Designated Areas: Disaster 4503
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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.
- Autauga (County)
- Baldwin (County)
- Barbour (County)
- Bibb (County)
- Blount (County)
- Bullock (County)
- Butler (County)
- Calhoun (County)
- Chambers (County)
- Cherokee (County)
- Chilton (County)
- Choctaw (County)
- Clarke (County)
- Clay (County)
- Cleburne (County)
- Coffee (County)
- Colbert (County)
- Conecuh (County)
- Coosa (County)
- Covington (County)
- Crenshaw (County)
- Cullman (County)
- Dale (County)
- Dallas (County)
- DeKalb (County)
- Elmore (County)
- Escambia (County)
- Etowah (County)
- Fayette (County)
- Franklin (County)
- Geneva (County)
- Greene (County)
- Hale (County)
- Henry (County)
- Houston (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Jefferson (County)
- Lamar (County)
- Lauderdale (County)
- Lawrence (County)
- Lee (County)
- Limestone (County)
- Lowndes (County)
- MOWA Choctaw (SAIR)
- Macon (County)
- Madison (County)
- Marengo (County)
- Marion (County)
- Marshall (County)
- Mobile (County)
- Monroe (County)
- Montgomery (County)
- Morgan (County)
- Perry (County)
- Pickens (County)
- Pike (County)
- Poarch Creek Reservation and Trust Lands (also FL)
- Randolph (County)
- Russell (County)
- Shelby (County)
- St. Clair (County)
- Sumter (County)
- Talladega (County)
- Tallapoosa (County)
- Tuscaloosa (County)
- Walker (County)
- Washington (County)
- Wilcox (County)
- Winston (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
- Autauga (County)
- Baldwin (County)
- Barbour (County)
- Bibb (County)
- Blount (County)
- Bullock (County)
- Butler (County)
- Calhoun (County)
- Chambers (County)
- Cherokee (County)
- Chilton (County)
- Choctaw (County)
- Clarke (County)
- Clay (County)
- Cleburne (County)
- Coffee (County)
- Colbert (County)
- Conecuh (County)
- Coosa (County)
- Covington (County)
- Crenshaw (County)
- Cullman (County)
- Dale (County)
- Dallas (County)
- DeKalb (County)
- Elmore (County)
- Escambia (County)
- Etowah (County)
- Fayette (County)
- Franklin (County)
- Geneva (County)
- Greene (County)
- Hale (County)
- Henry (County)
- Houston (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Jefferson (County)
- Lamar (County)
- Lauderdale (County)
- Lawrence (County)
- Lee (County)
- Limestone (County)
- Lowndes (County)
- MOWA Choctaw (SAIR)
- Macon (County)
- Madison (County)
- Marengo (County)
- Marion (County)
- Marshall (County)
- Mobile (County)
- Monroe (County)
- Montgomery (County)
- Morgan (County)
- Perry (County)
- Pickens (County)
- Pike (County)
- Poarch Creek Reservation and Trust Lands (also FL)
- Randolph (County)
- Russell (County)
- Shelby (County)
- St. Clair (County)
- Sumter (County)
- Talladega (County)
- Tallapoosa (County)
- Tuscaloosa (County)
- Walker (County)
- Washington (County)
- Wilcox (County)
- Winston (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.