DisasterRelief Fund: 

Fiscal Year 2024 

FundingRequirements

March 13, 2023

Fiscal Year 2023 Report to Congress

Federal Emergency Management Agency
Disaster Relief Fund:

Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Requirements

Table of Contents

I. Legislative Requirement .........................................................................................................1

II. Background .............................................................................................................................3

III. Assumptions............................................................................................................................4

IV. FY 2024 DRF Funding Requirements ....................................................................................6

V. Specific Estimates ...................................................................................................................7

A. Funding for Major Disasters .............................................................................................7

B. Catastrophic Events ..........................................................................................................7

C. Noncatastrophic Major Disaster Estimate ........................................................................8

D. DRF Base Funding Estimates ...........................................................................................8

E. Prior-Year Carryover ......................................................................................................11

F. Future-Year Carryover ....................................................................................................11

G. Recoveries .......................................................................................................................11

VI. Appendices............................................................................................................................12

Appendix A: DRF Catastrophic Event Obligations and Estimates Delineated by 

Event and State ($ in millions) .......................................................................................12

Appendix B: Abbreviations .................................................................................................18

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I. Legislative Requirement

This document was compiled pursuant to language set forth in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-328). 

P.L. 117-328 states:

SEC. 308. The reporting requirements in paragraphs (1) and (2) under the heading 

“Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund” in the 

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114–4), 

related to reporting on the Disaster Relief Fund, shall be applied in fiscal year 2023 

with respect to budget year 2024 and current fiscal year 2023, respectively— 

(1) in paragraph (1) by substituting “fiscal year 2024” for “fiscal year 2016”;

and

(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting “business” after “fifth”.

The FY 2015 DHS Appropriations Act (P.L. 114-4) (referenced in P.L. 117-328) states:

Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives the following reports, including a specific description of the 

methodology and the source data used in developing such reports: 

(1) an estimate of the following amounts shall be submitted for the budget year

at the time that the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted

pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code:

(A) the unobligated balance of funds to be carried over from the prior

fiscal year to the budget year;

(B) the unobligated balance of funds to be carried over from the budget

year to the budget year plus 1;

(C) the amount of obligations for non-catastrophic events for the budget

year;

(D) the amount of obligations for the budget year for catastrophic events

delineated by event and by State;

(E) the total amount that has been previously obligated or will be required

for catastrophic events delineated by event and by State for all prior years,

the current year, the budget year, the budget year plus 1, the budget year

plus 2, and the budget year plus 3 and beyond;

(F) the amount of previously obligated funds that will be recovered for

the budget year;

(G) the amount that will be required for obligations for emergencies, as

described in section 102(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and

Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(1)), major disasters, as

described in section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and

Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)), fire management

assistance grants, as described in section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford

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Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187), surge 

activities, and disaster readiness and support activities; and 

(H) the amount required for activities not covered under

section 251(b)(2)(D)(iii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)(iii); Public Law 99–177); ...

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II. Background

Reporting requirements for the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) include: 

• The amount required for obligations for emergencies, as defined in Section 102(1) of the

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122 (1));

for major disasters, as defined in Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief

and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122 (2)); for fire management assistance

grants, as defined in Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187); for surge activities; and for disaster readiness and

support activities;

• The amount required for obligations for catastrophic events;

• The amount required for obligations for noncatastrophic disasters;

• The unobligated balance of funds in the DRF that were carried over from the prior fiscal

years;

• The unobligated balance of funds in the DRF for carryover in the next fiscal year;

• The amount of previously obligated funds recovered for the budget year; and

• The amount of funds previously obligated or required for catastrophic events, delineated

by event and state for all prior years, the current year, the budget year plus one, the

budget year plus two, and the budget year plus three.

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III. Assumptions

Providing cost estimates for disaster-related events that, in some cases, have yet to occur are 

complex and imprecise, given various factors throughout the fiscal year that may alter the 

estimates—total amount, category of expense, and/or timing of obligations could change. To 

that end, several assumptions, listed below, are considered with respect to cost estimates 

presented.

1. Estimates assume that no new catastrophic events will occur during the budget year. The

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) defines a catastrophic event as a

disaster or a grouping of disasters (i.e., a disaster event) resulting in a total cost to the

Federal Government in excess of $500 million. As in prior years, the budget assumes

that future catastrophic events during the budget year will be funded separately with

emergency supplemental appropriations.

