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.