FLOODING

DR-1981-ND affected Ramsey 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

$8.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

130

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$8.0M

Emergency Protective Measures$614K

Utilities$225K

Debris Removal$2K

Total PA obligated$8.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$134K

Renter-approved dollars$5K

Intake IHP dollars$278K

Validated phase 2 dollars$278K

Tracked registrations130

About this declaration

What DR-1981-ND means

DR-1981-ND is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Ramsey 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 Ramsey County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.