$161.5 million in federal funding is being given to New Jersey during 2011 for beach replenishment, flood mitigation and harbor maintenance projects across the state. The funds will come from the Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution, which was passed by congress in April, and is being received by the Army Corps of Engineers whose funding is typically provided by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee in Energy and Water Development.
For beach replenishment, $7.5 million will go to Monmouth Beach, $7.6 million will go to Long Beach Island, $11.9 million will go to Atlantic City and Ventnor, $10.3 million will go to Cape May and Lower Township and $300,000 will go to the Long-Term Beach Nourishment Study which will evaluate methods to manage New Jersey’s coastal projects on a regional basis.