SEVERE STORMS AND INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING

DR-1694-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-1694-NJ

Declared

Apr 26, 2007

Public assistance

$3.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

313

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$2.4M

Section 324 Management Costs$623K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$235K

Roads and Bridges$75K

Utilities$71K

Water Control Facilities$44K

Debris Removal$24K

Buildings and Equipment$7K

Total PA obligated$3.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$284K

Renter-approved dollars$13K

Intake IHP dollars$593K

Validated phase 2 dollars$691K

Tracked registrations313

About this declaration

What DR-1694-NJ means

DR-1694-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Mercer County, New Jersey, with an incident window starting Apr 14, 2007 through Apr 20, 2007. 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.