Designated Areas: Disaster 996

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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.

  • Adair (County)
  • Adams (County)
  • Allamakee (County)
  • Appanoose (County)
  • Audubon (County)
  • Benton (County)
  • Black Hawk (County)
  • Boone (County)
  • Bremer (County)
  • Buchanan (County)
  • Buena Vista (County)
  • Butler (County)
  • Calhoun (County)
  • Carroll (County)
  • Cass (County)
  • Cedar (County)
  • Cerro Gordo (County)
  • Cherokee (County)
  • Chickasaw (County)
  • Clarke (County)
  • Clay (County)
  • Clayton (County)
  • Clinton (County)
  • Crawford (County)
  • Dallas (County)
  • Davis (County)
  • Decatur (County)
  • Delaware (County)
  • Des Moines (County)
  • Dickinson (County)
  • Dubuque (County)
  • Emmet (County)
  • Fayette (County)
  • Floyd (County)
  • Franklin (County)
  • Fremont (County)
  • Greene (County)
  • Grundy (County)
  • Guthrie (County)
  • Hamilton (County)
  • Hancock (County)
  • Hardin (County)
  • Harrison (County)
  • Henry (County)
  • Howard (County)
  • Humboldt (County)
  • Ida (County)
  • Iowa (County)
  • Jackson (County)
  • Jasper (County)
  • Jefferson (County)
  • Johnson (County)
  • Jones (County)
  • Keokuk (County)
  • Kossuth (County)
  • Lee (County)
  • Linn (County)
  • Louisa (County)
  • Lucas (County)
  • Lyon (County)
  • Madison (County)
  • Mahaska (County)
  • Marion (County)
  • Marshall (County)
  • Mills (County)
  • Mitchell (County)
  • Monona (County)
  • Monroe (County)
  • Montgomery (County)
  • Muscatine (County)
  • O'Brien (County)
  • Osceola (County)
  • Page (County)
  • Palo Alto (County)
  • Plymouth (County)
  • Pocahontas (County)
  • Polk (County)
  • Pottawattamie (County)
  • Poweshiek (County)
  • Ringgold (County)
  • Sac (County)
  • Scott (County)
  • Shelby (County)
  • Sioux (County)
  • Story (County)
  • Tama (County)
  • Taylor (County)
  • Union (County)
  • Van Buren (County)
  • Wapello (County)
  • Warren (County)
  • Washington (County)
  • Wayne (County)
  • Webster (County)
  • Winnebago (County)
  • Winneshiek (County)
  • Woodbury (County)
  • Worth (County)
  • Wright (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

  • Adair (County)
  • Adams (County)
  • Allamakee (County)
  • Appanoose (County)
  • Audubon (County)
  • Benton (County)
  • Black Hawk (County)
  • Boone (County)
  • Bremer (County)
  • Buchanan (County)
  • Buena Vista (County)
  • Butler (County)
  • Calhoun (County)
  • Carroll (County)
  • Cass (County)
  • Cedar (County)
  • Cerro Gordo (County)
  • Cherokee (County)
  • Chickasaw (County)
  • Clarke (County)
  • Clay (County)
  • Clayton (County)
  • Clinton (County)
  • Crawford (County)
  • Dallas (County)
  • Davis (County)
  • Decatur (County)
  • Delaware (County)
  • Des Moines (County)
  • Dickinson (County)
  • Dubuque (County)
  • Emmet (County)
  • Fayette (County)
  • Floyd (County)
  • Franklin (County)
  • Fremont (County)
  • Greene (County)
  • Grundy (County)
  • Guthrie (County)
  • Hamilton (County)
  • Hancock (County)
  • Hardin (County)
  • Harrison (County)
  • Henry (County)
  • Howard (County)
  • Humboldt (County)
  • Ida (County)
  • Iowa (County)
  • Jackson (County)
  • Jasper (County)
  • Jefferson (County)
  • Johnson (County)
  • Jones (County)
  • Keokuk (County)
  • Kossuth (County)
  • Lee (County)
  • Linn (County)
  • Louisa (County)
  • Lucas (County)
  • Lyon (County)
  • Madison (County)
  • Mahaska (County)
  • Marion (County)
  • Marshall (County)
  • Mills (County)
  • Mitchell (County)
  • Monona (County)
  • Monroe (County)
  • Montgomery (County)
  • Muscatine (County)
  • O'Brien (County)
  • Osceola (County)
  • Page (County)
  • Palo Alto (County)
  • Plymouth (County)
  • Pocahontas (County)
  • Polk (County)
  • Pottawattamie (County)
  • Poweshiek (County)
  • Ringgold (County)
  • Sac (County)
  • Scott (County)
  • Shelby (County)
  • Sioux (County)
  • Story (County)
  • Tama (County)
  • Taylor (County)
  • Union (County)
  • Van Buren (County)
  • Wapello (County)
  • Warren (County)
  • Washington (County)
  • Wayne (County)
  • Webster (County)
  • Winnebago (County)
  • Winneshiek (County)
  • Woodbury (County)
  • Worth (County)
  • Wright (County)

