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SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1573-IN affected Grant County, Indiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1573-IN
Declared
Jan 21, 2005
DR
Public assistance
$338K
Project obligations
Registrations
613
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$123K
Debris Removal$111K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$53K
Utilities$22K
Buildings and Equipment$21K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$8K
Total PA obligated$338K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$360K
Renter-approved dollars$12K
Intake IHP dollars$766K
Validated phase 2 dollars$766K
Tracked registrations613
About this declaration

What DR-1573-IN means

DR-1573-IN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Grant County, Indiana, with an incident window starting Jan 1, 2005 through Feb 11, 2005. 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 Grant County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.