Project Grant 2053637

This $400,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program, supports modeling of intergovernmental fiscal impacts from coastal hazards in New Jersey. Rutgers, The State University will collect 20 years of property tax, municipal budget, and state/federal spending data to develop a fiscal impact model and behavioral model through surveys and focus groups. An agent-based model will explore alternative incentive structures. The tools will support stakeholder discussions on more protective coastal risk policies and help municipalities mitigate fiscal stresses from adaptation decisions. The award period is January 15, 2022 through December 31, 2023.