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Three Years after Sandy: Recovery by the numbers

Release date: 
October 29, 2015
Release Number: 
SRO-NJ-NR-068

Total Federal Assistance

  • Federal agencies have provided $6.8 billion in total funding to applicants in New Jersey

FEMA Individual Assistance

  • The Individuals and Households Program (IHP) approved 61,441 households for assistance to help with housing and disaster-related expenses. This program disbursed $422.9 million to survivors. Of that total, $369.7 million was for housing assistance. Maximum grants of $31,900 were given to 1,931 applicants. New Jersey survivors received $5.3 million in disaster unemployment assistance

FEMA Public Assistance

  • There were a total of 1,724 agency requests for Public Assistance, and 5,208 projects were written. The Public Assistance program has obligated $1.809 billion in PA funds for debris removal, emergency work and permanent work. 1,469 PW closeouts have been requested by the state to-date, and 1,095 PWs have been closed

FEMA 406 Mitigation

  • The 406 Mitigation program has written $497.2 million in grants for projects to protect against future disaster damage

Hazard Mitigation Grants and Planning

  • Hazard Mitigation Grants and Planning has obligated $258,456,164 million for acquisition, energy allocation initiative, retail fuel, infrastructure, elevation, and planning update programs

National Flood Insurance Program claims

  • The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $3.5 billion in claims to flood insurance policyholders

Small Business Administration

  • The Small Business Administration has approved 10,732 individuals and 1,719 businesses for SBA disaster loans totaling $847.9  million

The Top Ten Obligated Projects in New Jersey as of October 9, 2015

 

10/9/2015

 

 

 

 

$773,753,097.90

#

Applicant Name

County

PW Number

Damage Category Code

Application Title

Federal Share Obligated

1

Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission

Statewide

4701

F - Public Utilities

UHBAJ37 Substations & Cables

$366,294,965.67

2

Ocean (County)

Ocean

2337

A - Debris Removal

9902901 Debris Removal Ocean County

$71,912,887.06

3

Middlesex County

Utilities Authority

Middlesex

5061

F – Public

Utilities

U04NE05 Sayreville

Pump Station

Permanent Repairs

$66,490,056.22

4

Dept. Of Environmental Protection

Statewide

3932

A - Debris Removal

UCT2E40 Debris Removal

$59,741,908.65

5

Dept. Of Environmental Protection

Statewide

4846

A - Debris Removal

UCT2E39 Navigable Channels

$55,417,971.87

6

New Jersey Office Of Emergency Mgmt.

Statewide

457

Z - State Management

324SMC Section 324 Management Costs

$54,676,032.00

7

Dept. Of Environmental Protection

Statewide

2470

A - Debris Removal

UCT2E39 Debris Removal

$27,792,056.65

8

Dept. Of Environmental Protection

Statewide

5035

A - Debris Removal

UCT2E57 Debris Removal

$27,288,778.10

9

New Jersey Dept. Of Human Services

Statewide

1

B - Protective Measures

U4BK201 Emergency Responders Accommodations

$22,480,000.00

10

Long Branch

Monmouth

3226

G –

Recreational

Or Other

4131008

Boardwalk and

Roadway

$21,658,441.68

 

 

 

Top Twelve PA Applicants - DR 4086 - NJ

  

 

10/9/2015

 

Total

$1,121,197,593.66

#

Applicant Name

Applicant ID

County

Federal Share Obligated

1

PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION

000-UHBAJ-00

Statewide

$443,288,036.84

2

DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

000-UCT2E-00

Statewide

$232,038,911.20

3

OCEAN (COUNTY)

029-99029-00

Ocean

$95,426,680.41

4

MIDDLESEX COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY

023-U04NE-00

Middlesex

$94,873,721.79

5

NEW JERSEY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MGMT

000-UF7ER-00

Statewide

$58,241,859.87

6

NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

000-U4BK2-00

Statewide

$33,947,638.06

7

BAYSHORE REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY

025-UGW92-00

Monmouth

$31,886,005.54

8

PORT AUTHORITY OF NY AND NJ

000-U6L13-00

Statewide

$31,629,321.03

9

LONG BRANCH

025-41310-00

Monmouth

$27,903,463.30

10

NEW JERSEY STATE DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION

000-UZCCE-00

Statewide

$26,479,553.95

11

BELMAR

025-04930-00

Monmouth

$24,033,816.08

12

TOMS RIVER

029-73110-00

Ocean

$21,448,585.59

 

For an interesting video, please watch 100 Days after Sandy at //www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/82034

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Last Updated: 
October 29, 2015 - 10:57
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