2. Estimates for catastrophic events that occurred are derived from bottom-up cost estimates

obtained from FEMA staff working with state and local governments to support disaster

relief. Given this approach and given that spend plans typically do not go beyond 1 fiscal

year, estimates for FY 2023 and beyond are based primarily on available cost-estimate

information. Further, the actual timing of obligations is subject to the required clearance

and approval processes.

3. FEMA defines a noncatastrophic event as a major disaster declaration that costs the

Federal Government less than $500 million. Estimates for noncatastrophic disasters are

based on a rolling 10-year average of prior-year noncatastrophic disaster obligations.

The estimates assume that noncatastrophic spending in the budget year holds to this

average. The average is updated at the beginning of each fiscal year after final closeout

of the accounting system.

4. The amount of funds expected to be recovered in a given year depends on several factors,

including availability of resources to close out contracts and grants, active participation

from other federal agencies in validating and closing out mission assignment balances,

and obligation reviews and adjustments during the fiscal year that reduce future recovery

of funds.

5. Estimates assume that no major policy or legislative changes will be enacted during the

budget year that could affect projections significantly. Policy changes or new legislative

mandates enacted without associated resource considerations could affect the estimates.

For example, the impact to the DRF from new authorities granted within the Sandy

Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 (part of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013

(P.L 113-2)) resulted in additional obligations of more than $1 billion in FY 2016 for

Hurricane Katrina-capped public assistance grants. Other examples include

presidentially authorized cost-share adjustments, expanded eligibility, presidential

executive orders, and costs related to the implementation of the Disaster Recovery

Reform Act (P.L. 115-254).

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6. Pursuant to Section 1234 of P.L. 115-254, estimates include a 6-percent set-aside for

predisaster mitigation (PDM), also referred to as Building Resilient Infrastructure and

Communities (BRIC).

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IV. FY 2024 DRF Funding Requirements

Table 1 summarizes the estimated DRF funding requirements for FY 2024. In consideration of 

the assumptions listed in Section III of this report, a number of factors can cause significant 

variability in disaster spending in a given year. 

An obvious issue with forecasting disaster activity and related costs stems from the inability to 

predict weather patterns, geologic events, incidents of terrorism, pandemics, and other DRFrelated funding scenarios from one budget year to the next. A secondary issue arises when 

events occur and resources are diverted from existing recovery and mitigation efforts to address 

new, urgent, and immediate concerns. Thus, predictable spending patterns for ongoing recovery 

efforts may change as more urgent needs take precedence. Another overarching issue in 

predicting DRF budget needs stems from the variability (scope, impact, location, type of 

requirements, state and local capabilities, legislative and policy changes, etc.) inherent in disaster 

requirements. For example, projections included for past catastrophic events rely on estimates 

provided by regional FEMA staff working closely with states and localities based on assessment 

of the above factors. 

As depicted in Table 1 below, a reserve of $2 billion is included to ensure that FEMA maintains 

the ability to fund initial response operations for new significant events. A total of $1 billion is 

set aside for PDM through the BRIC grant program to help communities to implement resilience 

projects that reduce future risks from natural disasters, pursuant to Section 1234 of P.L. 115-254. 

Given insufficient carryover balances in the DRF, FEMA will offset $2.510 billion of the FY 

2024 requirement from estimated recoveries. 

Table 1. DRF FY 2024 Funding 

Requirements

DRF FY 2024 President's Budget 

($ in millions)

Base Majors Total

Major Declarations

Catastrophics

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Harvey, Irma, Maria

Fiona and Ian

Noncatastrophic 10-yr. Historical Average

$ -

-

-

-

-

$ 1,724

5,094

6,005

3,774

2,876

$ 1,724

5,094

6,005

3,774

2,876

Subtotal - 19,473 19,473

Base

EM,FM,SU

DRS

Anticipated Transfer to USAID

Offset from Estimated Carryover Balance

343

406

10

(466)

-

-

-

-

343

406

10

(466)

Subtotal 293 - 293

Reserve

BRIC

Offset from Estimated Recoveries

-

-

(148)

2,000

1,000

(2,362)

2,000

1,000

(2,510)

Subtotal

Total

(148) 638 490

$ 145 $ 20,111 $ 20,256

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V. Specific Estimates

A. Funding for Major Disasters

In estimating funding for major disasters, FEMA considers projected FY 2024 obligations for 

previously declared catastrophic events ($16.597 billion) and FY 2024 estimates for 

noncatastrophic major disaster activities ($2.876 billion). As shown in Table 2 below, the total 

FY 2024 estimated requirement for major disasters is $19.473 billion. 

