HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4291-VA affected Norfolk 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

Public assistance

$483K

Project obligations

Registrations

674

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$303K

Emergency Protective Measures$122K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$38K

Utilities$12K

Debris Removal$8K

Total PA obligated$483K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$438K

Renter-approved dollars$254K

Intake IHP dollars$1.4M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.4M

Tracked registrations674

About this declaration

What DR-4291-VA means

DR-4291-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Norfolk 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 Norfolk city disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.