TRENTON, N.J. — Disaster assistance to New Jersey survivors of Hurricane Sandy by the numbers as of July 1:
Total Federal Assistance: $6.8 billion
- $5 billion in total National Flood Insurance Program payments made on claims to date
- $402.2 million in FEMA grants approved for individuals and households
- $350.1 million for housing assistance
- $56.3 million for other needs
- $798.5 million in SBA disaster loans approved for homeowners, renters and businesses
- $624.7millionapproved in FEMA Public Assistance grants to communities and some nonprofit organizations that serve the public
- 261,780 people contacted FEMA for help or information
- 126,751 housing inspections completed
Individuals can check on the status of their applications at DisasterAssistance.gov, via smartphone or tablet at m.fema.gov, or by calling 800-621-3362 or TTY 800-462-7585. Those who use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services can call 800-621-3362.
Survivors can ask questions about their SBA disaster home or business loan applications by calling 800-659-2955 or TTY 800-877-8339 or emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.
Survivors who have questions about their flood insurance claims and the appeals process can call 800-427-4661.
Additional resources are available online at FEMA.gov/SandyNJ and SBA.gov/Sandy.
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
Follow FEMA online at www.fema.gov/blog, www.twitter.com/fema, www.facebook.com/fema, and www.youtube.com/fema. Also, follow Administrator Craig Fugate’s activities at www.twitter.com/craigatfema.
The social media links provided are for reference only. FEMA does not endorse any non-government websites, companies or applications.
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New Jersey Recovery From Superstorm Sandy: By The Numbers
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