The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal Disaster aid has been made available to the State of New Jersey and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe storm on October 29, 2011.

The President’s action makes federal funding available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storm in the counties of Cape May, Essex, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren.  

Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide. William L. Vogel has been named as the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area. Vogel said additional designations may be made at a later date if Requested by the state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.

For further information, visit the FEMA Declaration Page.

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