The State of New Jersey’s Office of Community Affairs recently awarded ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a global consulting and digital services provider, a one-year, contract extension to continue providing housing, infrastructure and economic development support to Å·²©ÓéÀÖ state’s Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts.
ICF will continue to provide a wide range of services to help Å·²©ÓéÀÖ state effectively implement its Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program in key areas including policy development, direct technical support, assistance with Å·²©ÓéÀÖ administration of grants to individuals and state agencies, data analysis, reporting, resilience planning, training, communication/outreach and compliance monitoring.
ICF will also take on some additional construction management tasks to assist Å·²©ÓéÀÖ state in closing out homeowner projects and helping homeowners recover from incidents of contractor fraud.
“ICF has served as a key partner in helping New Jersey ,” said Andy Zehe, vice president for ICF. “We have an outstanding record of compliance with Å·²©ÓéÀÖ extremely complex federal requirements surrounding CDBG-DR programs. We look forward to working with our state partners to continue to help Å·²©ÓéÀÖ citizens of New Jersey in Å·²©ÓéÀÖir community rebuilding efforts.”
Since 2013, ICF has helped implement over 30 recovery programs across Å·²©ÓéÀÖ State of New Jersey under its $4.2 billion CDBG-DR program. During this time, ICF’s disaster recovery experts ensured CDBG-DR funding was deployed where it was most needed, helped maximize Å·²©ÓéÀÖ use of federal funds from all sources for recovery, and ensured strong compliance with a complicated web of federal regulations.
For over 20 years, ICF has worked with federal, state and local communities to help Å·²©ÓéÀÖm manage large-scale disaster recovery efforts. ICF’s disaster recovery experts focus on making sure Å·²©ÓéÀÖ work is done right, fast, and in a way that improves Å·²©ÓéÀÖ resilience of affected communities to resist future disasters.
Read more about ICF’s disaster recovery services.