Table 2. FY 2024 Estimated Obligations 

for Major Disasters

Major Declarations Estimated Funding Requirement ($ in millions)

Catastrophic $ 1,724

COVID-19 5,094

Harvey, Irma, Maria 6,005

Fiona and Ian 3,774

Noncatastrophic 2,876

Total $ 19,473

B. Catastrophic Events

The FY 2024 requirement of $16.597 billion for previously declared catastrophic events is 

derived from a bottom-up budgeting process using spend plans prepared by regional FEMA staff 

working with affected states and localities.

Appendix A includes details on the FY 2024 estimated obligations for the following events: 

2005 hurricane season (Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma); Hurricanes Ike, Gustav, Irene, 

Isaac, Sandy, and Matthew; 2010 Tennessee floods; 2011 Spring tornadoes and floods; 2013 

Colorado flood; 2016 West Virginia floods; 2016 Louisiana floods; Tropical Storm Lee; 2017 

California winter storms; 2017 California wildfires; 2017 hurricane season (Hurricanes Harvey, 

Irma, and Maria); Hurricane Florence; Hurricane Michael; Typhoon Yutu; 2018 California 

wildfires; 2019 Nebraska Winter Storm; COVID-19 pandemic; 2020 Puerto Rico earthquake; 

Hurricane Laura; 2020 California and Oregon wildfires; Hurricane Ida; and 2022 hurricane 

season (Hurricanes Fiona and Ian). These estimates were derived using the most current 

information available and assume that no new catastrophic events will occur during the budget 

year.

Detailed estimates presented in the appendix include total obligations through FY 2022, 

projected obligations for FY 2023 and FY 2024, and an estimate for obligations from FY 2025 

through FY 2027. 

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C. Noncatastrophic Major Disaster Estimate

Projected FY 2024 obligations for noncatastrophic major disasters were determined by averaging 

the past 10 years’ obligations. The average was computed with no outliers (i.e., no exclusion of 

high or low values) because all data fall safely within three standard deviations of the mean. As 

detailed in Table 3, the inflation-adjusted 10-year average is calculated to be $2.876 billion. 

Table 3. Historical Obligations - Noncatastrophic Major Disasters

Noncatastrophic Obligations ($ in millions)

Fiscal Year Total 

2013 $ 1,845

2014 2,052

2015 2,577

2016 3,967

2017 2,083

2018 2,585

2019 2,386

2020 3,795

2021 3,539

2022

Grand Total

10-Year Average

3,931

28,760

$ 2,876

D. DRF Base Funding Estimates

The DRF Base is used to fund emergency declarations (EM), fire management assistance grants 

(FMAG), predeclaration surge activities (SU), and programmatic readiness and preparedness 

activities authorized under the Stafford Act. The FY 2024 DRF Base requirement is 

$759 million, which includes $343 million for EM, FMAG, and SU, $10 million for the 

anticipated transfer to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and 

$406 million for the Disaster Readiness and Support (DRS) account. Table 4 provides a 

historical depiction of the DRF Base category funding for EM, FMAG, and SU activities. 

Because funding for these activities is difficult to plan for, the 10-year average of $343 million is 

the basis for the FY 2024 requirement. 

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Table 4. Historical Obligations - DRF Base Activities (EM, FMAG, SU)

All Events ($ in millions)

Fiscal Year EM FMAG SU Total 

2013 $ 67 $ 138 $ 27 $ 232

2014 21 129 9 159

2015 2 157 15 174

2016 30 117 13 160

2017 116 71 189 376

2018 112 311 110 533

2019 149 225 119 493

2020 133 152 21 306

2021 212 257 134 603

2022 242 119 32 393

Grand Total 1,084 1,676 669 3,429

10-Year Average $ 108 $ 168 $ 67 $ 343

Conversely, the DRS category encompasses spending controlled through a more traditional 

annual budgeting process; therefore, the FY 2024 budget estimate for this category is derived 

from spend plans in lieu of the 10-year average. The average for the EM, FMAG, and SU 

activities, the anticipated transfer to USAID, plus the budget requirements for the DRS category 

make up the total $759 million FY 2024 DRF Base requirement as shown in Table 5. Given 

insufficient carryover balances in the DRF Base, FEMA will offset $148 million of the FY 2024 

requirement from estimated recoveries.

