Designated Areas: Disaster 4501
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Individual Assistance
Individuals and households in these designated counties are eligible to apply for financial and direct services. Apply for assistance, or learn more about the Individual Assistance program.
- Appling (County)
- Atkinson (County)
- Bacon (County)
- Baker (County)
- Baldwin (County)
- Banks (County)
- Barrow (County)
- Bartow (County)
- Ben Hill (County)
- Berrien (County)
- Bibb (County)
- Bleckley (County)
- Brantley (County)
- Brooks (County)
- Bryan (County)
- Bulloch (County)
- Burke (County)
- Butts (County)
- Calhoun (County)
- Camden (County)
- Candler (County)
- Carroll (County)
- Catoosa (County)
- Charlton (County)
- Chatham (County)
- Chattahoochee (County)
- Chattooga (County)
- Cherokee (County)
- Clarke (County)
- Clay (County)
- Clayton (County)
- Clinch (County)
- Cobb (County)
- Coffee (County)
- Colquitt (County)
- Columbia (County)
- Cook (County)
- Coweta (County)
- Crawford (County)
- Crisp (County)
- Dade (County)
- Dawson (County)
- DeKalb (County)
- Decatur (County)
- Dodge (County)
- Dooly (County)
- Dougherty (County)
- Douglas (County)
- Early (County)
- Echols (County)
- Effingham (County)
- Elbert (County)
- Emanuel (County)
- Evans (County)
- Fannin (County)
- Fayette (County)
- Floyd (County)
- Forsyth (County)
- Franklin (County)
- Fulton (County)
- Gilmer (County)
- Glascock (County)
- Glynn (County)
- Gordon (County)
- Grady (County)
- Greene (County)
- Gwinnett (County)
- Habersham (County)
- Hall (County)
- Hancock (County)
- Haralson (County)
- Harris (County)
- Hart (County)
- Heard (County)
- Henry (County)
- Houston (County)
- Irwin (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Jasper (County)
- Jeff Davis (County)
- Jefferson (County)
- Jenkins (County)
- Johnson (County)
- Jones (County)
- Lamar (County)
- Lanier (County)
- Laurens (County)
- Lee (County)
- Liberty (County)
- Lincoln (County)
- Long (County)
- Lowndes (County)
- Lumpkin (County)
- Macon (County)
- Madison (County)
- Marion (County)
- McDuffie (County)
- McIntosh (County)
- Meriwether (County)
- Miller (County)
- Mitchell (County)
- Monroe (County)
- Montgomery (County)
- Morgan (County)
- Murray (County)
- Muscogee (County)
- Newton (County)
- Oconee (County)
- Oglethorpe (County)
- Paulding (County)
- Peach (County)
- Pickens (County)
- Pierce (County)
- Pike (County)
- Polk (County)
- Pulaski (County)
- Putnam (County)
- Quitman (County)
- Rabun (County)
- Randolph (County)
- Richmond (County)
- Rockdale (County)
- Schley (County)
- Screven (County)
- Seminole (County)
- Spalding (County)
- Stephens (County)
- Stewart (County)
- Sumter (County)
- Talbot (County)
- Taliaferro (County)
- Tama Indian Reservation
- Tattnall (County)
- Taylor (County)
- Telfair (County)
- Terrell (County)
- Thomas (County)
- Tift (County)
- Toombs (County)
- Towns (County)
- Treutlen (County)
- Troup (County)
- Turner (County)
- Twiggs (County)
- Union (County)
- Upson (County)
- Walker (County)
- Walton (County)
- Ware (County)
- Warren (County)
- Washington (County)
- Wayne (County)
- Webster (County)
- Wheeler (County)
- White (County)
- Whitfield (County)
- Wilcox (County)
- Wilkes (County)
- Wilkinson (County)
- Worth (County)
Public Assistance
State, local, tribal and territorial governments and certain private-non-profit organizations in these designated counties are eligible for assistance for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities. Learn more about the Public Assistance program.
