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Disaster detail

HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4291-VA affected Newport News city, Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4291-VA
Declared
Nov 2, 2016
DR
Public assistance
$0
Project obligations
Registrations
198
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Total PA obligated$0

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$40K
Renter-approved dollars$334K
Intake IHP dollars$749K
Validated phase 2 dollars$749K
Tracked registrations198
About this declaration

What DR-4291-VA means

DR-4291-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Newport News city, Virginia, with an incident window starting Oct 7, 2016 through Oct 15, 2016. 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 Newport News city disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.