Table 5. DRF Base Estimated Funding Requirements

Estimated Funding Requirement

DRF Base Categories ($ in millions)

EM $ 108

FMAG 168

SU 67

DRS 406

Anticipated Transfer to USAID 10

Offset from Estimated Carryover (466)

Balance

Offset from Estimated Recoveries

Total

(148)

$ 145

DRS funding enables FEMA to be more proactive and to provide a robust readiness posture to 

respond to large-scale, complex, presidentially declared major disasters instead of waiting for 

disasters to occur and then reacting with costlier and less efficient response actions. This 

funding allows FEMA to provide timely disaster response, responsive customer service, and 

cost-effective program oversight and delivery. Cost variability in the DRS account is driven by 

the severity of annual disasters, which determines the level of workforce response activities. 

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Typically, the more active the disaster season, the more that these DRS costs shift to the Major 

Disasters portion of the DRF. Conversely, a less active disaster season results in greater 

obligations in the DRS, which is supported by the DRF Base. The FY 2024 DRS requirement of 

$406 million is based on FEMA’s detailed spend plans using a zero-based budget methodology 

prepared by the FEMA program offices. The DRS funds key activities and initiatives, such as: 

• Salaries and expenses for Stafford Act Employees (SAE) while not deployed to a

specific disaster;

• Qualifications, training, and equipment for SAEs;

• Stockpiling and maintaining of prepositioned disaster assets and commodities;

• Support contracts that enable FEMA to mobilize response and recovery capacities as

quickly as needed;

• Disaster facilities and support costs; and

• Non-enterprisewide information technology (IT) systems that directly support disaster

response and recovery activities.

FEMA continues to increase its transparency and budgetary disciplines within the DRS account 

using detailed annual spend plans and program reviews. DRS readiness categories (RC) provide 

added visibility in reporting cost projections and obligations. DRS RCs include: (1) cadre 

operational readiness and deployability structure; (2) readiness support contracts and supplies; 

(3) facilities support; and (4) IT support. FEMA measures operational readiness annually

through Government Performance and Results Act reporting, which demonstrates preparedness

across disaster employee staffing, training, and equipping metrics.

In addition, the RC structure enhances the justification of resources needed to support cadre 

operational readiness and response capabilities. This approach helps to measure FEMA’s current 

state of readiness and identifies potential weaknesses and needs. As a result, FEMA is informed 

better on how to maintain its critical disaster support activities and infrastructure, ensuring the 

timely delivery of disaster assistance. Table 6 depicts the FY 2024 DRS funding requirement of 

$406 million. 

Table 6. DRS Readiness Category Reporting Structure

Readiness Category

Allowable Costs

($ in millions)

FY 2024 

Request

Cadre Operational Readiness and Deployability $ 153

Disaster Employee Staffing Nondeployed salaries and benefits, FEMA Corps 60

contract for staff, and hiring costs (i.e., recruiting, 

background investigations, SAE onboarding)

Disaster Employee Training Course/Exercise development and delivery 66

costs, travel for training, SAE orientation, 

FEMA Qualifications System, and venues for 

training

Disaster Employee Equipping Uniforms, equipment, telecom (services, devices, 27

lines of service, wireless, and satellite), 

replacement and repair costs, and supplies for 

disaster operations

10 
Readiness Category

Allowable Costs

($ in millions)

FY 2024 

Request

Readiness Support Contracts and Supplies 99

Readiness Support Contracts and IAAs, memoranda of agreement, 80

Interagency Agreements (IAA) memoranda of understanding, contracts 

necessary for technical assistance, and 

readiness support allowing for quick 

mobilization

Stockpiling Storage, maintenance, and delivery of 

disaster response goods and supplies. 

Purchase and storage of perishable disaster 

response supplies and consumables. 

