HURRICANE IDALIA

DR-4738-GA affected Berrien County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-4738-GA

Declared

Sep 7, 2023

Public assistance

$614K

Project obligations

Registrations

224

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$370K

Roads and Bridges$98K

Emergency Protective Measures$54K

Management Costs$37K

Buildings and Equipment$29K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$20K

Utilities$6K

Total PA obligated$614K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$189K

Renter-approved dollars$1K

Intake IHP dollars$379K

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations224

About this declaration

What DR-4738-GA means

DR-4738-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Berrien County, Georgia, with an incident window starting Aug 30, 2023. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Berrien County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.