As a response to the many challenges associated with climate change faced by New Jersey communities, FEMA, in collaboration with the NJ Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM), has implemented the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program designed to support states, local communities, tribes, and territories as they undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the risks they face from disasters and natural hazards, and while the State of New Jersey and its counties have excellent Hazard Mitigation Plans, many small communities within the state do not have the resources necessary to take the next steps to implement these plans with interventions and projects. Assisting those challenged communities is where the NJIT Technical Assistance for Resiliency Program (TARP) plays a role, by providing technical assistance to communities in the preparation of applications for FEMA mitigation funds as well as identifying projects that can help communities be more resilient.
