Disaster detail

FLOODING

DR-1981-ND affected Renville 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
DR
Public assistance
$848K
Project obligations
Registrations
130
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$692K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$68K
Emergency Protective Measures$61K
Debris Removal$17K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$8K
Utilities$1K
Total PA obligated$848K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$586K
Renter-approved dollars$13K
Intake IHP dollars$1.2M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.2M
Tracked registrations130
About this declaration

What DR-1981-ND means

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