FLOODING

DR-1981-ND affected Ward 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

$89.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

7,704

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$41.9M

Emergency Protective Measures$29.8M

Roads and Bridges$9.3M

Utilities$3.2M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3.0M

Debris Removal$2.2M

Emergency Work Donated Resources$87K

Total PA obligated$89.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$85.3M

Renter-approved dollars$4.6M

Intake IHP dollars$179.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$179.9M

Tracked registrations7,704

About this declaration

What DR-1981-ND means

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