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SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1800-IL affected Grundy County, Illinois. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1800-IL
Declared
Oct 3, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$105K
Project obligations
Registrations
101
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$64K
Roads and Bridges$22K
Water Control Facilities$13K
Debris Removal$3K
Buildings and Equipment$2K
Total PA obligated$105K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$211K
Renter-approved dollars$23K
Intake IHP dollars$467K
Validated phase 2 dollars$467K
Tracked registrations101
About this declaration

What DR-1800-IL means

DR-1800-IL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Grundy County, Illinois, with an incident window starting Sep 13, 2008 through Oct 5, 2008. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

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 Grundy County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.