PA-A

  • Adair (County)
  • Adams (County)
  • Allamakee (County)
  • Appanoose (County)
  • Audubon (County)
  • Benton (County)
  • Black Hawk (County)
  • Boone (County)
  • Bremer (County)
  • Buchanan (County)
  • Buena Vista (County)
  • Butler (County)
  • Calhoun (County)
  • Carroll (County)
  • Cass (County)
  • Cedar (County)
  • Cerro Gordo (County)
  • Cherokee (County)
  • Chickasaw (County)
  • Clarke (County)
  • Clay (County)
  • Clayton (County)
  • Clinton (County)
  • Crawford (County)
  • Dallas (County)
  • Davis (County)
  • Decatur (County)
  • Delaware (County)
  • Des Moines (County)
  • Dickinson (County)
  • Dubuque (County)
  • Emmet (County)
  • Fayette (County)
  • Floyd (County)
  • Franklin (County)
  • Fremont (County)
  • Greene (County)
  • Grundy (County)
  • Guthrie (County)
  • Hamilton (County)
  • Hancock (County)
  • Hardin (County)
  • Harrison (County)
  • Henry (County)
  • Howard (County)
  • Humboldt (County)
  • Ida (County)
  • Iowa (County)
  • Jackson (County)
  • Jasper (County)
  • Jefferson (County)
  • Johnson (County)
  • Jones (County)
  • Keokuk (County)
  • Kossuth (County)
  • Lee (County)
  • Linn (County)
  • Louisa (County)
  • Lucas (County)
  • Lyon (County)
  • Madison (County)
  • Mahaska (County)
  • Marion (County)
  • Marshall (County)
  • Mills (County)
  • Mitchell (County)
  • Monona (County)
  • Monroe (County)
  • Montgomery (County)
  • Muscatine (County)
  • O'Brien (County)
  • Osceola (County)
  • Page (County)
  • Palo Alto (County)
  • Plymouth (County)
  • Pocahontas (County)
  • Polk (County)
  • Pottawattamie (County)
  • Poweshiek (County)
  • Ringgold (County)
  • Sac (County)
  • Scott (County)
  • Shelby (County)
  • Sioux (County)
  • Story (County)
  • Tama (County)
  • Taylor (County)
  • Union (County)
  • Van Buren (County)
  • Wapello (County)
  • Warren (County)
  • Washington (County)
  • Wayne (County)
  • Webster (County)
  • Winnebago (County)
  • Winneshiek (County)
  • Woodbury (County)
  • Worth (County)
  • Wright (County)

PA-B

  • Adair (County)
  • Adams (County)
  • Allamakee (County)
  • Appanoose (County)
  • Audubon (County)
  • Benton (County)
  • Black Hawk (County)
  • Boone (County)
  • Bremer (County)
  • Buchanan (County)
  • Buena Vista (County)
  • Butler (County)
  • Calhoun (County)
  • Carroll (County)
  • Cass (County)
  • Cedar (County)
  • Cerro Gordo (County)
  • Cherokee (County)
  • Chickasaw (County)
  • Clarke (County)
  • Clay (County)
  • Clayton (County)
  • Clinton (County)
  • Crawford (County)
  • Dallas (County)
  • Davis (County)
  • Decatur (County)
  • Delaware (County)
  • Des Moines (County)
  • Dickinson (County)
  • Dubuque (County)
  • Emmet (County)
  • Fayette (County)
  • Floyd (County)
  • Franklin (County)
  • Fremont (County)
  • Greene (County)
  • Grundy (County)
  • Guthrie (County)
  • Hamilton (County)
  • Hancock (County)
  • Hardin (County)
  • Harrison (County)
  • Henry (County)
  • Howard (County)
  • Humboldt (County)
  • Ida (County)
  • Iowa (County)
  • Jackson (County)
  • Jasper (County)
  • Jefferson (County)
  • Johnson (County)
  • Jones (County)
  • Keokuk (County)
  • Kossuth (County)
  • Lee (County)
  • Linn (County)
  • Louisa (County)
  • Lucas (County)
  • Lyon (County)
  • Madison (County)
  • Mahaska (County)
  • Marion (County)
  • Marshall (County)
  • Mills (County)
  • Mitchell (County)
  • Monona (County)
  • Monroe (County)
  • Montgomery (County)
  • Muscatine (County)
  • O'Brien (County)
  • Osceola (County)
  • Page (County)
  • Palo Alto (County)
  • Plymouth (County)
  • Pocahontas (County)
  • Polk (County)
  • Pottawattamie (County)
  • Poweshiek (County)
  • Ringgold (County)
  • Sac (County)
  • Scott (County)
  • Shelby (County)
  • Sioux (County)
  • Story (County)
  • Tama (County)
  • Taylor (County)
  • Union (County)
  • Van Buren (County)
  • Wapello (County)
  • Warren (County)
  • Washington (County)
  • Wayne (County)
  • Webster (County)
  • Winnebago (County)
  • Winneshiek (County)
  • Woodbury (County)
  • Worth (County)
  • Wright (County)

