HUD CDBG-DR Grants and FEMA Disaster Recovery Resources for New Jersey

State-level documentation and public records related to HUD’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program and federally declared FEMA disasters in New Jersey.

By Murray Wennerlund, published , updated .

New Jersey Resources

Federal Register Published Notices: Allocations for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery and Implementation of the CDBG-DR Consolidated Waivers and Alternative Requirements Notice (UN AAN)

State of New Jersey

  • 2021
  • DR-4614
  • Hurricane Ida
  • Public Law 117-43 and 117-180
  • Grant Program Website
  • Master Action Plan: Official Plan
  • Public Comment Suggestions: Yes, on action plan and amendments
  • Action Plan Amendments: Yes, multiple amendments
  • Public Comment Suggestions: Yes, on action plan and amendments
  • Contact Information: NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
  • Unmet needs: Not itemized in a single amount for this public summary.
  • Mitigation: Funds are included for mitigation.
  • Total allocated: $228,346,000

FEMA Funding Obligations reported the following Major Disasters for New Jersey between 2020 and 2025:

Disaster # Type Declared Incident Start Incident End
DR-4725-NJ Severe Storm 2023-08-11 2023-07-14 2023-07-15
DR-4614-NJ Hurricane 2021-09-05 2021-09-01 2021-09-03
DR-4597-NJ Snowstorm 2021-04-28 2021-01-31 2021-02-02
DR-4574-NJ Hurricane 2020-12-11 2020-08-04 2020-08-04
DR-4488-NJ Biological 2020-03-25 2020-01-20 2023-05-11

Resource: FEMA Disaster Declarations between 2020 to 2025 for New Jersey

Additional Resources

Oversight, Obscurity, Transparency

Oversight: HUD OIG

Obscurity: 3 (Rating: 0 = Easy, 3 = Difficult, 5 = Impossible) – How difficult New Jersey makes it for citizens to find the state's grant website.

Where does the state of New Jersey publish the required HUD CDBG-DR notices and action plans?

The documents are published on the official Grantee website, typically run by the state's Department of Economic and Community Affairs.

However, locating these state-specific websites is often challenging. Check the New Jersey's obscurity rating on this page to see how accessible the CDBG-DR grant website really is for citizens.