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Disaster detail

FLOODING

DR-1983-MS affected Bolivar County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-1983-MS
Declared
May 11, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$146K
Project obligations
Registrations
278
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$86K
Debris Removal$36K
Emergency Protective Measures$18K
Roads and Bridges$6K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$351
Total PA obligated$146K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.6M
Renter-approved dollars$60K
Intake IHP dollars$3.4M
Validated phase 2 dollars$3.4M
Tracked registrations278
About this declaration

What DR-1983-MS means

DR-1983-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Bolivar County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting May 3, 2011 through Jun 17, 2011. 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 Bolivar County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.