PA-C

  • Adair (County)
  • Adams (County)
  • Allamakee (County)
  • Appanoose (County)
  • Audubon (County)
  • Benton (County)
  • Black Hawk (County)
  • Boone (County)
  • Bremer (County)
  • Buchanan (County)
  • Buena Vista (County)
  • Butler (County)
  • Calhoun (County)
  • Carroll (County)
  • Cass (County)
  • Cedar (County)
  • Cerro Gordo (County)
  • Cherokee (County)
  • Chickasaw (County)
  • Clarke (County)
  • Clay (County)
  • Clayton (County)
  • Clinton (County)
  • Crawford (County)
  • Dallas (County)
  • Davis (County)
  • Decatur (County)
  • Delaware (County)
  • Des Moines (County)
  • Dickinson (County)
  • Dubuque (County)
  • Emmet (County)
  • Fayette (County)
  • Floyd (County)
  • Franklin (County)
  • Fremont (County)
  • Greene (County)
  • Grundy (County)
  • Guthrie (County)
  • Hamilton (County)
  • Hancock (County)
  • Hardin (County)
  • Harrison (County)
  • Henry (County)
  • Howard (County)
  • Humboldt (County)
  • Ida (County)
  • Iowa (County)
  • Jackson (County)
  • Jasper (County)
  • Jefferson (County)
  • Johnson (County)
  • Jones (County)
  • Keokuk (County)
  • Kossuth (County)
  • Lee (County)
  • Linn (County)
  • Louisa (County)
  • Lucas (County)
  • Lyon (County)
  • Madison (County)
  • Mahaska (County)
  • Marion (County)
  • Marshall (County)
  • Mills (County)
  • Mitchell (County)
  • Monona (County)
  • Monroe (County)
  • Montgomery (County)
  • Muscatine (County)
  • O'Brien (County)
  • Osceola (County)
  • Page (County)
  • Palo Alto (County)
  • Plymouth (County)
  • Pocahontas (County)
  • Polk (County)
  • Pottawattamie (County)
  • Poweshiek (County)
  • Ringgold (County)
  • Sac (County)
  • Scott (County)
  • Shelby (County)
  • Sioux (County)
  • Story (County)
  • Tama (County)
  • Taylor (County)
  • Union (County)
  • Van Buren (County)
  • Wapello (County)
  • Warren (County)
  • Washington (County)
  • Wayne (County)
  • Webster (County)
  • Winnebago (County)
  • Winneshiek (County)
  • Woodbury (County)
  • Worth (County)
  • Wright (County)

