FEMADR-4533-AKMajor disasterDeclared April 9, 2020
DR-4533-AK: Alaska Covid-19 Pandemic
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Alaska (DR-4533-AK) on April 9, 2020 for the incident of January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023; it covers 84 designated areas. FEMA had approved $1.8 million for 372 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $470.9 million in Public Assistance (as of September 8, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4533-AK (also written FEMA-4533-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Alaska
- Incident
- Biological: Covid-19 Pandemic
- Incident period
- January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
- Declared
- April 9, 2020
- Programs declared
- Individuals and Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 10
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for Alaska 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 area | Individuals and Households | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Gateway Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Aleutian Region Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Aleutians East (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Aleutians East Borough School District | Yes | Yes | — |
| Aleutians West (Census Area) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Anchorage (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Annette Island Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bering Strait Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bethel (Census Area) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bristol Bay (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chatham Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chugach Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Copper River Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Denali (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dillingham (Census Area) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Fairbanks North Star (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Yes | Yes | — |
| Haines (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hoonah Angoon (Census Area) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Iditarod Area Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Juneau (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kashunamiut Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kenai Peninsula (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough School District | Yes | Yes | — |
| Ketchikan Gateway (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kodiak Island (Borough) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kusilvak Census Area | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kuspuk Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lake and Peninsula (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lower Kuskokwim Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lower Yukon Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | — |
| Matanuska-Susitna (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nome (Census Area) | Yes | Yes | — |
| North Slope (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Northwest Arctic (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Petersburg (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pribilof Island Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder (Census Area) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan (Census Area) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sitka (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Skagway (Municipality) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Southeast Fairbanks (Census Area) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Southeast Islands Regional Educational Attendance Ar | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Southwest Region Regional Educational Attendance Are | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stebbins (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Stevens Village (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Stony River (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Takotna (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tanacross (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tanana (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tanana City School District | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tatitlek (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Teller (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tenakee Springs (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tetlin (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tetlin (TDSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Togiak (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tok (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Toksook Bay (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tuluksak (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tuntutuliak (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tununak (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Twin Hills (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tyonek (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Unalakleet (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Unalaska (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Unalaska City School District | Yes | Yes | — |
| Valdez City School District | Yes | Yes | — |
| Valdez-Cordova (Census Area) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Venetie (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wade Hampton (Census Area) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wainwright (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wales (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| White Mountain (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wrangell (City and Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wrangell City School District | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wrangell-Petersburg (Census Area) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Yakutat (ANV/ANVSA) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Yakutat (Borough) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yakutat City and Borough School District | Yes | Yes | — |
| Yukon Flats Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yukon Koyukuk Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yukon-Koyukuk (Census Area) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Yupiit Regional Educational Attendance Area | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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?
372households approved for help (IHP)
$1.8 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved
$1.8 millionof it for other needs
$470.9 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$3.2 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, public assistance as of September 8, 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/4533. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on September 30, 2025.