DR-4734-FL · Major disaster declaration
Hurricane Idalia
Declared for Florida on Aug 31, 2023, covering 49 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 18 of them.
Aug 31, 2023declared
49areas designated
18open to household applications
$459.8Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
Designated areas
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Baker County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bradford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Brevard County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Calhoun County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Charlotte County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Citrus County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Clay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Collier County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Columbia County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| DeSoto County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dixie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Duval County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Flagler County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Gadsden County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Gilchrist County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Gulf County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hamilton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Hardee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Hernando County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Hillsborough County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Lafayette County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Lake County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Leon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Levy County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Liberty County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Manatee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Marion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Nassau County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Orange County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Osceola County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pasco County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Pinellas County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Polk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Putnam County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sarasota County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Seminole County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| St. Johns County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sumter County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Suwannee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Taylor County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Union County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Volusia County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wakulla County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2023 | Hurricane IdaliaEM-3597-SC · Emergency | South Carolina | No |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Hurricane IdaliaDR-4738-GA · Major disaster | Georgia | Yesdeadline was Nov 6, 2023 |
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