HURRICANE SANDY

DR-4086-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

Hurricane

DR-4086-NJ

Declared

Oct 30, 2012

Public assistance

$390.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

2,851

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$147.3M

Emergency Protective Measures$69.3M

Section 324 Management Costs$64.2M

Water Control Facilities$52.9M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$40.8M

Buildings and Equipment$15.5M

Direct Administrative Costs$511K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$78K

Roads and Bridges$68K

Total PA obligated$390.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$337K

Renter-approved dollars$178K

Intake IHP dollars$1.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.0M

Tracked registrations2,851

About this declaration

What DR-4086-NJ means

DR-4086-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Mercer County, New Jersey, with an incident window starting Oct 26, 2012 through Nov 8, 2012. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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.