OpenFEMA Dataset: Housing Assistance Program Data - Owners - v2
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Entity Name | HousingAssistanceOwners |
| API Endpoint | https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/HousingAssistanceOwners |
| Update Frequency | R/P1W |
| Program URL | https://www.fema.gov/individual-disaster-assistance |
| Category | Individual Assistance |
| Keywords | housing assistance |
Description
This dataset is generated by FEMA's Individual Assistance (IA) reporting team to share data on FEMA's Housing Assistance program for house owners within the state, county, and zip code where the registration is valid for the declarations, starting with disaster declaration DR1439 (declared in November 2002). It contains aggregated, non-PII data. Core data elements include number of applicants, county, zip code, inspections, severity of damage, and assistance provided.
Data is self-reported and subject to human error. For example, when an applicant registers online, they enter their street and city address. While the county is inferred by the system, it may be overridden by the applicant. Similarly, with a call center registration, the Human Services Specialist (HSS) representatives are instructed to ask in what county the applicant resides, but the applicant has the right to choose the county. To learn more about disaster assistance please visit https://www.fema.gov/individual-disaster-assistance.
The financial information is derived from NEMIS and not FEMA's official financial systems. Due to differences in reporting periods, status of obligations and how business rules are applied, this financial information may differ slightly from official publication on public websites such as usaspending.gov; this dataset is not intended to be used for any official federal financial reporting.
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Full Data
| Format | Address | Record Count | Approximate File Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| csv | Link to csv | 155060 | small (10MB - 50MB) |
| json | Link to json | 155060 | medium (50MB - 500MB) |
| jsona | Link to jsona | 155060 | medium (50MB - 500MB) |
| jsonl | Link to jsonl | 155060 | medium (50MB - 500MB) |
| parquet | Link to parquet | 155060 | small (10MB - 50MB) |
Data Fields
| Name | Title | Type | Description | Is Searchable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| disasterNumber | Disaster Number |
smallint
|
Sequentially assigned number used to designate an event or incident declared as a disaster. For more information on the disaster process, https://www.fema.gov/disasters/how-declared | yes |
| state | State |
text
|
Two letter abbreviation of the state (e.g., VA) where the disaster was declared | yes |
| county | County |
text
|
Full name of the County (e.g., Broward), followed by its type in parenthesis (e.g., county, parish, borough, etc.) | yes |
| city | City |
text
|
City | yes |
| zipCode | Zip Code |
text
|
Zip Code | yes |
| validRegistrations | Valid Registrations |
smallint
|
Count of FEMA registration owners within the state, county, zip where the registration is valid. In order to be a valid registration, the applicant must be in an Individual Assistance declared state and county and have registered within the FEMA designated registration period | yes |
| averageFemaInspectedDamage | Average FEMA Inspected Damage |
decimal
|
Average inspected damage (based on FEMA's inspection guidelines) for valid registration owners within the state, county, zip that had a completed inspection | yes |
| totalInspected | Total Inspected |
smallint
|
Total FEMA applicants who received an inspection | yes |
| totalDamage | Total Damage |
decimal
|
Total damage recorded by FEMA at the time of the latest inspection. Includes FEMA Verified Loss (FVL) for real property (home damage) and personal property (appliance, rooms, essential tools, and other miscellaneous items). Transportation damages are not included in this amount | yes |
| noFemaInspectedDamage | No FEMA Inspected Damage |
smallint
|
Number of applicants who received an inspection but had no damage recorded by the inspector | yes |
| femaInspectedDamageBetween1And10000 | FEMA Inspected Damage between $1 and $10000 |
smallint
|
Count of valid registration owners within the state, county, zip that had a completed inspection (based on FEMA's guidelines) where the inspected damage fell between $1 and $10,000 | yes |
| femaInspectedDamageBetween10001And20000 | FEMA Inspected Damage between $10001 and $20000 |
smallint
|
Count of valid registration owners within the state, county, zip that had a completed inspection (based on FEMA's guidelines) where the inspected damage fell between $10,001 and $20,000 | yes |
| femaInspectedDamageBetween20001And30000 | FEMA Inspected Damage between $20001 and $30000 |
smallint
|
Count of valid registration owners within the state, county, zip that had a completed inspection (based on FEMA's guidelines) where the inspected damage fell between $20,001 and $30,000 | yes |
| femaInspectedDamageGreaterThan30000 | FEMA Inspected Damage > $30000 |
smallint
|
Count of valid registration owners within the state, county, zip that had a completed inspection (based on FEMA's guidelines) where the inspected damage was greater than $30,000 | yes |
| approvedForFemaAssistance | Approved for FEMA Assistance |
smallint
|
Number of FEMA applicants who were approved for FEMAs IHP assistance | yes |
| totalApprovedIhpAmount | Total Approved IHP Amount |
decimal
|
Total amount approved in dollars under FEMAs IHP program | yes |
| repairReplaceAmount | Repair/Replace Amount |
decimal
|
Total amount of Repair and/or Replacement approved in dollars for Housing Assistance (HA) under FEMAs IHP program (note that renters are not eligible for this type of assistance because they do not own the structure) | yes |
| rentalAmount | Rental Amount |
decimal
|
Total amount of Rental Assistance approved in dollars for Housing Assistance (HA) under FEMAs IHP program | yes |
| otherNeedsAmount | Other Needs Amount |
decimal
|
Total amount of Other Needs (ONA) assistance approved in dollars under FEMAs IHP program (this could include, personal property, transportation, medical, dental, funeral, essential tools, moving/storage, miscellaneous and other needs) | yes |
| approvedBetween1And10000 | Approved between $1 and $10000 |
smallint
|
Count of valid registration owners within the state, county, zip that received a financial grant from FEMA that fell between $1 and $10,000 | yes |
| approvedBetween10001And25000 | Approved between $10001 and $25000 |
smallint
|
Count of valid registration owners within the state, county, zip that received a financial grant from FEMA that fell between $$10,001 and $25,000 | yes |
| approvedBetween25001AndMax | Approved between $25001 and Max |
smallint
|
Count of valid registration owners within the state, county, zip that received a financial grant from FEMA that fell between $25,001 and the maximum financial grant from FEMA | yes |
| totalMaxGrants | Total Max Grants |
smallint
|
Count of valid registration owners within the state, county, zip that received the maximum financial grant from FEMA | yes |
| id | ID |
uuid
|
Unique ID assigned to the record | yes |
See Also
Access the metadata API calls for additional information: