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FEMADR-4522-MEMajor disasterDeclared April 4, 2020

DR-4522-ME: Maine Covid-19 Pandemic

FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Maine (DR-4522-ME) on April 4, 2020 for the incident of January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023; it covers 438 designated areas. FEMA had approved $6.3 million for 1,165 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $585.0 million in Public Assistance (as of August 21, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
DR-4522-ME (also written FEMA-4522-DR)
Type
Major disaster declaration
State
Maine
Incident
Biological: Covid-19 Pandemic
Incident period
January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
Declared
April 4, 2020
Programs declared
Individuals and Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
FEMA region
1
Place in the year
the only major disaster declaration for Maine 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
Adamstown (Township of)YesYesYes
Albany (Township of)YesYesYes
Alder Brook (Township of)YesYesYes
Alder Stream (Township of)YesYesYes
Andover North SurplusYesYesYes
Andover West SurplusYesYesYes
Androscoggin (County)YesYesYes
Appleton (Township of)YesYesYes
Argyle (Township of)YesYesYes
Aroostook (County)YesYesYes
Aroostook Band of Micmac (TDSA)YesYesYes
Attean (Township of)YesYesYes
Bald Mountain (Township of) (T2r3)YesYesYes
Bald Mountain (Township of) (T4r3)YesYesYes
Batchelders GrantYesYesYes
Beattie (Township of)YesYesYes
Benedicta (Township of)YesYesYes
Big Moose (Township of)YesYesYes
Big Six (Township of)YesYesYes
Big Ten (Township of)YesYesYes
Big Twenty (Township of)YesYesYes
Big W (Township of)YesYesYes
Bigelow (Township of)YesYesYes
Blake GoreYesYesYes
Bowdoin College Grant EastYesYesYes
Bowdoin College Grant WestYesYesYes
Bowmantown (Township of)YesYesYes
Bowtown (Township of)YesYesYes
Bradstreet (Township of)YesYesYes
Brassua (Township of)YesYesYes
Brookton (Township of)YesYesYes
C SurplusYesYesYes
Carrying Place (Township of)YesYesYes
Carrying Place Town (Township of)YesYesYes
Chain of Ponds (Township of)YesYesYes
Chase Stream (Township of)YesYesYes
Chesuncook (Township of)YesYesYes
Coburn GoreYesYesYes
Comstock (Township of)YesYesYes
Concord (Township of)YesYesYes
Connor (Township of)YesYesYes
Cove Point (Township of)YesYesYes
Cox PatentYesYesYes
Cumberland (County)YesYesYes
Davis (Township of)YesYesYes
Days Academy GrantYesYesYes
Dead River (Township of)YesYesYes
Devereaux (Township of)YesYesYes
Dole Brook (Township of)YesYesYes
Dudley (Township of)YesYesYes
Dyer (Township of)YesYesYes
E (Plantation of)YesYesYes
Eagle Lake (Township of)YesYesYes
East Middlesex Canal GrantYesYesYes
East Moxie (Township of)YesYesYes
Edmunds (Township of)YesYesYes
Elliottsville (Plantation of)YesYesYes
Elm Stream (Township of)YesYesYes
Flagstaff (Township of)YesYesYes
Forest (Township of)YesYesYes
Forest City (Township of)YesYesYes
Forkstown (T3R2) (Township of)YesYesYes
Forsyth (Township of)YesYesYes
Fowler (Township of)YesYesYes
Franklin (County)YesYesYes
Freeman (Township of)YesYesYes
Frenchtown (Township of)YesYesYes
Gorham GoreYesYesYes
Grafton (Township of)YesYesYes
Grand Falls (Unorganized Territory of)YesYesYes
Greenfield (Township of)YesYesYes
Grindstone (Township of)YesYesYes
Hammond (Township of)YesYesYes
Hancock (County)YesYesYes
Harfords Point (Township of)YesYesYes
Herseytown (Township of)YesYesYes
Hobbstown (Township of)YesYesYes
Holeb (Township of)YesYesYes
Hopkins Academy GrantYesYesYes
Houlton Maliseet Indian Trust LandsYesYesYes
Indian Stream (Township of)YesYesYes
Indian Township Indian ReservationYes——
Jim Pond (Township of)YesYesYes
Johnson Mountain (Township of)YesYesYes
Katahdin Iron Works (Township of)YesYesYes
Kennebec (County)YesYesYes
