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FEMADR-4495-GUMajor disasterDeclared March 27, 2020

DR-4495-GU: Guam Covid-19 Pandemic

FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Guam (DR-4495-GU) on March 27, 2020 for the incident of January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023; it covers 1 designated area. FEMA had approved $145,841 for 21 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $41.5 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
DR-4495-GU (also written FEMA-4495-DR)
Type
Major disaster declaration
State
Guam
Incident
Biological: Covid-19 Pandemic
Incident period
January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
Declared
March 27, 2020
Programs declared
Individuals and Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
FEMA region
9
Place in the year
the only major disaster declaration for Guam in 2020
Status
open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
Registration deadline (individual help)
September 30, 2025

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

Which areas are covered, and for what?

Designated areaIndividuals and HouseholdsPublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Guam (County-equivalent)YesYesYes

An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

How much has FEMA approved?

21households approved for help (IHP)

$145,841Individuals and Households Program approved

$145,841of it for other needs

$41.5 millionPublic Assistance obligated

$327,366Hazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated

Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

FEMA's page for this declaration

FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/4495. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on September 30, 2025.