Program Information

Funds by Federal Department For Distribution Among Sandy-Affected States ($Millions)

Department of the Interior

Agency Bureau/AccountFunding Amount Description
Fish and Wildlife Service/Construction $78,000,000 Necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy
Agency Bureau/AccountFunding Amount Description
National Park Service/Construction $348,000,000 Necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy
Agency Bureau/AccountFunding Amount Description
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement/ Oil Spill Research $3,000,000 Necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy
Agency Bureau/AccountFunding Amount Description
National Park Service/Historic Preservation Fund $50,000,000 Necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy
Agency Bureau/AccountFunding Amount Description
Departmental Operations/ Office of the Secretary $360,000,000 To restore and rebuild national parks, national wildlife refuges and other Federal public assets; increase the resiliency and capacity of coastal habitat and infrastructure to withstand storms and reduce the amount of damage caused by such storms

The information contained in this section summarizes the Federal Disaster Relief Appropriations Act funding. The above figures and summaries represent disaster relief funds made available to each federal department in response to Hurricane Sandy and are not exclusive to New Jersey. These numbers do not include revised amounts after sequestration. The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board estimated an adjustment from approximately $50 billion to $47.9 billion after sequestration.