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Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm (DR-1960)

Incident period: January 31, 2011 to February 3, 2011

Major Disaster Declaration declared on March 17, 2011

Updates

April 11, 2011

A Message From The Federal Coordinating Officer

Federal Coordinating Officer Gregory W. Eaton describes how the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) are working side-by-side to meet this disaster head on.

News Releases

May 16, 2011

Five Counties Added To Federal Disaster Assistance Declaration

April 12, 2011

Deadline Approaches For Federal Disaster Assistance

March 25, 2011

State Schedules Disaster Assistance Briefings for Local Officials

Main Content

Preliminary Damage Assessment

Illinois, FEMA-1960-DR (PDF 24KB)

State/Tribal Government:

Illinois

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.

Geographic Information

Financial Assistance to Help Families and Communities Recover

Individual Assistance
Public Assistance
Definitions

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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