SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4547-MI affected Midland County, Michigan. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Dam/Levee Break

DR-4547-MI

Declared

Jul 9, 2020

Public assistance

$27.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

2,009

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$12.6M

Emergency Protective Measures$7.3M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$4.1M

Management Costs$1.2M

Debris Removal$1.2M

Roads and Bridges$930K

Utilities$208K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$63K

Water Control Facilities$44K

Total PA obligated$27.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$17.9M

Renter-approved dollars$312K

Intake IHP dollars$36.4M

Validated phase 2 dollars$36.2M

Tracked registrations2,009

About this declaration

What DR-4547-MI means

DR-4547-MI is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Midland County, Michigan, with an incident window starting May 16, 2020 through May 22, 2020. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as dam/levee break.

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