SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1897-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-1897-NJ

Declared

Apr 2, 2010

Public assistance

$4.3M

Project obligations

Registrations

431

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.2M

Emergency Protective Measures$953K

Section 324 Management Costs$844K

Debris Removal$502K

Roads and Bridges$284K

Water Control Facilities$282K

Buildings and Equipment$223K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$9K

Utilities$7K

Total PA obligated$4.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$497K

Renter-approved dollars$16K

Intake IHP dollars$1.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.1M

Tracked registrations431

About this declaration

What DR-1897-NJ means

DR-1897-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Mercer 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 Mercer County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.