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FEMADR-4516-NHMajor disasterDeclared April 3, 2020

DR-4516-NH: New Hampshire Covid-19 Pandemic

FEMA made a major disaster declaration for New Hampshire (DR-4516-NH) on April 3, 2020 for the incident of January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023; it covers 10 designated areas. FEMA had approved $6.5 million for 1,113 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $324.6 million in Public Assistance (as of August 25, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
DR-4516-NH (also written FEMA-4516-DR)
Type
Major disaster declaration
State
New Hampshire
Incident
Biological: Covid-19 Pandemic
Incident period
January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
Declared
April 3, 2020
Programs declared
Individuals and Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
FEMA region
1
Place in the year
the only major disaster declaration for New Hampshire 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
Belknap (County)YesYesYes
Carroll (County)YesYesYes
Cheshire (County)YesYesYes
Coos (County)YesYesYes
Grafton (County)YesYesYes
Hillsborough (County)(in (P)MSA 4560,4760,5350)YesYesYes
Merrimack (County)YesYesYes
Rockingham (County)(in (P)MSA 4160,4760,6450)YesYesYes
Strafford (County)YesYesYes
Sullivan (County)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?

1,113households approved for help (IHP)

$6.5 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved

$6.5 millionof it for other needs

$324.6 millionPublic Assistance obligated

$8.2 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated

Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, public assistance as of August 25, 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/4516. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on September 30, 2025.