New Jersey Terrorist Attack Emergency Declaration (EM-3169)

Incident period: September 11, 2001

Emergency Declaration declared on September 19, 2001

News Releases

October 29, 2001

Disaster Unemployment Aid Deadline Extended For New Jersey WTC

October 29, 2001

Rutgers Website Tracks New Jersey Civic/Service Recovery Organizations

October 29, 2001

Help Available For WTC Victims Facing Foreclosure Or Eviction

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New York, NY -- Flying high over ground zero, this American flag blows in the wind from one of the many cranes working at the World Trade Center recovery operation.

Photo by Michael Rieger/ FEMA News Photo

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New Jersey

Assistance to State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Governments and Certain Private-Non-Profit Organizations

Contact your State or Tribal Emergency Management Office to learn more about the Public Assistance program.

Financial Assistance to Help Families and Communities Recover

Individual Assistance
Public Assistance
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Individual Assistance Definitions

Individuals & Household Program (IHP): Provides money and services to people in Presidentially declared disaster areas.

Housing Assistance (HA): Provides assistance for disaster-related housing needs.

Other Needs Assistance (ONA): Provides assistance for other disaster-related needs, such as furnishings, transportation, and medical.

Public Assistance Definitions

Public Assistance (PA): Disaster grant assistance available for communities to quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President

Emergency Work (Categories A-B): Work that must be performed to reduce or eliminate an immediate threat to life, protect public health and safety, and to protect improved property that is significantly threatened due to disasters or emergencies declared by the President

Permanent Work (Categories C-G): Work that is required to restore a damaged facility, through repair or restoration, to its pre-disaster design, function, and capacity in accordance with applicable codes and standards

*Dollars Approved: Assistance dollars approved but not necessarily disbursed.

*Dollars Obligated: Funds made available to the State via electronic transfer following FEMA's final review and approval of Public Assistance projects.

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