Purchase and storage of nonperishable 

disaster response supplies

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Disaster Housing Program Temporary housing units and assistance 8

Facilities Support 61

Leases and Support Cost Rental or lease of space or structures and 

associated facility costs

61

IT Support 93

IT Systems Disaster IT, technical support, infrastructure 

costs, lifecycle system maintenance costs, 

cybersecurity, and any other operations & 

maintenance not specified

93

TOTAL DRS $ 406

E. Prior-Year Carryover

A number of factors influence the actual DRF carryover balance. Key factors that may change 

the FY 2023 ending balance include actual FY 2023 obligations and recoveries, actual transfers, 

supplemental appropriations, and the 6-percent set-aside amount for PDM, per P.L. 115-254. As 

of the month ending January 31, 2023, FEMA estimated that the DRF will end FY 2023 with a 

deficit of $7.988 billion, ($12.662) billion in the DRF Majors, $4.208 billion in BRIC, and 

$466 million in the DRF Base. This estimate is a point-in-time estimate that is expected to 

change before the end of FY 2023. 

F. Future-Year Carryover

Projected carryover into FY 2025 is dependent on the FY 2024 carryover, FY 2024 

appropriations, and FY 2024 obligations. 

G. Recoveries

Recoveries totaled $6.537 billion in FY 2022 and are expected to exceed $3.3 billion by the end 

of FY 2023. 

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VI. Appendices

Appendix A: DRF Catastrophic Event Obligations and Estimates 

Delineated by Event and State ($ in millions)

Appendix A: DRF Catastrophic Event Obligations and Estimates Delineated by Event and State ($ in millions)

Obligations FY 2025 Through 

Through FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2027 

(2) (3) 41883 FY 2022 (1) Actuals/Estimated Estimated Estimated Total

Event/DR

Katrina Rita Wilma

1602-FL $ 233 $ - $ - $ - $ 233

1603-LA 32,859 171 27 23 33,080

1604-MS 10,111 3 2 3 10,119

1605-AL 1,039 - - - 1,039

1606-TX 1,877 - - - 1,877

1607-LA 1,919 2 1 4 1,926

1609-FL 2,567 2 - - 2,569

Total 50,605 178 30 30 50,843

Gustav

1786-LA 1,697 14 7 18 1,736

1789-AL 10 - - - 10

1793-AR 6 - - - 6 

1794-MS 40 - - - 40

1806-FL

Total

Ike

1791-TX

1792-LA

1797-AL

1802-KY

1804-AR

1805-OH

Total

TN Floods

1909-TN

Total

2011 Spring Tornadoes

6 - - - 6 

1,759 14 7 18 1,798

- 

4,376 2 2 3 4,383

372 1 1 1 375

8 - - - 8 

24 - - - 24

3 - - - 3 

56 - - - 56

4,839 3 3 4 4,849

- 

559 1 1 1 562

559 1 1 1 562

1971-AL 698 - - 1 699

1972-MS 67 - - - 67

1973-GA 44 - - - 44

1974-TN 89 - - - 89

1975-AR 103 - - - 103

1976-KY 60 - - - 60

1980-MO

Total

510 - - - 510

1,571 - - 1 1,572

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Appendix A: DRF Catastrophic Event Obligations and Estimates Delineated by Event and State ($ in millions)

Irene

41883

Obligations 

Through

FY 2022 (1)

FY 2023 

Actuals/Estimated (2)

FY 2024 

Estimated (3)

FY 2025 Through

FY 2027 

Estimated Total

4017-PR 142 - - - 142

4019-NC 189 - - - 189

4020-NY 898 1 4 7 910

4021-NJ 398 2 - 1 401

4022-VT 338 2 1 3 344

4023-CT 75 - 1 1 77

4024-VA 73 - - - 73

4025-PA 99 - - - 99

4026-NH 27 - - - 27

4027-RI 11 - - - 11

4028-MA 53 1 1 1 56

4032-ME 3 - - - 3 

4034-MD 25 - - - 25

4036-DC 4 - - - 4 

4037-DE 3 - - - 3 

Total 2,338 6 7 13 2,364

Lee

4030-PA 375 - - - 375

4031-NY 425 10 7 9 451

4038-MD 15 - - - 15

4039-NJ 6 - - - 6 

4041-LA 7 - - - 7 

4045-VA 7 - - - 7 

Total 835 10 7 9 861

Isaac

4080-LA 701 3 4 6 714

4081-MS 91 - - - 91

4082-AL 10 - - - 10

4084-FL 29 - - 1 30

Total 831 3 4 7 845

Sandy

4085-NY

4086-NJ

4087-CT

18,450

3,404

123

192

100

- 

71

30

- 

98

41

- 

18,811

3,575

123

4089-RI 19 - - - 19

4090-DE 8 - - - 8 

4091-MD 48 - - - 48

4092-VA 14 - - - 14

4093-WV 23 - - - 23

4095-NH 3 - - - 3 

4096-DC 3 - - - 3 

4097- MA 18 - 1 - 19

4098-OH 24 - - - 24

4099-PA 17 - - - 17

Total 22,154 292 102 139 22,687

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Appendix A: DRF Catastrophic Event Obligations and Estimates Delineated by Event and State ($ in millions)