Kibby (Township of)YesYesYes
Kineo (Township of)YesYesYes
King and Bartlett (Township of)YesYesYes
Kingman (Township of)YesYesYes
Knox (County)YesYesYes
Kossuth (Township of)YesYesYes
Lambert Lake (Township of)YesYesYes
Lang (Township of)YesYesYes
Lexington (Township of)YesYesYes
Lily Bay (Township of)YesYesYes
Lincoln (County)YesYesYes
Little Moose (Township of)YesYesYes
Little W (Township of)YesYesYes
Lobster (Township of)YesYesYes
Long A (Township of)YesYesYes
Long Pond (Township of)YesYesYes
Lowelltown (Township of)YesYesYes
Lower Cupsuptic (Township of)YesYesYes
Lower Enchanted (Township of)YesYesYes
Lynchtown (Township of)YesYesYes
Marion (Township of)YesYesYes
Mason (Township of)YesYesYes
Massachusetts GoreYesYesYes
Mattamiscontis (Township of)YesYesYes
Mayfield (Township of)YesYesYes
Merrill StripYesYesYes
Milton (Township of)YesYesYes
Misery (Township of)YesYesYes
Misery GoreYesYesYes
Molunkus (Township of)YesYesYes
Mount Abram (Township of)YesYesYes
Mount Katahdin (Township of)YesYesYes
Moxie GoreYesYesYes
Nesourdnahunk (Township of)YesYesYes
North Yarmouth Academy GrantYesYesYes
Northeast Carry (Township of)YesYesYes
Orneville (Township of)YesYesYes
Oxbow (Township of)YesYesYes
Oxford (County)YesYesYes
Parkertown (Township of)YesYesYes
Parlin Pond (Township of)YesYesYes
Parmachenee (Township of)YesYesYes
Passamaquoddy Indian ReservationYesYes—
Passamaquoddy Indian TownshipYes——
Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Indian ReservationYes——
Penobscot (County)YesYesYes
Penobscot Indian Island Indian ReservationYes——
Penobscot Indian ReservationYes——
Perkins (Township of)YesYesYes
Pierce Pond (Township of)YesYesYes
Piscataquis (County)YesYesYes
Pittston Academy GrantYesYesYes
Plantation No. 21YesYesYes
Pleasant Point Indian ReservationYes——
Plymouth (Township of)YesYesYes
Prentiss (Township of)YesYesYes
Rainbow (Township of)YesYesYes
Redington (Township of)YesYesYes
Richardsontown (Township of)YesYesYes
Riley (Township of)YesYesYes
Rockwood Strip T1R1YesYesYes
Rockwood Strip T2R1YesYesYes
Russell Pond (Township of)YesYesYes
Sagadahoc (County)YesYesYes
Salem (Township of)YesYesYes
Sandbar TractYesYesYes
Sandwich Academy GrantYesYesYes
Sandy Bay (Township of)YesYesYes
Sapling (Township of)YesYesYes
Seboomook (Township of)YesYesYes
Seven Ponds (Township of)YesYesYes
Shawtown (Township of)YesYesYes
Silver Ridge (Township of)YesYesYes
Skinner (Township of)YesYesYes
Soldiertown (Township of)YesYesYes
Somerset (County)YesYesYes
Soper Mountain (Township of)YesYesYes
Spencer Bay (Township of)YesYesYes
Squapan (Township of)YesYesYes
Squaretown (Township of)YesYesYes
St. Croix (Township of)YesYesYes
St. John (Township of)YesYesYes
Stetsontown (Township of)YesYesYes
Summit (Township of)YesYesYes
T01 R05 WELSYesYesYes
T01 R06 WELSYesYesYes
T01 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T01 R09 WELSYesYesYes
T01 R10 WELSYesYesYes
T01 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T01 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T01 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T02 R04 WELSYesYesYes
T02 R08 NWPYesYesYes
T02 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T02 R09 NWPYesYesYes
T02 R09 WELSYesYesYes
T02 R10 WELSYesYesYes
T02 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T02 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T03 NDYesYesYes
T03 R01 NBPPYesYesYes
T03 R03 WELSYesYesYes
T03 R04 BKP WKRYesYesYes
T03 R04 WELSYesYesYes
T03 R05 BKP WKRYesYesYes
T03 R07 WELSYesYesYes
T03 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T03 R09 NWPYesYesYes
T03 R10 WELSYesYesYes
T03 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T03 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T03 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T04 NDYesYesYes
T04 R03 WELSYesYesYes
