HURRICANE DOLLY

DR-1780-TX affected Cameron County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-1780-TX

Declared

Jul 24, 2008

Public assistance

$29.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

19,036

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$9.5M

Buildings and Equipment$7.8M

Water Control Facilities$4.0M

Emergency Protective Measures$3.4M

Utilities$2.4M

Roads and Bridges$2.0M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$493K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$10K

Total PA obligated$29.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$14.9M

Renter-approved dollars$2.8M

Intake IHP dollars$35.4M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations19,036

About this declaration

What DR-1780-TX means

DR-1780-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cameron County, Texas, with an incident window starting Jul 22, 2008 through Aug 1, 2008. 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 Cameron County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.