Middletown Receives Additional SHRAP Funds

From Middletown Public Information

MIDDLETOWN – Middletown Township has received an additional $400,000 in state funding to help township residents whose homes were damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Funding comes from the Superstorm Sandy Homeowner/Renter Assistance Program (SHRAP).

The township is the only municipality in New Jersey that applied and had been approved to administer the SHRAP directly to its residents. In total, the township has more than $1.9 million in state funds to assist homeowners struggling to recover from the historic storm, said Township Administrator Anthony P. Mercantante, noting more than 1.5 million has already been distributed.

“I’m grateful that the township has been authorized to distribute additional SHRAP funds,” said Mayor Stephanie Murray. “The amount of funds expended so far clearly demonstrates the program is sorely needed here.”

Middletown’s program is available to residents whose homes were determined be substantially damaged and that need assistance with housing related expenses. Applications had to be accepted by June 30, 2014. No new applications can be accepted because of state program’s requirements. Payments are not made directly to residents. The additional funding will be used to provide assistance to eligible residents already in the program.

Federal Grant Assistance Announced For Middletown's Sandy-Affected Homeowners

From Middletown Alerts:

Middletown residents whose homes were substantially damaged by Superstorm Sandy may be eligible for up to $15,000 in federal grant assistance to help with living expenses through the Superstorm Sandy Homeowner/Renter Assistance program (SHRAP).

Middletown Township has received a $1.5 million slice of Monmouth County’s $9 million SHRAP allocation to assist homeowners struggling to recover from the historic storm. Middletown’s program will be limited to residents whose homes were determined to have been “substantially-damaged” and that need assistance with housing-related expenses.

Middletown expects to begin processing applications by January 2014. Read more