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Disaster detail

HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4291-VA affected Portsmouth 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
$63K
Project obligations
Registrations
566
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$36K
Debris Removal$14K
Emergency Protective Measures$13K
Total PA obligated$63K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$304K
Renter-approved dollars$376K
Intake IHP dollars$1.4M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.4M
Tracked registrations566
About this declaration

What DR-4291-VA means

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