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Sussex County, Delaware

County-level FEMA declaration history, assistance rollups, and flood insurance context for Sussex County.

Total declarations
19
1965 to 2020
Tracked FEMA aid
$36.8M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Hurricane
622 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4526
Apr 5, 2020
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Federal spending

Public + individual assistance structure

Public assistance totals come from FEMA project-level obligations. Individual assistance totals prioritize the validated or intake totals without double counting both sources together.

Public assistance

Infrastructure repair, debris removal, emergency measures, and related project obligations.

Emergency Protective Measures$30.8M
Utilities$1.5M
Water Control Facilities$712K
Debris Removal$354K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$226K
Management Costs$196K
Buildings and Equipment$84K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$53K
Total PA obligated$34.0M

Individual assistance

Registrations, housing assistance, and other-needs dollars surfaced through the FEMA assistance datasets.

Tracked registrations622
IHP / household aid$2.8M
Housing assistance$56K
Other needs assistance$2.7M
NFIP claims paid$0
Timeline

Every declaration on record for this county

Ordered newest to oldest so recent search intent is handled first, without losing the long historical tail.

BiologicalApr 2020Sussex County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4526-DE · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$29.5MPA obligated
531Registrations
$2.7MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Sussex County

COVID-19

EM-3449-DE · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneNov 2012Sussex County

HURRICANE SANDY

DR-4090-DE · Oct 27, 2012 to Nov 8, 2012
$653KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2011Sussex County

HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4037-DE · Aug 25, 2011 to Aug 31, 2011
$463KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2011Sussex County

HURRICANE IRENE

EM-3336-DE · Aug 26, 2011 to Aug 31, 2011
$5KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneSep 2003Sussex County

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1494-DE · Sep 18, 2003 to Sep 29, 2003
$220KPA obligated
91Registrations
$75KHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
WinterMar 2003Sussex County

SNOW

EM-3183-DE · Feb 14, 2003 to Feb 19, 2003
$138KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms