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FEMADR-4523-NVMajor disasterDeclared April 4, 2020

DR-4523-NV: Nevada Covid-19 Pandemic

FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Nevada (DR-4523-NV) on April 4, 2020 for the incident of January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023; it covers 44 designated areas. FEMA had approved $23.6 million for 4,603 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $114.8 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
DR-4523-NV (also written FEMA-4523-DR)
Type
Major disaster declaration
State
Nevada
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
9
Place in the year
the only major disaster declaration for Nevada 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
Battle Mountain ReservationYesYesYes
Campbell Ranch (Reservation)YesYesYes
Carson CityYesYesYes
Carson Colony (Indian Reservation)YesYesYes
Churchill (County)YesYesYes
Clark (County)YesYesYes
Douglas (County)YesYesYes
Dresslerville Colony (Reservation)YesYesYes
Duck Valley (Western Shoshone) Indian Reservation (AYesYesYes
Duckwater Indian ReservationYesYesYes
Elko (County)YesYesYes
Elko Colony (Reservation)YesYesYes
Ely Colony (Reservation)YesYesYes
Esmeralda (County)YesYesYes
Eureka (County)YesYesYes
Fallon Colony (Reservation)YesYesYes
Fallon Indian ReservationYesYesYes
Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation (Also OR)YesYesYes
Fort Mojave Indian Reservation (Also AZ)YesYesYes
Goshute Indian Reservation (Also UT)YesYesYes
Humboldt (County)YesYesYes
Lander (County)YesYesYes
Las Vegas Colony (Reservation)YesYesYes
Lincoln (County)YesYesYes
Lovelock Colony (Reservation)YesYesYes
Lyon (County)YesYesYes
Mineral (County)YesYesYes
Moapa River Indian ReservationYesYesYes
Nye (County)YesYesYes
Pershing (County)YesYesYes
Pyramid Lake Indian ReservationYesYesYes
Reno-Sparks Colony (Reservation)YesYesYes
South Fork Reservation and Trust LandsYesYesYes
Stewart CommunityYesYesYes
Storey (County)YesYesYes
Summit Lake Indian ReservationYesYesYes
Walker River Indian ReservationYesYesYes
Washoe (County)YesYesYes
Washoe Indian ReservationYesYesYes
Wells Colony (Reservation)YesYesYes
White Pine (County)YesYesYes
Winnemucca Colony (Reservation)YesYesYes
Yerington Indian ReservationYesYesYes
Yomba Indian ReservationYesYesYes

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?

4,603households approved for help (IHP)

$23.6 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved

$23.6 millionof it for other needs

$114.8 millionPublic Assistance obligated

$5.2 millionHazard 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/4523. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on September 30, 2025.