T04 R05 NBPKYesYesYes
T04 R07 WELSYesYesYes
T04 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T04 R09 NWPYesYesYes
T04 R09 WELSYesYesYes
T04 R10 WELSYesYesYes
T04 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T04 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T04 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T04 R14 WELSYesYesYes
T04 R15 WELSYesYesYes
T04 R17 WELSYesYesYes
T05 ND BPPYesYesYes
T05 R01 NBPPYesYesYes
T05 R06 BKP WKRYesYesYes
T05 R07 BKP WKRYesYesYes
T05 R07 WELSYesYesYes
T05 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T05 R09 NWPYesYesYes
T05 R09 WELSYesYesYes
T05 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T05 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T05 R14 WELSYesYesYes
T05 R15 WELSYesYesYes
T05 R17 WELSYesYesYes
T05 R18 WELSYesYesYes
T05 R19 WELSYesYesYes
T05 R20 WELSYesYesYes
T06 ND BPPYesYesYes
T06 R01 NBPPYesYesYes
T06 R06 WELSYesYesYes
T06 R07 WELSYesYesYes
T06 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T06 R10 WELSYesYesYes
T06 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T06 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T06 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T06 R14 WELSYesYesYes
T06 R15 WELSYesYesYes
T06 R17 WELSYesYesYes
T06 R18 WELSYesYesYes
T07 R05 WELSYesYesYes
T07 R06 WELSYesYesYes
T07 R07 WELSYesYesYes
T07 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T07 R09 NWPYesYesYes
T07 R09 WELSYesYesYes
T07 R10 WELSYesYesYes
T07 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T07 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T07 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T07 R14 WELSYesYesYes
T07 R15 WELSYesYesYes
T07 R16 WELSYesYesYes
T07 R17 WELSYesYesYes
T07 R18 WELSYesYesYes
T07 R19 WELSYesYesYes
T07 SDYesYesYes
T08 R03 NBPPYesYesYes
T08 R03 WELSYesYesYes
T08 R04 NBPPYesYesYes
T08 R05 WELSYesYesYes
T08 R06 WELSYesYesYes
T08 R07 WELSYesYesYes
T08 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T08 R09 WELSYesYesYes
T08 R10 WELSYesYesYes
T08 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T08 R14 WELSYesYesYes
T08 R15 WELSYesYesYes
T08 R16 WELSYesYesYes
T08 R17 WELSYesYesYes
T08 R18 WELSYesYesYes
T08 R19 WELSYesYesYes
T08 SDYesYesYes
T09 R03 WELSYesYesYes
T09 R04 WELSYesYesYes
T09 R05 WELSYesYesYes
T09 R07 WELSYesYesYes
T09 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T09 R09 WELSYesYesYes
T09 R10 WELSYesYesYes
T09 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T09 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T09 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T09 R14 WELSYesYesYes
T09 R15 WELSYesYesYes
T09 R16 WELSYesYesYes
T09 R17 WELSYesYesYes
T09 R18 WELSYesYesYes
T09 SDYesYesYes
T10 R03 WELSYesYesYes
T10 R06 WELSYesYesYes
T10 R07 WELSYesYesYes
T10 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T10 R09 WELSYesYesYes
T10 R10 WELSYesYesYes
T10 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T10 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T10 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T10 R14 WELSYesYesYes
T10 R15 WELSYesYesYes
T10 R16 WELSYesYesYes
T10 SDYesYesYes
T11 R03 NBPPYesYesYes
T11 R04 WELSYesYesYes
T11 R07 WELSYesYesYes
T11 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T11 R09 WELSYesYesYes
T11 R10 WELSYesYesYes
T11 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T11 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T11 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T11 R14 WELSYesYesYes
T11 R15 WELSYesYesYes
T11 R16 WELSYesYesYes
T11 R17 WELSYesYesYes
T12 R07 WELSYesYesYes
T12 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T12 R09 WELSYesYesYes
T12 R10 WELSYesYesYes
T12 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T12 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T12 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T12 R14 WELSYesYesYes
