FEMA Fine-Tunes Disaster Declarations Across States and Tribes
Published Date: 11/3/2026
Notice
Summary
The government updated 17 emergency and disaster declarations for states and tribes between September 2 and 24, 2026. These changes include closing incident periods and adjusting funding details, affecting communities recovering from disasters. This means money and support programs are being fine-tuned to help people bounce back faster.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Indiana Counties Added for Individual and Public Assistance
An amendment issued September 24, 2026 expands the Indiana major disaster declaration (August 25, 2026) to add Cass, Pike, and Putnam Counties for Individual Assistance and to add Cass, Fountain, Grant, Parke, Pike, Putnam, Starke, Vermillion, and Warren Counties for Public Assistance; several other counties are listed for Public Assistance and also already designated for Individual Assistance. The notice lists the CFDA programs to be used for funding draws.
Federal Disaster Programs Identified for Funding Draws
Across these amendments FEMA lists the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) program numbers to be used for reporting and drawing funds, including 97.030 (Community Disaster Loans), 97.031 (Cora Brown Fund), 97.032 (Crisis Counseling), 97.033 (Disaster Legal Services), 97.034 (Disaster Unemployment Assistance), 97.046 (Fire Management Assistance Grant), 97.048 (Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households), 97.049 (Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals and Households), 97.050 (Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households—Other Needs), 97.036 (Disaster Grants—Public Assistance), and 97.039 (Hazard Mitigation Grant). These program IDs appear in the amendments issued between September 2 and September 24, 2026.
Mississippi County Added for Public Assistance
The major disaster declaration for Mississippi (originally declared June 30, 2026) was amended to add Perry County for Public Assistance. This amendment was issued September 8, 2026 and lists the Federal programs (CFDA numbers) to be used for reporting and drawing funds.
Texas Counties Added for Public Assistance
An amendment to the Texas major disaster declaration (dated September 1, 2026) issued September 24, 2026 adds Grimes, Live Oak, McMullen, and Schleicher Counties to the list of areas eligible for Public Assistance. The notice provides the CFDA numbers to be used for reporting and drawing funds.
Incident Periods Closed (Four States)
FEMA amended emergency and disaster declarations to close the incident periods for several events: Washington (incident period closed effective August 31, 2026), Nevada (closed effective September 9, 2026), Indiana (closed effective August 24, 2026), and Texas (closed effective August 4, 2026). These official closure dates are part of the amendments issued between September 2 and September 24, 2026.
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