2,700 New Jersey Homeowners Getting Money to Raise Houses

About 2,700 New Jersey homeowners will get federal grants to elevate homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy.

Construction workers raise a house in Brick, N.J. on July 22. Under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Elevation Program, eligible applicants can receive reimbursement of up to $30,000 for elevations on existing single-family homes. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)

Gov. Chris Christie announced the grant program Monday in a visit to a Brick Township neighborhood where all the homes are on lagoon

Homeowners will be able to get up to $30,000 each. Recipients will be chosen based on how much damage they received in Sandy, along with other factors.

Experts have said that’s enough to elevate some smaller homes, but many homes could be more costly to elevate.

The grants are the latest of several federal grants to be announced in New Jersey. The most generous is providing up to $150,000 to help rebuild homes. Those funds can also be used to raise homes to higher levels.

Topics New Jersey Homeowners

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July 24, 2013 at 9:29 am

Roland says:

Gosh Bradley, how would politicians get re-elected if they couldn't show their compassion by giving away other people's money?
July 23, 2013 at 3:37 pm

youngin' says:

But you see, these houses will be on stilts, so they'll be hurricane-proof.
July 23, 2013 at 1:47 pm

Bradley says:

What is the incentive not to move away from the flood areas then? Give them government money to stay and then give them more government money to fix again?