FEMA Approves $264 Million to Support Recovery in New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey — FEMA recently approved $264 million in funding to support recovery in New Jersey. This funding is to reimburse costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This regional funding is part of FEMA’s announcement of $5.6 billion in federal assistance to states, Tribal Nations and territories for COVID-19 and disaster recovery.
FEMA conducts a review process for all recovery grants that includes verifying compliance with program eligibility rules, ensuring proper documentation of expenses and confirming that claimed activities are consistent with program eligibility criteria to ensure taxpayer dollars are used appropriately.
In alignment with President Trump’s executive order establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, FEMA conducted thorough reviews of claimed costs to identify duplication of benefits, specifically with patient care revenue. These actions help ensure that the COVID-19 Public Assistance funds being obligated are consistent with the executive order’s focus on preventing fraud, waste and abuse. Based on these reviews, FEMA is confident that the costs being reimbursed are eligible and not fraudulent.
Some FEMA Public Assistance grants recently approved to New Jersey include:
$113.6 million to Barnabas Health, Inc. to provide personal protective equipment, expand hospital capacity, distribute medical supplies, and deliver specialized medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic
$44.4 million to Cooper University Hospital to provide emergency staffing, clinical care, and protective measures for COVID-19 patients, ensuring continued health and safety services during the pandemic.
$20.1 million to CentraState Healthcare System to provide emergency staffing and medical care for COVID-19 patients, supporting treatment and diagnostic services during the pandemic.
$19.5 million to Saint Joseph’s Health to support emergency staffing, medical care, facility maintenance, and COVID-19 testing.
An additional project is funded through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, which empowers states, local governments, tribal nations and territories to complete activities and projects that prevent, eliminate or reduce disaster-related damage. More than $1.6 million was awarded to the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management to cover eligible management costs, including salaries, benefits, and contractual support, for administering disaster grants through Fiscal Year 2030.
FEMA will continue to review additional projects and obligate funds on a rolling basis as eligibility is confirmed and scopes of work are finalized.
FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during, and after disasters.