41883

2013 Colorado Floods

Obligations 

Through

FY 2022 (1)

FY 2023 

Actuals/Estimated (2)

FY 2024 

Estimated (3)

FY 2025 Through 

FY 2027 

Estimated Total

4145-CO 655 - 3 4 662

Total 655 - 3 4 662

WV Floods 4273

4273-WV 587 50 17 25 679

Total 587 50 17 25 679

LA Floods 4277

4277-LA 2,730 19 39 89 2,877

Total 2,730 19 39 89 2,877

Matthew

4283-FL 503 36 9 13 561

4284-GA 146 9 4 6 165

4285-NC 675 78 4 5 762

4286-SC 398 5 7 9 419

4291-VA 41 - - - 41

Total 1,763 128 24 33 1,948

CA Winter Storms 4308

4308-CA 874 69 38 49 1,030

Total 874 69 38 49 1,030

Harvey

4332-TX 7,995 196 222 499 8,912

4345-LA 13 1 1 1 16

Total 8,008 197 223 500 8,928

Irma

4335-VI 334 2 2 4 342

4336-PR 80 2 1 1 84

4337-FL 5,126 101 99 179 5,505

4338-GA 201 14 5 6 226

4341-FL 3 - - - 3 

4346-SC 46 - - - 46

Total 5,790 119 107 190 6,206

Maria

4339-PR 38,334 2,275 2,437 3,136 46,182

4340-VI 5,193 4,989 2,793 2,482 15,457

Total 43,527 7,264 5,230 5,618 61,639

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Appendix A: DRF Catastrophic Event Obligations and Estimates Delineated by Event and State ($ in millions)

CA Wildfires 2017

4344-CA

Obligations 

Through

FY 2022 (1)

FY 2023 

Actuals/Estimated (2)

FY 2024 

Estimated (3)

FY 2025 Through 

FY 2027 

Estimated Total

1,418 69 46 59 1,592

Total 1,418 69 46 59 1,592

Florence

4393-NC

4394-SC

4401-VA

1,494

247

46

41

3 

2

43

3 

-

108

6 

1

1,686

259

49

Total 1,787 46 46 115 1,994

Michael

4399-FL

4400-GA

4406-AL

4411-VA

4412-NC

2,999

329

19

42

29

103

53

1 

5

1 

123

8 

1

2 

1 

277

9 

2

3 

1 

3,502

399

23

52

32

Total 3,418 163 135 292 4,008

NE Winter Storm 2019

4420-NE 698 22 16 21 757

Total 698 22 16 21 757

Yutu 

4404-NMI 851 66 15 17 949

Total 851 66 15 17 949

CA Wildfires 2018

4407-CA 1,845 365 57 102 2,369

Total 1,845 365 57 102 2,369

PR Earthquake

4473-PR 1,051 170 130 117 1,468

Total 1,051 170 130 117 1,468

COVID-19

4480-NY

4481-WA

4482-CA

4483-IA

4484-LA

4485-TX

4486-FL

4487-NC

4488-NJ

4489-IL

4490-MO

4491-MD

15,556

1,983

13,710

499

3,113

18,603

4,442

2,094

3,923

2,895

1,062

2,280

6,838

641

3,055

96

261

416

425

392

981

732

226

414

684

357

496

8 

84

938

296

113

43

62

19

253

1,365

659

915

15

156

1,731

545

209

79

115

35

467

24,443

3,640

18,176

618

3,614

21,688

5,708

2,808

5,026

3,804

1,342

3,414

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Appendix A: DRF Catastrophic Event Obligations and Estimates Delineated by Event and State ($ in millions)

4492-SC

Obligations 

Through

FY 2022 (1)

FY 2023 

(2) Actuals/Estimated 

FY 2024 

Estimated (3)

