Designated Areas: Disaster 4518
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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.
- Arkansas (County)
- Ashley (County)
- Baxter (County)
- Benton (County)
- Boone (County)
- Bradley (County)
- Calhoun (County)
- Carroll (County)
- Chicot (County)
- Clark (County)
- Clay (County)
- Cleburne (County)
- Cleveland (County)
- Columbia (County)
- Conway (County)
- Craighead (County)
- Crawford (County)
- Crittenden (County)
- Cross (County)
- Dallas (County)
- Desha (County)
- Drew (County)
- Faulkner (County)
- Franklin (County)
- Fulton (County)
- Garland (County)
- Grant (County)
- Greene (County)
- Hempstead (County)
- Hot Spring (County)
- Howard (County)
- Independence (County)
- Izard (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Jefferson (County)
- Johnson (County)
- Lafayette (County)
- Lawrence (County)
- Lee (County)
- Lincoln (County)
- Little River (County)
- Logan (County)
- Lonoke (County)
- Madison (County)
- Marion (County)
- Miller (County)
- Mississippi (County)
- Monroe (County)
- Montgomery (County)
- Nevada (County)
- Newton (County)
- Ouachita (County)
- Ozark Test Tribe
- Perry (County)
- Phillips (County)
- Pike (County)
- Poinsett (County)
- Polk (County)
- Pope (County)
- Prairie (County)
- Pulaski (County)
- Randolph (County)
- Saline (County)
- Scott (County)
- Searcy (County)
- Sebastian (County)
- Sevier (County)
- Sharp (County)
- St. Francis (County)
- Stone (County)
- Union (County)
- Van Buren (County)
- Washington (County)
- White (County)
- Woodruff (County)
- Yell (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
- Arkansas (County)
- Ashley (County)
- Baxter (County)
- Benton (County)
- Boone (County)
- Bradley (County)
- Calhoun (County)
- Carroll (County)
- Chicot (County)
- Clark (County)
- Clay (County)
- Cleburne (County)
- Cleveland (County)
- Columbia (County)
- Conway (County)
- Craighead (County)
- Crawford (County)
- Crittenden (County)
- Cross (County)
- Dallas (County)
- Desha (County)
- Drew (County)
- Faulkner (County)
- Franklin (County)
- Fulton (County)
- Garland (County)
- Grant (County)
- Greene (County)
- Hempstead (County)
- Hot Spring (County)
- Howard (County)
- Independence (County)
- Izard (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Jefferson (County)
- Johnson (County)
- Lafayette (County)
- Lawrence (County)
- Lee (County)
- Lincoln (County)
- Little River (County)
- Logan (County)
- Lonoke (County)
- Madison (County)
- Marion (County)
- Miller (County)
- Mississippi (County)
- Monroe (County)
- Montgomery (County)
- Nevada (County)
- Newton (County)
- Ouachita (County)
- Ozark Test Tribe
- Perry (County)
- Phillips (County)
- Pike (County)
- Poinsett (County)
- Polk (County)
- Pope (County)
- Prairie (County)
- Pulaski (County)
- Randolph (County)
- Saline (County)
- Scott (County)
- Searcy (County)
- Sebastian (County)
- Sevier (County)
- Sharp (County)
- St. Francis (County)
- Stone (County)
- Union (County)
- Van Buren (County)
- Washington (County)
- White (County)
- Woodruff (County)
- Yell (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.