Designated Areas: Disaster 4527

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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.

  • Albion (Township of)
  • Annin (Township of)
  • Antelope (Township of)
  • Applegate (Township of)
  • Appomattox (Township of)
  • Arena (Township of)
  • Artichoke (Township of)
  • Aurora (County)
  • Avon (Township of)
  • Avon Springs (Township of)
  • Banner (Township of)
  • Beadle (County)
  • Belvidere (Township of)
  • Bennett (County)
  • Big Buffalo (Township of)
  • Bon Homme (County)
  • Bon Homme (Township of)
  • Bovine (Township of)
  • Bramhall (Township of)
  • Bretton (Township of)
  • Brookings (County)
  • Brown (County)
  • Brule (County)
  • Brule (Township of)
  • Buffalo (County)
  • Butte (County)
  • Campbell (County)
  • Canton (Township of)
  • Capa (Township of)
  • Carr (Township of)
  • Cattron (Township of)
  • Cedar Lake (Township of)
  • Charles Mix (County)
  • Cheyenne River Indian Reservation
  • Clark (County)
  • Clay (County)
  • Cleveland (Township of)
  • Codington (County)
  • Corson (County)
  • Cottonwood (Township of)
  • Cottonwood Valley (Township of)
  • Crow Creek Indian Reservation
  • Cunningham (Township of)
  • Custer (County)
  • Davison (County)
  • Day (County)
  • Deuel (County)
  • Dewey (County)
  • Douglas (County)
  • Douglas (Township of)
  • Eagle (Township of)
  • Earling (Township of)
  • Eden (Township of)
  • Edmunds (County)
  • Edna (Township of)
  • Elida (Township of)
  • Elroy (Township of)
  • Emanuel (Township of)
  • Fairview (Township of)
  • Fall River (County)
  • Faulk (County)
  • Fayette (Township of)
  • Firesteel (Township of)
  • Flandreau Indian Reservation
  • Flint Rock (Township of)
  • Forest City (Township of)
  • Franklin (Township of)
  • Gettysburg (Township of)
  • Grand Valley (Township of)
  • Grandfield (Township of)
  • Grandview (Township of)
  • Grant (County)
  • Gregory (County)
  • Grouse Creek (Township of)
  • Haakon (County)
  • Hamlin (County)
  • Hancock (Township of)
  • Hand (County)
  • Hanson (County)
  • Harding (County)
  • Harmony (Township of)
  • Harrison (Township of)
  • Harrold (Township of)
  • Highmore (Township of)
  • Hilmoe (Township of)
  • Holabird (Township of)
  • Hope (Township of)
  • Hoven (Township of)
  • Howell (Township of)
  • Hudgins (Township of)
  • Hughes (County)
  • Hutchinson (County)
  • Hyde (County)
  • Independence (Township of)
  • Indian Creek (Township of)
  • Jackson (County)
  • Jackson (Township of)
  • Jefferson (Township of)
  • Jerauld (County)
  • Jones (County)
  • Kadoka (Township of)
  • Kennebec (Township of)
  • Kingsbury (County)
  • Lafayette (Township of)
  • Lake (County)
  • Lake Traverse (Sisseton) Indian Reservation
  • Lawrence (County)
  • Liberty (Township of)
  • Lincoln (County)
  • Lincoln (Township of)
  • Little Oak (Township of)
  • Logan (Township of)
  • Lowell (Township of)
  • Lower Brule Indian Reservation
  • Lucas (Township of)
  • Lund (Township of)
  • Lyman (County)
  • Marshall (County)
  • Mattison (Township of)
  • McCook (County)
  • McLaughlin (Township of)
  • McPherson (County)
  • Meade (County)
  • Mellette (County)
  • Miner (County)
  • Minnehaha (County)
  • Monroe (Township of)
  • Moody (County)
  • Murdo (Township of)
  • Navan (Township of)
  • North Riverside (Township of)
  • Northern Cheyenne Reservation and Trust Lands (&MT)
  • Oakton (Township of)
  • Oglala Lakota (County)
  • Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation
  • Owattonna (Township of)
  • Pennington (County)
  • Peno (Township of)
  • Perkins (County)
  • Pine Creek (Township of)
  • Pleasant Valley (Township of)
  • Pleasant View (Township of)
  • Potter (County)
  • Pratt (Township of)
  • Pulaski (Township of)
  • Pure Water (Township of)
  • Randall (Township of)
  • Redelm (Township of)
  • Rhoades (Township of)
  • Riverside (Township of)
  • Roberts (County)
  • Rosebud Indian Reservation
  • Roy (Township of)
  • Running Water (Township of)
  • Sanborn (County)
  • Sanner (Township of)
  • Scotland (Township of)
  • Seim (Township of)
  • South Forest City (Township of)
  • South Riverside (Township of)
  • Spink (County)
  • Spring (Township of)
  • Spring Lake (Township of)
  • Springfield (Township of)
  • Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota
  • Stanley (County)
  • Sully (County)
  • Sylvia (Township of)
  • Table Mountain (Township of)
  • Tabor (Township of)
  • Thunder Hawk (Township of)
  • Todd (County)
  • Tripp (County)
  • Turner (County)
  • Turtle Mountain Reservation and Trust Lands (& ND)
  • Twin (Township of)
  • Twin Butte (Township of)
  • Union (County)
  • Union (Township of)
  • Valley (Township of)
  • Van Metre (Township of)
  • Van Order (Township of)
  • Vessey (Township of)
  • Walker (Township of)
  • Walworth (County)
  • War Creek (Township of)
  • Washington (Township of)
  • Webster (Township of)
  • White River (Township of)
  • Whitney (Township of)
  • Willow (Township of)
  • Yankton (County)
  • Yankton Indian Reservation
  • Ziebach (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

  • Aurora (County)
  • Beadle (County)
  • Bennett (County)
  • Bon Homme (County)
  • Brookings (County)
  • Brown (County)
  • Brule (County)
  • Buffalo (County)
  • Butte (County)
  • Campbell (County)
  • Charles Mix (County)
  • Cheyenne River Indian Reservation
  • Clark (County)
  • Clay (County)
  • Codington (County)
  • Corson (County)
  • Crow Creek Indian Reservation
  • Custer (County)
  • Davison (County)
  • Day (County)
  • Deuel (County)
  • Dewey (County)
  • Douglas (County)
  • Edmunds (County)
  • Fall River (County)
  • Faulk (County)
  • Flandreau Indian Reservation
  • Grant (County)
  • Gregory (County)
  • Haakon (County)
  • Hamlin (County)
  • Hand (County)
  • Hanson (County)
  • Harding (County)
  • Hughes (County)
  • Hutchinson (County)
  • Hyde (County)
  • Jackson (County)
  • Jerauld (County)
  • Jones (County)
  • Kingsbury (County)
  • Lake (County)
  • Lake Traverse (Sisseton) Indian Reservation
  • Lawrence (County)
  • Lincoln (County)
  • Lower Brule Indian Reservation
  • Lyman (County)
  • Marshall (County)
  • McCook (County)
  • McPherson (County)
  • Meade (County)
  • Mellette (County)
  • Miner (County)
  • Minnehaha (County)
  • Moody (County)
  • Northern Cheyenne Reservation and Trust Lands (&MT)
  • Oglala Lakota (County)
  • Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation
  • Pennington (County)
  • Perkins (County)
  • Potter (County)
  • Roberts (County)
  • Rosebud Indian Reservation
  • Sanborn (County)
  • Spink (County)
  • Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota
  • Stanley (County)
  • Sully (County)
  • Todd (County)
  • Tripp (County)
  • Turner (County)
  • Turtle Mountain Reservation and Trust Lands (& ND)
  • Union (County)
  • Walworth (County)
  • Yankton (County)
  • Yankton Indian Reservation
  • Ziebach (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.