FLOODING

DR-1981-ND affected Burleigh County, North Dakota. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-1981-ND

Declared

May 10, 2011

Public assistance

$51.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,092

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$30.1M

Debris Removal$8.1M

Section 324 Management Costs$6.9M

Direct Administrative Costs$2.7M

Roads and Bridges$1.8M

Utilities$815K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$629K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$413K

Buildings and Equipment$76K

Water Control Facilities$16K

Total PA obligated$51.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$3.0M

Renter-approved dollars$45K

Intake IHP dollars$6.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$6.1M

Tracked registrations1,092

About this declaration

What DR-1981-ND means

DR-1981-ND is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Burleigh County, North Dakota, with an incident window starting Feb 14, 2011 through Jul 20, 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 Burleigh County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.