SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1563-NJ affected Mercer 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-1563-NJ

Declared

Oct 1, 2004

Public assistance

$1.2M

Project obligations

Registrations

193

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$412K

Emergency Protective Measures$396K

Section 324 Management Costs$192K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$63K

Roads and Bridges$53K

Debris Removal$48K

Utilities$17K

Total PA obligated$1.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$210K

Renter-approved dollars$82K

Intake IHP dollars$584K

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations193

About this declaration

What DR-1563-NJ means

DR-1563-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Mercer County, New Jersey, with an incident window starting Sep 18, 2004 through Oct 1, 2004. 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 Mercer County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.