{"id":26,"date":"2020-02-26T19:58:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T19:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njdep.kesz1dev.com\/newsrel\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:02:17","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/hurricane-sandy\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;button-row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646340770083{margin-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_btn title=&#8221;All DEP Press Releases&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1648142292580{margin-right: 10px !important;}&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nj.gov%2Fdep%2Fnewsrel%2F&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Sandy Archive&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1648142304803{margin-left: 10px !important;}&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeptest.nj.gov%2Fhurricane-sandy%2Farchive%2F|title:Archive&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;d-flex, justify-content-center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1639084201286{margin-bottom: 2rem !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][info-box-shortcode horizontal=&#8221;true&#8221; imageclass=&#8221;img-thumbnail, ml-4&#8243; title=&#8221;Elevations&#8221; bgimg=&#8221;468&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hiring a Home Elevation Contractor<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/r2-coastal-fema.hub.arcgis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEMA Releases Updated Flood Elevation Maps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/hurricane-sandy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/20130617njoem-fema-flood.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Hotline Launched<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\" title=\"Adobe Acrobat PDF file\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/hurricane-sandy\/hazard-mitigation-grant-program-hmgp-elevation-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hazard Grant Mitigation Program (HMGP) Elevation Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/oag\/newsreleases14\/pr20141119b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11\/19\/2014: New Jersey Consumers Seeking to Hire a Home Elevation Contractor Should Be Aware of New Registration Requirements Intended to Help Prevent Fraud, Unsafe Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/newsrel\/14_0117\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10\/29\/2014: Lt. Governor Guadagno Marks 1,000th Approval of Post-sandy Home-elevation Grants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/hurricane-sandy\/archive\/\">Past Postings and Press Releases<\/a>[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][info-box-shortcode horizontal=&#8221;true&#8221; imageclass=&#8221;img-thumbnail, ml-4&#8243; title=&#8221;Buyout Program&#8221; bgimg=&#8221;466&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/faq\/\" rel=\"noopener\">About the Program &#8211; FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/homeowners\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Acres Application for Sale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/newsrel\/15_0034\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4\/21\/2015: Christie Administration Announces First Superstorm Sandy Blue Acres Buyout in Manville<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/newsrel\/15_0025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3\/18\/2015: First Woodbridge Homes Demolished in DEP\u2019s Blue Acres Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/newsrel\/14_0124\/\">11\/20\/2014: Christie Administration Marks 100th Demolition in Sandy Residential Buyout Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/newsrel\/14_0118\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10\/29\/2014: Governor Christie Announces Milestone Purchase of 200th Home as Part of Highly Successful Sandy Blue Acres Buyout Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Buyout Program Information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/hurricane-sandy\/archive\/\">Past Postings and Press Releases<\/a>[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;#B2BABB&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; 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