News, Media & Events: New Jersey

Events

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The 2025 Hazard Mitigation Partners Workshop will be held in-person in Rosemont, Illinois, April 22-24, 2025. This year's theme is: Stronger Tomorrow, Together. To build our strongest agenda, we are seeking abstracts that support the theme.
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FEMA’s Grant Program Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).
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This Q&A session provides an opportunity for 2024 AFG applicants to interact with AFG HQ and Regional program staff and to ask questions about the AFG Program, the 2024 AFG application and/or FEMA GO.

Preparedness Tips

A few inches of water in a 1,000-square foot home could cost more than $10,000 in repairs and replacement of personal possessions. Homeowner’s insurance doesn’t cover most floods. Learn more about flood insurance.

Press Releases and Fact Sheets

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell today announced selections for a combined $150 million in capitalization grants to help communities reduce vulnerability to natural hazards. Funding through the Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund Program will enable 10 states, a Tribal Nation and the District of Columbia to administer revolving loan funds that will help local governments carry out hazard mitigation projects and build community climate resilience. Through this program, part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, states can direct loans to local governments to mitigate the effects of events like drought, intense heat, wildfires, floods and earthquakes.
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Morris County, N.J. - FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Morris County, New Jersey. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period.
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NEW YORK – FEMA Region 2 is proud to announce the launch of the “Make a Difference” recruitment initiative – a partnership with colleges and universities in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut area.
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