T12 R15 WELSYesYesYes
T12 R16 WELSYesYesYes
T12 R17 WELSYesYesYes
T13 R05 WELSYesYesYes
T13 R07 WELSYesYesYes
T13 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T13 R09 WELSYesYesYes
T13 R10 WELSYesYesYes
T13 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T13 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T13 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T13 R14 WELSYesYesYes
T13 R15 WELSYesYesYes
T13 R16 WELSYesYesYes
T14 R05 WELSYesYesYes
T14 R06 WELSYesYesYes
T14 R07 WELSYesYesYes
T14 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T14 R09 WELSYesYesYes
T14 R10 WELSYesYesYes
T14 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T14 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T14 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T14 R14 WELSYesYesYes
T14 R15 WELSYesYesYes
T14 R16 WELSYesYesYes
T15 R05 WELSYesYesYes
T15 R06 WELSYesYesYes
T15 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T15 R09 WELSYesYesYes
T15 R10 WELSYesYesYes
T15 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T15 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T15 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T15 R14 WELSYesYesYes
T15 R15 WELSYesYesYes
T16 MDYesYesYes
T16 R04 WELSYesYesYes
T16 R05 WELSYesYesYes
T16 R06 WELSYesYesYes
T16 R08 WELSYesYesYes
T16 R09 WELSYesYesYes
T16 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T16 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T16 R14 WELSYesYesYes
T17 R03 WELSYesYesYes
T17 R04 WELSYesYesYes
T17 R05 WELSYesYesYes
T17 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T17 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T17 R14 WELSYesYesYes
T18 ED BPPYesYesYes
T18 MD BPPYesYesYes
T18 R10 WELSYesYesYes
T18 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T18 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T18 R13 WELSYesYesYes
T19 ED BPPYesYesYes
T19 MD BPPYesYesYes
T19 R11 WELSYesYesYes
T19 R12 WELSYesYesYes
T22 MDYesYesYes
T24 MD BPPYesYesYes
T25 MD BPPYesYesYes
T26 ED BPPYesYesYes
T27 ED BPPYesYesYes
T28 MDYesYesYes
T3 Indian PurchaseYesYesYes
T30 MD BPPYesYesYes
T31 MD BPPYesYesYes
T32 MDYesYesYes
T34 MDYesYesYes
T35 MDYesYesYes
T36 MD BPPYesYesYes
T37 MD BPPYesYesYes
T39 MDYesYesYes
T4 Indian PurchaseYesYesYes
T40 MDYesYesYes
T41 MDYesYesYes
T42 MD BPPYesYesYes
T43 MD BPPYesYesYes
TA R02 WELSYesYesYes
TA R07 WELSYesYesYes
TA R10 WELSYesYesYes
TA R11 WELSYesYesYes
TB R10 WELSYesYesYes
TB R11 WELSYesYesYes
TC R02 WELSYesYesYes
TD R02 WELSYesYesYes
TX R14 WELSYesYesYes
Taunton and Raynham Academy GrantYesYesYes
Thorndike (Township of)YesYesYes
Tim Pond (Township of)YesYesYes
Tomhegan (Township of)YesYesYes
Township 6YesYesYes
Township CYesYesYes
Township DYesYesYes
Township EYesYesYes
Trescott (Township of)YesYesYes
Trout Brook (Township of)YesYesYes
Upper Cupsuptic (Township of)YesYesYes
Upper Enchanted (Township of)YesYesYes
Upper Molunkus (Township of)YesYesYes
Veazie GoreYesYesYes
Waldo (County)YesYesYes
Washington (County)YesYesYes
Washington (Township of)YesYesYes
Webbertown (Township of)YesYesYes
West Middlesex Canal GrantYesYesYes
Williamsburg (Township of)YesYesYes
Wyman (Township of)YesYesYes
York (County)(in MSA 6400,6450)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?

1,165households approved for help (IHP)

$6.3 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved

$6.3 millionof it for other needs

$585.0 millionPublic Assistance obligated

$3.7 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated

Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, public assistance as of August 21, 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/4522. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on September 30, 2025.