DR-4488 · New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
COVID-19 PANDEMIC · Declared March 25, 2020
Programs listed for this county · Individuals and Households · Public Assistance · Hazard Mitigation
FEMA Individual Assistance filing date · September 30, 2025
Official FEMA disaster page · Other declarations for this county
Reported household assistance
| Housing tenure | Valid registrations | Approved registrations | Share of valid registrations approved | Approved amount | Source buckets included | Buckets omitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owners | 80 | 58 | 72.5% | $431,336.30 | 29 | 0 |
| Renters | 2,292 | 1,852 | 80.8% | $13,196,825.37 | 70 | 0 |
Public Assistance for applicants listed in this county
- Project worksheets
- 146
- Federal share obligated
- $449,428,067.55
- Median days to first recorded obligation
- 960
Timing uses 146 dated worksheets and starts on the original declaration date. Earliest first obligation June 16, 2020. Most recent obligation in the project snapshot September 3, 2026.
| Work category | Worksheets | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Protective Measures | 139 | $432,630,705.60 |
| Management Costs | 7 | $16,797,361.95 |
First obligations by year
| Year | Worksheets |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2022 | 54 |
| 2023 | 46 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Revisions for worksheets with applicants in this county
33 worksheets have dated revisions. The table shows up to 12 of the largest last revisions by dollar amount.
Browse every worksheet timeline for this declaration
| Worksheet | Last date in activity file | Last signed change | Net in activity file |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worksheet 2207 | September 3, 2026 | $6,804,921.63 | $16,024,699.84 |
| Worksheet 1748 | June 17, 2025 | -$2,439,958.76 | $5,345,472.61 |
| Worksheet 1523 | November 20, 2025 | -$2,105,545.38 | $9,285,558.28 |
| Worksheet 1462 | May 13, 2026 | $1,168,278.64 | $5,431,544.12 |
| Worksheet 1791 | June 4, 2025 | -$1,109,837.24 | $0.00 |
| Worksheet 48 | October 28, 2025 | -$994,764.30 | $7,148,868.61 |
| Worksheet 3195 | August 6, 2025 | -$540,110.91 | $25,502,543.15 |
| Worksheet 3197 | December 30, 2025 | -$468,793.32 | $8,613,954.05 |
| Worksheet 1014 | November 8, 2023 | -$320,346.44 | $917,326.22 |
| Worksheet 1900 | November 20, 2025 | -$167,329.57 | $18,709,120.97 |
| Worksheet 1807 | September 10, 2025 | -$156,154.76 | $334,580.48 |
| Worksheet 3251 | September 4, 2025 | -$139,950.00 | $4,157,277.46 |
How to read these FEMA records
- Declaration and program designations follow the OpenFEMA extract dated November 6, 2026. County matches require the declared county code and a matching place name. The original declaration date anchors elapsed-time calculations. Local program designations may have changed after that date.
- Household figures combine available owner or renter registration buckets within a declaration and county. The approved amounts come from FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program data. A figure covers published buckets with consistent registration counts and amounts.
- The project snapshot was refreshed by FEMA on November 10, 2026. Its federal share is the amount FEMA obligated to a public-assistance recipient for approved work. Applicant geography describes the organization’s location or statewide classification. First and last obligation dates describe grant records.
- Project timelines use matching worksheet and applicant IDs. Each version’s signed amount comes from FEMA grant award activity, which contains entries through November 10, 2026. Negative entries reduce the recorded obligation. A worksheet may have later accounting activity after the project snapshot.
America.co analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency OpenFEMA data, retrieved November 10, 2026.
FEMA declarations · Owner assistance data · Renter assistance data · Funded project data · Grant award activity