TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN

DR-1557-PA affected Centre County, Pennsylvania. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-1557-PA

Declared

Sep 19, 2004

Public assistance

$499K

Project obligations

Registrations

533

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$230K

Utilities$147K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$43K

Buildings and Equipment$30K

Debris Removal$26K

Emergency Protective Measures$12K

Water Control Facilities$10K

Total PA obligated$499K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$870K

Renter-approved dollars$89K

Intake IHP dollars$1.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.9M

Tracked registrations533

About this declaration

What DR-1557-PA means

DR-1557-PA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Centre County, Pennsylvania, with an incident window starting Sep 17, 2004 through Oct 1, 2004. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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 Centre County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.