FY 2025 Through 

FY 2027 

Estimated Total

936 185 51 94 1,266

4493-PR 818 63 18 33 932

4494-MI 2,709 887 36 66 3,698

4495-GU 142 22 6 12 182

4496-MA 2,845 2,270 25 47 5,187

4497-KY 453 192 15 28 688

4498-CO 2,311 302 96 177 2,886

4499-OR 1,219 726 43 79 2,067

4500-CT 966 392 23 43 1,424

4501-GA 1,658 68 164 303 2,193

4502-DC 900 189 3 5 1,097

4503-AL 434 82 25 47 588

4504-KS 492 110 14 25 641

4505-RI 865 359 29 54 1,307

4506-PA 3,058 379 133 246 3,816

4507-OH 1,903 1,056 25 46 3,030

4508-MT 152 40 5 8 205

4509-ND 234 41 15 28 318

4510-HI 730 10 14 26 780

4511-MP 74 6 4 8 92

4512-VA 1,481 175 119 219 1,994

4513-VI 147 29 4 8 188

4514-TN 913 228 126 232 1,499

4515-IN 819 338 10 19 1,186

4516-NH 340 136 9 16 501

4517-WV 321 71 3 5 400

4518-AR 290 43 18 33 384

4520-WI 1,088 472 36 66 1,662

4521-NE 386 37 10 19 452

4522-ME 341 137 6 10 494

4523-NV 728 60 8 14 810

4524-AZ 1,440 202 47 87 1,776

4525-UT 479 84 17 32 612

4526-DE 320 40 2 4 366

4527-SD 35 13 2 3 53

4528-MS 733 73 102 189 1,097

4529-NM 528 72 18 33 651

4530-OK 412 33 16 30 491

4531-MN 1,043 223 18 33 1,317

4532-VT 503 130 11 20 664

4533-AK 180 386 15 29 610

4534-ID 295 36 10 19 360

4535-WY 98 16 12 22 148

4537-AS 16 4 1 2 23

4545-FL - 2 - 1 3 

4582-AZ 21 - - 1 22

4591-AL 2 - - - 2 

Total 106,018 24,896 4,717 8,812 144,443

CA Wildfire - 2020

4558-CA 551 472 49 63 1,135

Total 551 472 49 63 1,135

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Laura 4559

4559-LA

4572-TX

Obligations 

Through

FY 2022 (1)

FY 2023 

Actuals/Estimated (2)

FY 2024 

Estimated (3)

FY 2025 Through 

FY 2027 

Estimated Total

2,464

65

883

28

228

16

256

18

3,831

127

Total 2,529 911 244 274 3,958

Oregon Wildfires

4562-OR 644 234 58 74 1,010

Total 644 234 58 74 1,010

Ida

4611-LA

4614-NJ

4615-NY

4618-PA

4626-MS

4627-DE

4629-CT

4,321

456

354

211

45

1

15

1,481

353

285

70

5

6 

13

442

15

2

52

5 

1 

2 

441

16

3

69

5 

1 

2 

6,685

840

644

402

60

9

32

Total 5,403 2,213 519 537 8,672

Fiona

4671-PR 253 3,610 733 943 5,539

Total 253 3,610 733 943 5,539

Ian

4673-FL

4675-TR

4677-SC

94

-

- 

4,077

3

23

2,761

-

- 

236

-

- 

7,168

3

23

Total 94 4,103 2,761 236 7,194

Catastrophic Subtotal 

Adjustment for Inflation

Grand Total

 275,985 45,693 15,368 18,392 355,438

- - 1,229 1,736 2,965

$ 275,985 $ 45,693 $ 16,597 $ 20,128 $ 358,403

1) Obligations through FY 2022 include recoveries of prior-year funds.

2) FY 2023 Actuals/Estimated as of January 31, 2023.

3) The FY 2024 President’s Budget does not include estimated requirements for catastrophic

events declared in FY 2023.

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Appendix B: Abbreviations 

Abbreviation: Definition:

BRIC Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities

COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease 2019

DHS Department of Homeland Security

DRF Disaster Relief Fund

DRS Disaster Readiness and Support

EM Emergency Declaration

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

FMAG Fire Management Assistance Grant

FY Fiscal Year

IAA Interagency Agreement

IT Information Technology

PDM Predisaster Mitigation

RC Readiness Category

SAE Stafford Act Employee

SU Surge Activity

USAID U.S. Agency for International Development

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