Disaster detail

HURRICANE HARVEY

DR-4332-TX affected Wharton County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4332-TX
Declared
Aug 25, 2017
DR
Public assistance
$6.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
5,542
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$1.9M
Debris Removal$1.7M
Roads and Bridges$1.6M
Emergency Protective Measures$1.0M
Direct Administrative Costs$128K
Utilities$80K
Water Control Facilities$63K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$51K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$41K
Management Costs$5K
Total PA obligated$6.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$12.9M
Renter-approved dollars$2.5M
Intake IHP dollars$30.9M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations5,542
About this declaration

What DR-4332-TX means

DR-4332-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Wharton County, Texas, with an incident window starting Aug 23, 2017 through Sep 15, 2017. 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 Wharton County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.