SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1653-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-1653-NJ

Declared

Jul 7, 2006

Public assistance

$1.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

454

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$1.6M

Debris Removal$155K

Section 324 Management Costs$93K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K

Total PA obligated$1.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$120K

Renter-approved dollars$83K

Intake IHP dollars$407K

Validated phase 2 dollars$607K

Tracked registrations454

About this declaration

What DR-1653-NJ means

DR-1653-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Mercer County, New Jersey, with an incident window starting Jun 23, 2006 through Jul 10, 2006. 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.