PA
None
PA-A
None
PA-B
- Appling (County)
- Atkinson (County)
- Bacon (County)
- Baker (County)
- Baldwin (County)
- Banks (County)
- Barrow (County)
- Bartow (County)
- Ben Hill (County)
- Berrien (County)
- Bibb (County)
- Bleckley (County)
- Brantley (County)
- Brooks (County)
- Bryan (County)
- Bulloch (County)
- Burke (County)
- Butts (County)
- Calhoun (County)
- Camden (County)
- Candler (County)
- Carroll (County)
- Catoosa (County)
- Charlton (County)
- Chatham (County)
- Chattahoochee (County)
- Chattooga (County)
- Cherokee (County)
- Clarke (County)
- Clay (County)
- Clayton (County)
- Clinch (County)
- Cobb (County)
- Coffee (County)
- Colquitt (County)
- Columbia (County)
- Cook (County)
- Coweta (County)
- Crawford (County)
- Crisp (County)
- Dade (County)
- Dawson (County)
- DeKalb (County)
- Decatur (County)
- Dodge (County)
- Dooly (County)
- Dougherty (County)
- Douglas (County)
- Early (County)
- Echols (County)
- Effingham (County)
- Elbert (County)
- Emanuel (County)
- Evans (County)
- Fannin (County)
- Fayette (County)
- Floyd (County)
- Forsyth (County)
- Franklin (County)
- Fulton (County)
- Gilmer (County)
- Glascock (County)
- Glynn (County)
- Gordon (County)
- Grady (County)
- Greene (County)
- Gwinnett (County)
- Habersham (County)
- Hall (County)
- Hancock (County)
- Haralson (County)
- Harris (County)
- Hart (County)
- Heard (County)
- Henry (County)
- Houston (County)
- Irwin (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Jasper (County)
- Jeff Davis (County)
- Jefferson (County)
- Jenkins (County)
- Johnson (County)
- Jones (County)
- Lamar (County)
- Lanier (County)
- Laurens (County)
- Lee (County)
- Liberty (County)
- Lincoln (County)
- Long (County)
- Lowndes (County)
- Lumpkin (County)
- Macon (County)
- Madison (County)
- Marion (County)
- McDuffie (County)
- McIntosh (County)
- Meriwether (County)
- Miller (County)
- Mitchell (County)
- Monroe (County)
- Montgomery (County)
- Morgan (County)
- Murray (County)
- Muscogee (County)
- Newton (County)
- Oconee (County)
- Oglethorpe (County)
- Paulding (County)
- Peach (County)
- Pickens (County)
- Pierce (County)
- Pike (County)
- Polk (County)
- Pulaski (County)
- Putnam (County)
- Quitman (County)
- Rabun (County)
- Randolph (County)
- Richmond (County)
- Rockdale (County)
- Schley (County)
- Screven (County)
- Seminole (County)
- Spalding (County)
- Stephens (County)
- Stewart (County)
- Sumter (County)
- Talbot (County)
- Taliaferro (County)
- Tama Indian Reservation
- Tattnall (County)
- Taylor (County)
- Telfair (County)
- Terrell (County)
- Thomas (County)
- Tift (County)
- Toombs (County)
- Towns (County)
- Treutlen (County)
- Troup (County)
- Turner (County)
- Twiggs (County)
- Union (County)
- Upson (County)
- Walker (County)
- Walton (County)
- Ware (County)
- Warren (County)
- Washington (County)
- Wayne (County)
- Webster (County)
- Wheeler (County)
- White (County)
- Whitfield (County)
- Wilcox (County)
- Wilkes (County)
- Wilkinson (County)
- Worth (County)
PA-C
None
PA-D
None
PA-E
None
PA-F
None
PA-G
None
PA-H
None
How a Disaster Gets Declared
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act states in part that: "All requests for a declaration by the President that a major disaster exists shall be made by the governor of the affected state or territory, or by the tribal leader."
Visit our How a Disaster Gets Declared page for detailed information on the rules and procedures that guide the process, including:
- Requirements governors/leaders follow when submitting their request for a presidential disaster declaration.
- Authorities granting federally recognized Indian tribal governments the option to request a presidential emergency or major disaster declaration.
- How FEMA regional offices work with state or Indian tribal governments to conduct Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs).
- Factors that determine when individual assistance is made available.