SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4290-MN affected Steele County, Minnesota. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-4290-MN

Declared

Nov 2, 2016

Public assistance

$376K

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$225K

Debris Removal$49K

Water Control Facilities$29K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$26K

Emergency Protective Measures$22K

Utilities$19K

Buildings and Equipment$7K

Total PA obligated$376K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$60K

Renter-approved dollars$0

Intake IHP dollars$120K

Validated phase 2 dollars$120K

Tracked registrations81

About this declaration

What DR-4290-MN means

DR-4290-MN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Steele County, Minnesota, with an incident window starting Sep 21, 2016 through Sep 24, 2016. 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 Steele County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.