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Summary
of Presidentially Declared Disasters/ Emergencies
Impacting New Jersey 1992-present
The
Following is a brief description of federal disaster
relief programs.
- PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE (INFRASTRUCTURE) GRANTS
Who’s Eligible:
State Agencies, counties, municipalities, separate
commissions, some private non-profit organizations.
What it’s used for:
expenses related to debris removal, road/bridge
damage, buildings, equipment, emergency protective
measures, water control facilities, utilities,
recreational areas, beaches, “other.”
Federal Share 75%, Non-federal
share 25% State decides
on a per-incident basis how much it can absorb
- INDIVIDUAL
ASSISTANCE
Who’s
eligible:
renters, homeowners, business owners
What it’s used for:
housing assistance, SBA loan, loss of personal
property, unemployment, crises counseling, funeral
expenses, uninsured disaster-related losses.
Disaster Housing Assistance - 100%
federally funded - alternate rental housing,
emergency repairs, mortgage or rental assistance
Individual/Family Grants -
federal share 75%, State
share 25%, State administers the program.
Disaster Unemployment -
100% federally funded
SBA Loans - low interest
loans to individuals and businesses
Crises counseling - 100%
federally funded
- HAZARD
MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM
Who’s
eligible:
State, County, Municipal governments, some private
non-profit agencies
What it’s used for:
to prevent or reduce the risk and damage from
future disaster events
Formula for aid:
FEMA provides 15% of the
total eligible cost of all grant programs for
a particular disaster event for hazard mitigation
Cost share: 75%
federal, 25% non-federal State
decides on a per-incident basis how much it
can absorb
Who decides how the money will be
used:
State Hazard Mitigation Team develops strategy,
evaluates and prioritizes projects and provides
assistance to local governments
Summary
of Presidentially Declared Disasters/ Emergencies
Impacting New Jersey 1992-present
- JANUARY
1992 NOR’EASTER
FEMA Disaster # DR-936
Counties Impacted:
Ocean, Monmouth, Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland
Federal Programs Activated:
Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Programs
Total eligible amount:
$4.85 million Public Assistance
(12.5% state share $559,000) $237,000 in Hazard
Mitigation Funding
- DECEMBER
1992 NOR’EASTER
FEMA Disaster # DR-973
Counties Impacted:
Ocean, Monmouth, Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland,
Bergen, Salem, Middlesex, Somerset, Union, Essex,
Hudson
Federal Programs Activated:
Public Assistance, Individual Assistance,
Hazard Mitigation Programs
Total eligible amount:
$51.0 million Public Assistance
(25% state share $12.5
million); $10.5 million Individual Assistance
(25% state share $1.32 million); $ 2.2 million
Hazard Mitigation (50/50 share)
238 municipalities were eligible for Public
Assistance
- MARCH
16, 1993 BLIZZARD
FEMA Disaster #: DR-3106
Counties Impacted:
all 21 NJ Counties, 7 state agencies/authorities
$2.6 million in assistance
designated for snow plowing activities (includes
25% state share)
- JANUARY
1996 WINTER/COASTAL STORM
FEMA Disaster # DR-1088
Counties Impacted:
all 21 counties, 564 Municipalities, 4 state
agencies, 9 independent agencies, 1 private
non-profit agency
$41.96 million in federal
assistance designated for snow plowing activities
(includes 25% State share)
- JANUARY
1996 - COASTAL STORM
Beach Repair/Sand Replenishment
Addendum to FEMA Disaster # DR-1088
County impacted:
Cape May (8 municipalities)
Additional federal assistance
designated $700,000
- OCTOBER
1996 - RARITAN RIVER FLOOD EVENT
FEMA Disaster # DR-1145
Counties Impacted:
Somerset, Middlesex, Morris, Union, Hudson
Programs Activated:
Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
FEMA Disaster Housing
Assistance $1.6 million; Individual/Family Grant
Program $249,075 (includes 25% state share);
SBA Loans $1.2 million; Federal Hazard Mitigation
Funding $256,000
- AUGUST
1997 - SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING
FEMA Disaster # DR-1189
County Impacted:
Atlantic (13.5 inches of rain in 24 hours, extensive
road damage, residential flooding)
Programs Activated:
Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, Hazard
Mitigation
Public Assistance $1.4
million (12.5% state, 12.% local share); Disaster
Housing $1.1 million
Individual/Family Grant Program $89,074 federal
share, $28,277 state share; SBA Loans $1.7 million
Hazard Mitigation Funding $359,000
- FEBRUARY
1998 SEVERE NOR’EASTER’
FEMA Disaster # DR-1206
Counties Impacted:
Atlantic, Cape May, Ocean - Major public assistance
for engineered beaches
Programs Activated:
Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, Hazard
Mitigation
Public Assistance $2.2
million (12.5% state share, 12.5% local share);
Disaster Housing Program $1.1 million, Individual/Family
Grant Program $88,184 million ($28,000 state
share); Hazard Mitigation $477,000
- SEPTEMBER
1999 TROPICAL STORM FLOYD
FEMA Disaster # DR-1295
Counties Impacted Under Disaster
Declaration:
Somerset, Middlesex, Morris, Union,
Hudson, Bergen, Hunterdon, Mercer, Essex
Programs Activated:
Public Assistance, Individual
Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, 21,000 claims
tele-registered for FEMA assistance, 388 applicants
for Public Assistance Grants
Total eligible Public
Assistance $45 million; Disaster Housing Program
$28 million (16,000 applicants)
Individual/Family Grant Program $7 million (3600
applicants); Hazard Mitigation Share $10.2 million
Supplement “Buyout” Funding $5.6
million; National Flood Insurance Program $142
million 10,000 claims;
SBA Loans $103 million 3,000 loans; Crises Counseling
Funding $350,000; NJ Disaster Relief Act of
1999 - Special State Program; County Block Grants
$20 million; Disaster Recovery Program $20 million
;Hazard Mitigation/Other $10 million; Total
Federal Assistance $342 million; Total State
Assistance/Cost Share $73.3 million
- SEPTEMBER
1999 TROPICAL STORM FLOYD - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
FEMA Emergency Assistance # DR-3148
NOTE: the remaining 12 NJ Counties
not included in the Disaster Declaration were
eligible for emergency assistance for the cost
of debris removal and emergency protective measures.
Total eligible emergency assistance $2.15 million
(State share $590,000)
- AUGUST
2000 TORRENTIAL RAINSTORMS
FEMA Disaster #: DR-1337
Counties impacted:
Morris, Sussex - torrential rain, flooding,
mudslides
Programs Activated:
Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, Hazard
Mitigation
Public Assistance Eligible
$9.8 million (44 applicants); Disaster Housing
Program $2.5 million (1,000 applicants); Individual/Family
Grant Program $170,000 (216 applicants); SBA
Loans $3.9 million (150 loans); Hazard Mitigation
Projected Share $1 million; Natural Resource
Conservation Program
- NOVEMBER
2000 - WEST NILE VIRUS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
FEMA Emergency Assistance #1356 EM NJ
To cover expenses for mosquito control and related
activities for the period May 30 through November
1, 2000 - limited to $5 million for vector control
All NJ County Mosquito Commissions and certain
State agencies eligible; Eligible costs: larviciding,
adulticiding, public education, outreach
Federal Share 75%, local
share 25% $3.1 total actual value
- SEPTEMBER
11, 2001 - WORLD TRADE CENTER DISASTER
FEMA Emergency Assistance # EM-3169
To cover expenses related to the response to
the World Trade Center bombing
Eligible state agencies, 21 counties, 566 municipalities
Public Assistance 100
Category B - $93,000,000.00; Individual Assistance
(FEMA Crisis Counseling) $ 5,000,000.00
- SNOW
EMERGENCY - FEBRUARY 16-17, 2003
FEMA Emergency Assistance # EM-3181
Presidents’ Day snow storm - for 48 hours
of snowplowing
Eligible: 21 counties, state agencies, some
private non-profit agencies
Public Assistance 100
Category B - $ 5,000,000.00
- NORTHEAST
BLACKOUT
FEMA Disaster #: DR-3188
Public Assistance 100
Category - $5,000,000.00
- BURLINGTON/CAMDEN
FLOOD EVENT - JULY 12-13, 2004
FEMA Disaster # DR-1530
Severe storms and flooding in Burlington and
Camden Counties
Eligible: Burlington County, Camden County
Programs Activated:
Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, Hazard
Mitigation, FEMA Crisis Counseling
Public Assistance - $14
million; Individual Assistance - $5 million;
Hazard Mitigation - $7 million
- DELAWARE
RIVER FLOOD EVENT - SEPTEMBER 2004
FEMA Disaster # DR-1563
Delaware River flooding in Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon
and Mercer Counties
Eligible: Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon and Mercer
Counties
Programs Activated:
Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, Hazard
Mitigation, FEMA Crisis Counseling
Public Assistance - $9
million; Individual Assistance - $ 600,000;
Hazard Mitigation - $1 million
- DELAWARE
RIVER FLOOD EVENT - APRIL 1-3, 2004
FEMA Disaster # DR-1563
Delaware River flooding in Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon,
Mercer, Morris, Passaic, Essex, Bergen, and
Gloucester Counties
Eligible: Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Mercer,
Morris, Passaic, Essex, Bergen, and Gloucester
Counties
Programs Activated:
Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, Hazard
Mitigation, FEMA Crisis Counseling
Note:
fiscal information pending
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