Designated Areas: Disaster 4531
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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.
- Aitkin (County)
- Anoka (County)
- Becker (County)
- Beltrami (County)
- Benton (County)
- Big Stone (County)
- Blooming Valley (Township of)
- Blue Earth (County)
- Bois Forte (Nett Lake) Indian Reservation
- Brown (County)
- Carlton (County)
- Carver (County)
- Cass (County)
- Chippewa (County)
- Chisago (County)
- Clay (County)
- Clearwater (County)
- Cook (County)
- Cottonwood (County)
- Crow Wing (County)
- Dakota (County)
- Deer Creek Indian Reservation
- Dodge (County)
- Douglas (County)
- Faribault (County)
- Fillmore (County)
- Fond du Lac Indian Reservation
- Freeborn (County)
- Goodhue (County)
- Grand Portage Indian Reservation
- Grant (County)
- Hennepin (County)
- Ho-Chunk Reservation and Trust Lands (Also WI)
- Houston (County)
- Hubbard (County)
- Isanti (County)
- Itasca (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Kanabec (County)
- Kandiyohi (County)
- Kittson (County)
- Koochiching (County)
- Lac qui Parle (County)
- Lake (County)
- Lake of the Woods (County)
- Le Sueur (County)
- Leech Lake Indian Reservation
- Lincoln (County)
- Lower Sioux Community (Indian Reservation)
- Lyon (County)
- Mahnomen (County)
- Marshall (County)
- Martin (County)
- McKinley (Township of)
- McLeod (County)
- Meeker (County)
- Mille Lacs (County)
- Mille Lacs Indian Reservation
- Morrison (County)
- Mower (County)
- Murray (County)
- Nett River (Township of)
- Nicollet (County)
- Nobles (County)
- Norman (County)
- Olmsted (County)
- Otter Tail (County)
- Pennington (County)
- Pine (County)
- Pipestone (County)
- Polk (County)
- Pope (County)
- Prairie Island Community (Indian Reservation)
- Ramsey (County)
- Red Lake (County)
- Red Lake Indian Reservation
- Redwood (County)
- Renville (County)
- Rice (County)
- Rock (County)
- Roseau (County)
- Sandy Lake Indian Reservation
- Scott (County)
- Shakopee Community (Indian Reservation)
- Sherburne (County)
- Sibley (County)
- St. Louis (County)
- Stearns (County)
- Steele (County)
- Stevens (County)
- Swift (County)
- Todd (County)
- Traverse (County)
- Upper Sioux Community (Indian Reservation)
- Vermillion Lake Indian Reservation
- Wabasha (County)
- Wadena (County)
- Wahnena (Township of)
- Waseca (County)
- Washington (County)
- Watonwan (County)
- White Earth Indian Reservation
- Wilkin (County)
- Winona (County)
- Wright (County)
- Yellow Medicine (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
- Aitkin (County)
- Anoka (County)
- Becker (County)
- Beltrami (County)
- Benton (County)
- Big Stone (County)
- Blooming Valley (Township of)
- Blue Earth (County)
- Bois Forte (Nett Lake) Indian Reservation
- Brown (County)
- Carlton (County)
- Carver (County)
- Cass (County)
- Chippewa (County)
- Chisago (County)
- Clay (County)
- Clearwater (County)
- Cook (County)
- Cottonwood (County)
- Crow Wing (County)
- Dakota (County)
- Deer Creek Indian Reservation
- Dodge (County)
- Douglas (County)
- Faribault (County)
- Fillmore (County)
- Fond du Lac Indian Reservation
- Freeborn (County)
- Goodhue (County)
- Grand Portage Indian Reservation
- Grant (County)
- Hennepin (County)
- Ho-Chunk Reservation and Trust Lands (Also WI)
- Houston (County)
- Hubbard (County)
- Isanti (County)
- Itasca (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Kanabec (County)
- Kandiyohi (County)
- Kittson (County)
- Koochiching (County)
- Lac qui Parle (County)
- Lake (County)
- Lake of the Woods (County)
- Le Sueur (County)
- Leech Lake Indian Reservation
- Lincoln (County)
- Lower Sioux Community (Indian Reservation)
- Lyon (County)
- Mahnomen (County)
- Marshall (County)
- Martin (County)
- McKinley (Township of)
- McLeod (County)
- Meeker (County)
- Mille Lacs (County)
- Mille Lacs Indian Reservation
- Morrison (County)
- Mower (County)
- Murray (County)
- Nett River (Township of)
- Nicollet (County)
- Nobles (County)
- Norman (County)
- Olmsted (County)
- Otter Tail (County)
- Pennington (County)
- Pine (County)
- Pipestone (County)
- Polk (County)
- Pope (County)
- Prairie Island Community (Indian Reservation)
- Ramsey (County)
- Red Lake (County)
- Red Lake Indian Reservation
- Redwood (County)
- Renville (County)
- Rice (County)
- Rock (County)
- Roseau (County)
- Sandy Lake Indian Reservation
- Scott (County)
- Shakopee Community (Indian Reservation)
- Sherburne (County)
- Sibley (County)
- St. Louis (County)
- Stearns (County)
- Steele (County)
- Stevens (County)
- Swift (County)
- Todd (County)
- Traverse (County)
- Upper Sioux Community (Indian Reservation)
- Vermillion Lake Indian Reservation
- Wabasha (County)
- Wadena (County)
- Wahnena (Township of)
- Waseca (County)
- Washington (County)
- Watonwan (County)
- White Earth Indian Reservation
- Wilkin (County)
- Winona (County)
- Wright (County)
- Yellow Medicine (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.