Technical Assistance Directory
Policy & Legal
AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION - NJ CHAPTER
- Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that promotes planning and redevelopment, and provides policy advocacy.
- Advocacy for resilience planning to address climate risks and hazards.
- Provides technical planning assistance to underserved communities/municipalities for planning projects.
Contact
Sheena Collum
Region(s) Served
Statewide
Resources
American Planning Association Website
AMERICAN LITTORAL SOCIETY
- Specialty service provider for nature-based services, allowing municipalities to partner with us for efficiency and lower costs.
- Promotes the study and conservation of marine ecosystems through advocacy, conservation, and education, and empowers citizens with knowledge and tools to take ownership and become committed coastal stewards.
- Assistance includes: Planning, permitting, and implementation of habitat restoration projects; Technical support; Restoration oversight; Logistical planning; Design support; Ecological expert advice and guidance; EFH; Adaptive management; Monitoring plan development and implementation.
Contact
Tim Dillingham
Capt. Alek Modjeski
732-291-0055
Region(s) Served
Statewide
Resources
- Coastal Restoration Toolkit
- Restoring the Bayshore
- Wreck Pond
- Bayside Beach Club and Forked River Beach Living Shoreline Project
- Slade Dale Living Shoreline Project
- We Restore - What We Do
BRS, INC. (BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.)
- Planning assistance including local land use planning; economic development assistance; brownfields management from assessment to redevelopment; and the preservation or development of community resources, including historic properties, cultural resources, parks, and open spaces.
- Sustainability and resiliency planning including risk assessment and mitigation through green infrastructure solutions to floodplain and stormwater management and resilient energy strategies.
- Funding identification, grant writing, and grant management.
- Outsourced staffing/owner’s representation, project management, community outreach.
Contact
Carolyn Reinhardt
856-964-6456
Region(s) Served
Statewide
Resources
- Marsh Restoration and Resiliency Project - Client: Township of Little Egg Harbor and Tuckerton
- Sustainability Planning in the Bayfront Redevelopment Area - Client: Jersey City Redevelopment Agency
- Virtual Public Engagement Using EPA and FEMA Regional Resilience Toolkit - Client: EPA
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY URBAN COAST INSTITUTE
- Guidance, advice, and technical support to communities on science-based resilience decision making, policy, vulnerability assessments, and resilience project planning and design.
Contact
Tom Herrington
732-263-5588
Region(s) Served
Statewide
Resources
- UCI Community Resilience and Climate Adaptation Resources
- NJ Sea Grant Consortium Resilient Communities and Economies Specialist
- NJ Sea Grant Consortium Resilient Communities Resources
- UCI Mission and Staff
NJ ASSOCIATION FOR FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
- Promotes public awareness of proper floodplain and coastal management.
- Floodplain management education and technical assistance to professionals from across the disciplines in both the private and public sectors.
Contact
Elissa Commins
Region(s) Served
Statewide
Resources
- Policies For Advancing Floodplain Management In New Jersey
- Floodplain Management in New Jersey Quick Guide
NEW JERSEY FUTURE
- Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that promotes sensible and equitable growth, redevelopment, and infrastructure investments to foster healthy, strong, and resilient communities.
- Services include: Conduct a climate vulnerability assessment; Develop a local resilience plan or strategy; Update flood and land use ordinances; Apply for or enhance status in the CRS program; Assess a stormwater utility; Plan for green infrastructure.
Contact
Tanya Rohrbach
Region(s) Served
Statewide
Resources
- Local Options/Local Actions: Resilience Strategies Case Studies Report
- Green Infrastructure Municipal Toolkit
- Developer’s Green Infrastructure Guide
- New Jersey Stormwater Utility Resource Center
NJ LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
- Non-partisan, tax-deductible non-profit that protects natural resources by raising awareness of key environmental challenges and increasing the efficacy of the entire environmental community.
Contact
Ed Potosnak
609-331-9922
Region(s) Served
Statewide
NJ SPORTS AND EXPOSITION AUTHORITY
- The Meadowlands Research & Restoration Institute, the science division of the NJ Sports & Exposition Authority, undertakes environmental research and ecological restoration throughout the Meadowlands District.
- Resources include: Long-term databases for air, water and soil; Research to better manage our natural resources and preserve and restore our coastal, riparian, and upland natural areas.
Contact
Terry Doss
201-460-4919
Region(s) Served
The Meadowlands District
NORTH JERSEY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AUTHORITY
- Forward information to locals, state agencies and operating agencies.
- Information on climate science.
- Resources and information on electric vehicles.
- Assistance connecting to Together North Jersey initiative.
Contact
Jennifer Fogliano
Region(s) Served
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren Counties
Resources
- Together North Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program
- Key Electric Vehicle Resources
- Passaic River Basin Climate Resilience Planning Study
- Alternative Fuel Vehicles
NY/NJ BAYKEEPER
- Guidance to community groups and other restoration practitioners on: Oyster reefs, aquaculture, and living shoreline project management, including planning, permitting, construction, and monitoring; Water quality monitoring; Field ecology; Project management.
- Focus on restoration techniques unique to an urban estuary.
Contact
Meredith Comi
Region(s) Served
Hudson-Raritan Estuary, Raritan Bay, Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers, Northern NJ waters
US FISH AND WIDLIFE SERVICE, COASTAL PROGRAM
- Works with federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners to protect and restore coastal habitats.
- Achieves voluntary habitat conservation and restoration through technical and funding assistance.
- Prioritizes creating and protecting resilient coastal habitats, facilitating and implementing ecologically-responsible shoreline protection tactics, and restoring beach and marsh habitat, benefitting fish, wildlife and communities.
Contact
Danielle McCulloch
609-833-1120
Region(s) Served
Delaware Bay, Barnegat Bay, NJ back bays
WATERFRONT ALLIANCE
- The WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) rating system recognizes developers and landowners for resilient, sustainable, and accessible infrastructure and design at the water’s edge.
- WEDG projects face fewer coastal climate risks and maximize social and ecological benefits through technical review to determine whether the project meets the highest possible standard for resilience, ecology, and access.
- The WEDG Professionals program offers continuing education, credentialing, and networking for design, real estate, planning, community development, and risk professionals.
Contact
Karen Imas
Region(s) Served
Statewide
Resources