Designated Areas: Disaster 4797
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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.
- Blue Earth (County)
- Cook (County)
- Cottonwood (County)
- Faribault (County)
- Freeborn (County)
- Goodhue (County)
- Itasca (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Lake (County)
- Le Sueur (County)
- Martin (County)
- Mower (County)
- Murray (County)
- Nicollet (County)
- Nobles (County)
- Rice (County)
- Rock (County)
- St. Louis (County)
- Steele (County)
- Waseca (County)
- Watonwan (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
- Blue Earth (County)
- Brown (County)
- Carver (County)
- Cass (County)
- Cook (County)
- Cottonwood (County)
- Faribault (County)
- Fillmore (County)
- Freeborn (County)
- Goodhue (County)
- Houston (County)
- Itasca (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Lake (County)
- Le Sueur (County)
- Martin (County)
- McLeod (County)
- Mower (County)
- Murray (County)
- Nicollet (County)
- Nobles (County)
- Pipestone (County)
- Redwood (County)
- Renville (County)
- Rice (County)
- Rock (County)
- Sibley (County)
- St. Louis (County)
- Steele (County)
- Wabasha (County)
- Waseca (County)
- Watonwan (County)
PA-A
- Blue Earth (County)
- Brown (County)
- Carver (County)
- Cass (County)
- Cook (County)
- Cottonwood (County)
- Faribault (County)
- Fillmore (County)
- Freeborn (County)
- Goodhue (County)
- Houston (County)
- Itasca (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Lake (County)
- Le Sueur (County)
- Martin (County)
- McLeod (County)
- Mower (County)
- Murray (County)
- Nicollet (County)
- Nobles (County)
- Pipestone (County)
- Redwood (County)
- Renville (County)
- Rice (County)
- Rock (County)
- Sibley (County)
- St. Louis (County)
- Steele (County)
- Wabasha (County)
- Waseca (County)
- Watonwan (County)
PA-B
- Blue Earth (County)
- Brown (County)
- Carver (County)
- Cass (County)
- Cook (County)
- Cottonwood (County)
- Faribault (County)
- Fillmore (County)
- Freeborn (County)
- Goodhue (County)
- Houston (County)
- Itasca (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Lake (County)
- Le Sueur (County)
- Martin (County)
- McLeod (County)
- Mower (County)
- Murray (County)
- Nicollet (County)
- Nobles (County)
- Pipestone (County)
- Redwood (County)
- Renville (County)
- Rice (County)
- Rock (County)
- Sibley (County)
- St. Louis (County)
- Steele (County)
- Wabasha (County)
- Waseca (County)
- Watonwan (County)
PA-C
- Blue Earth (County)
- Brown (County)
- Carver (County)
- Cass (County)
- Cook (County)
- Cottonwood (County)
- Faribault (County)
- Fillmore (County)
- Freeborn (County)
- Goodhue (County)
- Houston (County)
- Itasca (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Lake (County)
- Le Sueur (County)
- Martin (County)
- McLeod (County)
- Mower (County)
- Murray (County)
- Nicollet (County)
- Nobles (County)
- Pipestone (County)
- Redwood (County)
- Renville (County)
- Rice (County)
- Rock (County)
- Sibley (County)
- St. Louis (County)
- Steele (County)
- Wabasha (County)
- Waseca (County)
- Watonwan (County)
PA-D
- Blue Earth (County)
- Brown (County)
- Carver (County)
- Cass (County)
- Cook (County)
- Cottonwood (County)
- Faribault (County)
- Fillmore (County)
- Freeborn (County)
- Goodhue (County)
- Houston (County)
- Itasca (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Lake (County)
- Le Sueur (County)
- Martin (County)
- McLeod (County)
- Mower (County)
- Murray (County)
- Nicollet (County)
- Nobles (County)
- Pipestone (County)
- Redwood (County)
- Renville (County)
- Rice (County)
- Rock (County)
- Sibley (County)
- St. Louis (County)
- Steele (County)
- Wabasha (County)
- Waseca (County)
- Watonwan (County)
PA-E
- Blue Earth (County)
- Brown (County)
- Carver (County)
- Cass (County)
- Cook (County)
- Cottonwood (County)
- Faribault (County)
- Fillmore (County)
- Freeborn (County)
- Goodhue (County)
- Houston (County)
- Itasca (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Lake (County)
- Le Sueur (County)
- Martin (County)
- McLeod (County)
- Mower (County)
- Murray (County)
- Nicollet (County)
- Nobles (County)
- Pipestone (County)
- Redwood (County)
- Renville (County)
- Rice (County)
- Rock (County)
- Sibley (County)
- St. Louis (County)
- Steele (County)
- Wabasha (County)
- Waseca (County)
- Watonwan (County)
PA-F
- Blue Earth (County)
- Brown (County)
- Carver (County)
- Cass (County)
- Cook (County)
- Cottonwood (County)
- Faribault (County)
- Fillmore (County)
- Freeborn (County)
- Goodhue (County)
- Houston (County)
- Itasca (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Lake (County)
- Le Sueur (County)
- Martin (County)
- McLeod (County)
- Mower (County)
- Murray (County)
- Nicollet (County)
- Nobles (County)
- Pipestone (County)
- Redwood (County)
- Renville (County)
- Rice (County)
- Rock (County)
- Sibley (County)
- St. Louis (County)
- Steele (County)
- Wabasha (County)
- Waseca (County)
- Watonwan (County)
PA-G
- Blue Earth (County)
- Brown (County)
- Carver (County)
- Cass (County)
- Cook (County)
- Cottonwood (County)
- Faribault (County)
- Fillmore (County)
- Freeborn (County)
- Goodhue (County)
- Houston (County)
- Itasca (County)
- Jackson (County)
- Lake (County)
- Le Sueur (County)
- Martin (County)
- McLeod (County)
- Mower (County)
- Murray (County)
- Nicollet (County)
- Nobles (County)
- Pipestone (County)
- Redwood (County)
- Renville (County)
- Rice (County)
- Rock (County)
- Sibley (County)
- St. Louis (County)
- Steele (County)
- Wabasha (County)
- Waseca (County)
- Watonwan (County)
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.