandMitigation@dca.nj.gov (Subject: Ida Action Plan Amendment 10); or (ii) via U.S. mail to the attention of Tina Williams, 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. Comments are given the same amount of consideration regardless of the method of submission.
Tropical Storm Ida Action Plan Amendment 10
Enmienda Número 10 al Plan de Acción de Huracán Ida
To obtain a translated copy of the proposed amendment in a language other than Spanish, please contact Tina Williams, the language access plan (LAP) coordinator, at 609-766-9323 or Tina.Williams@dca.nj.gov. For hearing-impaired users, text telephone service is available at (TTY/TDD) 1-800-852-7899.