PA-D

  • Adair (County)
  • Adams (County)
  • Allamakee (County)
  • Appanoose (County)
  • Audubon (County)
  • Benton (County)
  • Black Hawk (County)
  • Boone (County)
  • Bremer (County)
  • Buchanan (County)
  • Buena Vista (County)
  • Butler (County)
  • Calhoun (County)
  • Carroll (County)
  • Cass (County)
  • Cedar (County)
  • Cerro Gordo (County)
  • Cherokee (County)
  • Chickasaw (County)
  • Clarke (County)
  • Clay (County)
  • Clayton (County)
  • Clinton (County)
  • Crawford (County)
  • Dallas (County)
  • Davis (County)
  • Decatur (County)
  • Delaware (County)
  • Des Moines (County)
  • Dickinson (County)
  • Dubuque (County)
  • Emmet (County)
  • Fayette (County)
  • Floyd (County)
  • Franklin (County)
  • Fremont (County)
  • Greene (County)
  • Grundy (County)
  • Guthrie (County)
  • Hamilton (County)
  • Hancock (County)
  • Hardin (County)
  • Harrison (County)
  • Henry (County)
  • Howard (County)
  • Humboldt (County)
  • Ida (County)
  • Iowa (County)
  • Jackson (County)
  • Jasper (County)
  • Jefferson (County)
  • Johnson (County)
  • Jones (County)
  • Keokuk (County)
  • Kossuth (County)
  • Lee (County)
  • Linn (County)
  • Louisa (County)
  • Lucas (County)
  • Lyon (County)
  • Madison (County)
  • Mahaska (County)
  • Marion (County)
  • Marshall (County)
  • Mills (County)
  • Mitchell (County)
  • Monona (County)
  • Monroe (County)
  • Montgomery (County)
  • Muscatine (County)
  • O'Brien (County)
  • Osceola (County)
  • Page (County)
  • Palo Alto (County)
  • Plymouth (County)
  • Pocahontas (County)
  • Polk (County)
  • Pottawattamie (County)
  • Poweshiek (County)
  • Ringgold (County)
  • Sac (County)
  • Scott (County)
  • Shelby (County)
  • Sioux (County)
  • Story (County)
  • Tama (County)
  • Taylor (County)
  • Union (County)
  • Van Buren (County)
  • Wapello (County)
  • Warren (County)
  • Washington (County)
  • Wayne (County)
  • Webster (County)
  • Winnebago (County)
  • Winneshiek (County)
  • Woodbury (County)
  • Worth (County)
  • Wright (County)

PA-E

  • Adair (County)
  • Adams (County)
  • Allamakee (County)
  • Appanoose (County)
  • Audubon (County)
  • Benton (County)
  • Black Hawk (County)
  • Boone (County)
  • Bremer (County)
  • Buchanan (County)
  • Buena Vista (County)
  • Butler (County)
  • Calhoun (County)
  • Carroll (County)
  • Cass (County)
  • Cedar (County)
  • Cerro Gordo (County)
  • Cherokee (County)
  • Chickasaw (County)
  • Clarke (County)
  • Clay (County)
  • Clayton (County)
  • Clinton (County)
  • Crawford (County)
  • Dallas (County)
  • Davis (County)
  • Decatur (County)
  • Delaware (County)
  • Des Moines (County)
  • Dickinson (County)
  • Dubuque (County)
  • Emmet (County)
  • Fayette (County)
  • Floyd (County)
  • Franklin (County)
  • Fremont (County)
  • Greene (County)
  • Grundy (County)
  • Guthrie (County)
  • Hamilton (County)
  • Hancock (County)
  • Hardin (County)
  • Harrison (County)
  • Henry (County)
  • Howard (County)
  • Humboldt (County)
  • Ida (County)
  • Iowa (County)
  • Jackson (County)
  • Jasper (County)
  • Jefferson (County)
  • Johnson (County)
  • Jones (County)
  • Keokuk (County)
  • Kossuth (County)
  • Lee (County)
  • Linn (County)
  • Louisa (County)
  • Lucas (County)
  • Lyon (County)
  • Madison (County)
  • Mahaska (County)
  • Marion (County)
  • Marshall (County)
  • Mills (County)
  • Mitchell (County)
  • Monona (County)
  • Monroe (County)
  • Montgomery (County)
  • Muscatine (County)
  • O'Brien (County)
  • Osceola (County)
  • Page (County)
  • Palo Alto (County)
  • Plymouth (County)
  • Pocahontas (County)
  • Polk (County)
  • Pottawattamie (County)
  • Poweshiek (County)
  • Ringgold (County)
  • Sac (County)
  • Scott (County)
  • Shelby (County)
  • Sioux (County)
  • Story (County)
  • Tama (County)
  • Taylor (County)
  • Union (County)
  • Van Buren (County)
  • Wapello (County)
  • Warren (County)
  • Washington (County)
  • Wayne (County)
  • Webster (County)
  • Winnebago (County)
  • Winneshiek (County)
  • Woodbury (County)
  • Worth (County)
  • Wright (County)

