SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4797-MN affected Cottonwood County, Minnesota. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-4797-MN

Declared

Jun 28, 2024

Public assistance

$1.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

404

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$622K

Emergency Protective Measures$383K

Debris Removal$278K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$146K

Utilities$18K

Management Costs$12K

Total PA obligated$1.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.7M

Renter-approved dollars$36K

Intake IHP dollars$3.4M

Validated phase 2 dollars$3.4M

Tracked registrations404

About this declaration

What DR-4797-MN means

DR-4797-MN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cottonwood County, Minnesota, with an incident window starting Jun 16, 2024 through Jul 4, 2024. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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