SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1897-NJ affected Cape May County, New Jersey. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1897-NJ

Declared

Apr 2, 2010

Public assistance

$2.3M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,437

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.7M

Emergency Protective Measures$296K

Roads and Bridges$274K

Debris Removal$18K

Water Control Facilities$11K

Utilities$8K

Buildings and Equipment$4K

Total PA obligated$2.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.9M

Renter-approved dollars$124K

Intake IHP dollars$4.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$4.4M

Tracked registrations1,437

About this declaration

What DR-1897-NJ means

DR-1897-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cape May County, New Jersey, with an incident window starting Mar 12, 2010 through Apr 15, 2010. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Cape May County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.