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#ICYMI: NJIT TARP is a free resource for NJ Communities

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM) created the NJIT Technical Assistance for Resiliency Program (TARP) to provide free technical assistance to New Jersey counties and municipalities developing FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant applications.

TARP specifically aims to build capacity among under-resourced communities to help them become more resilient to natural hazards. 

#ICYMI, the "Fasten FEMA Funding with TARP" Lunch and Learn was an hour and a half long event that followed the NJ Brownfield Summit this year. It provided a brief overview of FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program and Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program (FMA). Sean Vroom and Carrie Martin from the NJIT Center for Community Systems were on hand to provide attendees free technical assistance and answer questions such as:

• How do I know if I have an eligible project for BRIC or FMA funding?
• How do I prepare for project scoping?
• What other New Jersey projects have received funding in the past?
• What data is available to help with my grant application?

If you feel like your community could use the free technical assistance, please reach out with any questions by 'requesting technical assistance.'

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