HURRICANE IKE

DR-1791-TX affected Grimes County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-1791-TX

Declared

Sep 13, 2008

Public assistance

$2.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,401

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$2.2M

Emergency Protective Measures$392K

Debris Removal$229K

Buildings and Equipment$29K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$9K

Total PA obligated$2.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$360K

Renter-approved dollars$112K

Intake IHP dollars$944K

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations1,401

About this declaration

What DR-1791-TX means

DR-1791-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Grimes County, Texas, with an incident window starting Sep 7, 2008 through Oct 2, 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 Grimes County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.