Federal Grant Award Summary

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $12.68 million to the New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety under the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program (CFDA 97.029) on January 8, 2026, with a completion deadline of January 7, 2029. The award supports flood risk reduction and mitigation initiatives in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. Under the FMA program, the state entity will deliver flood mitigation projects and services designed to reduce or eliminate repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program, consistent with FEMA's broader mandate to fund community-scale and individual property-level flood risk reduction across eligible jurisdictions.

The specific products and services to be delivered through this three-year project grant may include project design and scoping assistance, community-scale flood mitigation infrastructure development, individual property mitigation activities, technical assistance, and flood hazard mitigation planning. As a state grant administrator with extensive experience managing complex multi-year federal awards, the New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety is well-positioned to implement and potentially distribute sub-awards to local governments and other entities throughout the state to advance flood resilience and hazard mitigation objectives.