PA-F

  • Adair (County)
  • Adams (County)
  • Allamakee (County)
  • Appanoose (County)
  • Audubon (County)
  • Benton (County)
  • Black Hawk (County)
  • Boone (County)
  • Bremer (County)
  • Buchanan (County)
  • Buena Vista (County)
  • Butler (County)
  • Calhoun (County)
  • Carroll (County)
  • Cass (County)
  • Cedar (County)
  • Cerro Gordo (County)
  • Cherokee (County)
  • Chickasaw (County)
  • Clarke (County)
  • Clay (County)
  • Clayton (County)
  • Clinton (County)
  • Crawford (County)
  • Dallas (County)
  • Davis (County)
  • Decatur (County)
  • Delaware (County)
  • Des Moines (County)
  • Dickinson (County)
  • Dubuque (County)
  • Emmet (County)
  • Fayette (County)
  • Floyd (County)
  • Franklin (County)
  • Fremont (County)
  • Greene (County)
  • Grundy (County)
  • Guthrie (County)
  • Hamilton (County)
  • Hancock (County)
  • Hardin (County)
  • Harrison (County)
  • Henry (County)
  • Howard (County)
  • Humboldt (County)
  • Ida (County)
  • Iowa (County)
  • Jackson (County)
  • Jasper (County)
  • Jefferson (County)
  • Johnson (County)
  • Jones (County)
  • Keokuk (County)
  • Kossuth (County)
  • Lee (County)
  • Linn (County)
  • Louisa (County)
  • Lucas (County)
  • Lyon (County)
  • Madison (County)
  • Mahaska (County)
  • Marion (County)
  • Marshall (County)
  • Mills (County)
  • Mitchell (County)
  • Monona (County)
  • Monroe (County)
  • Montgomery (County)
  • Muscatine (County)
  • O'Brien (County)
  • Osceola (County)
  • Page (County)
  • Palo Alto (County)
  • Plymouth (County)
  • Pocahontas (County)
  • Polk (County)
  • Pottawattamie (County)
  • Poweshiek (County)
  • Ringgold (County)
  • Sac (County)
  • Scott (County)
  • Shelby (County)
  • Sioux (County)
  • Story (County)
  • Tama (County)
  • Taylor (County)
  • Union (County)
  • Van Buren (County)
  • Wapello (County)
  • Warren (County)
  • Washington (County)
  • Wayne (County)
  • Webster (County)
  • Winnebago (County)
  • Winneshiek (County)
  • Woodbury (County)
  • Worth (County)
  • Wright (County)

PA-G

  • Adair (County)
  • Adams (County)
  • Allamakee (County)
  • Appanoose (County)
  • Audubon (County)
  • Benton (County)
  • Black Hawk (County)
  • Boone (County)
  • Bremer (County)
  • Buchanan (County)
  • Buena Vista (County)
  • Butler (County)
  • Calhoun (County)
  • Carroll (County)
  • Cass (County)
  • Cedar (County)
  • Cerro Gordo (County)
  • Cherokee (County)
  • Chickasaw (County)
  • Clarke (County)
  • Clay (County)
  • Clayton (County)
  • Clinton (County)
  • Crawford (County)
  • Dallas (County)
  • Davis (County)
  • Decatur (County)
  • Delaware (County)
  • Des Moines (County)
  • Dickinson (County)
  • Dubuque (County)
  • Emmet (County)
  • Fayette (County)
  • Floyd (County)
  • Franklin (County)
  • Fremont (County)
  • Greene (County)
  • Grundy (County)
  • Guthrie (County)
  • Hamilton (County)
  • Hancock (County)
  • Hardin (County)
  • Harrison (County)
  • Henry (County)
  • Howard (County)
  • Humboldt (County)
  • Ida (County)
  • Iowa (County)
  • Jackson (County)
  • Jasper (County)
  • Jefferson (County)
  • Johnson (County)
  • Jones (County)
  • Keokuk (County)
  • Kossuth (County)
  • Lee (County)
  • Linn (County)
  • Louisa (County)
  • Lucas (County)
  • Lyon (County)
  • Madison (County)
  • Mahaska (County)
  • Marion (County)
  • Marshall (County)
  • Mills (County)
  • Mitchell (County)
  • Monona (County)
  • Monroe (County)
  • Montgomery (County)
  • Muscatine (County)
  • O'Brien (County)
  • Osceola (County)
  • Page (County)
  • Palo Alto (County)
  • Plymouth (County)
  • Pocahontas (County)
  • Polk (County)
  • Pottawattamie (County)
  • Poweshiek (County)
  • Ringgold (County)
  • Sac (County)
  • Scott (County)
  • Shelby (County)
  • Sioux (County)
  • Story (County)
  • Tama (County)
  • Taylor (County)
  • Union (County)
  • Van Buren (County)
  • Wapello (County)
  • Warren (County)
  • Washington (County)
  • Wayne (County)
  • Webster (County)
  • Winnebago (County)
  • Winneshiek (County)
  • Woodbury (County)
  • Worth (County)
  • Wright (County)

PA-H

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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.

 

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