Public Assistance

 Public Assistance Details for Disaster 4557 (Derecho Storm)

Incident period: Aug. 10, 2020, and continuing

The 16 counties eligible to apply for Public Assistance funding under this declaration are Benton, Boone, Cedar, Clinton, Dallas, Jasper, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Marshall, Muscatine, Polk, Poweshiek, Scott, Story and Tama.

Applicant Briefing Schedule- Sept. 14, 2020 (PDF format)

Applicant Briefing Schedule- Aug. 21, 2020 (PDF format)

VIDEO

Public Assistance Applicant Briefing Overview(YouTube)

FEMA Public Assistance Debris Guidance (YouTube)

Public Assistance Details for Disaster 4483 (COVID-19 Pandemic)

Incident period: Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing

COVID-19 Nationwide Emergency Declaration
Applicant Briefing Schedule (PDF format)

VIDEO and RELATED FILES

COVID-19 Pandemic: Safe Opening and Operation-September 23, 2021 (YouTube)

• COVID-19 Pandemic: Safe Opening and Operation-September 23, 2021 (PowerPoint slides)

COVID-19 Pandemic: Public Assistance Policy Updates and Implementation (YouTube)

• Public Assistance Policy Updates and Implementation Webinar Slide Deck (PDF format)

COVID-19/FEMA New Interim Policy (YouTube)

Public Assistance Applicant Briefing Overview (YouTube)

Public Assistance Details for Disaster 4421

Incident period: March 12, 2019, through June 15, 2019

Eligible counties: 80

Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cherokee, Clay, Clayton, Clinton, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Dickinson, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Keokuk, Kossuth, Lee, Louisa, Lucas, Lyon, Madison, Mahaska, Marshall, Mills, Mitchell, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, Muscatine, O’Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Sac, Shelby, Scott, Sioux, Tama, Union, Wapello,Wayne, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Woodbury, Worth, and Wright.

Declared: March 23, 2019

 Note: This map also shows counties designated for the federal Individual Assistance Program in addition to the Public Assistance Program.

This disaster declaration initiates the availability of federal funding to assist the designated counties in recovery from major damage and debris caused by the severe storms and flooding that occurred during the incident period identified above.

Public Assistance Details for Disaster 4386

Incident period: June 6-July 2, 2018

Eligible counties: 31

Adair, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clay, Dallas, Delaware, Dickinson, Emmet, Floyd, Hamilton, Hancock, Howard, Humboldt, Kossuth, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Polk, Sioux, Story, Warren, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Woodbury, and Wright

Declared: Aug. 20, 2018 (Woodbury County added Oct. 10, 2018)

Documents from FEMA

• DR-4386 Declaration Summary

This disaster declaration initiates the availability of federal funding to assist the designated counties in recovery from major damage and debris caused by the severe storms and flooding that occurred during the incident period identified above.

Public Assistance Details for Disaster 4392

Incident period: July 19, 2018

Eligible counties: 4

Lee, Marion, Marshall, and Van Buren counties

Declared: Sept. 12, 2018

Documents from FEMA

• DR-4392 Declaration Summary

This disaster declaration initiates the availability of federal funding to assist the designated counties in recovery from major damage and debris caused by the severe storms and flooding that occurred during the incident period identified above.