Technical Resources

FEMA Community Disaster Resilience Zones - In the 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity, the cost share for the BRIC program is adjusted to 90% federal and 10% non-federal for census tracts that have been designated by FEMA as Community Disaster Resilience Zones. Municipalities with Community Disaster Resilience Zones include: 

• Atlantic County 
  • Atlantic City
  • Egg Harbor Township
  • Pleasantville
• Bergen County 
  • Little Ferry
  • Moonachie
  • South Hackensack
• Cape May County 
  • North Wildwood 
  • Wildwood City
  • West Wildwood
• Cumberland County
  • Commercial Township
• Hudson County 
  • Kearny

• Building Community Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions: A Guide for Local Communities (2021) - This FEMA document summarizes how to plan and implement nature-based solutions
• Building Community Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions: Strategies for Success (2023) - This FEMA document provides additional information on how to implement successful nature-based solutions projects 
• Naturally Resilient Communities - an inventory of nature-based solutions for coastal communities
• Urban Street Stormwater Guide - guidance on implementing nature-based solutions for stormwater management along roadways
• Incorporating Nature-based Solutions Into Community Climate Adaptation Planning - a white paper on nature-based solutions

• NJADAPT - a suite of tools created by the New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center to help New Jersey communities understand and adapt to climate change impacts in their communities
• FEMA Resources for Climate Resilience (2021) - FEMA guidance on adapting to climate change
• Sea-Level Rise Guidance for New Jersey (2021) - NJDEP guidance on how to plan for sea-level rise
• Resilient NJ Local Planning for Climate Change Toolkit - NJDEP guidance how to plan and implement climate resilience and adaptation actions