HURRICANE IDALIA

DR-4738-GA affected Lowndes 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

$20.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

8,560

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$17.2M

Emergency Work Donated Resources$998K

Emergency Protective Measures$865K

Management Costs$635K

Utilities$278K

Buildings and Equipment$220K

Roads and Bridges$202K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$29K

Water Control Facilities$15K

Total PA obligated$20.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$3.0M

Renter-approved dollars$1.1M

Intake IHP dollars$8.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations8,560

About this declaration

What DR-4738-GA means

DR-4738-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Lowndes 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 Lowndes County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.