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FEMADR-4534-IDMajor disasterDeclared April 9, 2020

DR-4534-ID: Idaho Covid-19 Pandemic

FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Idaho (DR-4534-ID) on April 9, 2020 for the incident of January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023; it covers 49 designated areas. FEMA had approved $10.6 million for 1,940 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $225.6 million in Public Assistance (as of August 14, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
DR-4534-ID (also written FEMA-4534-DR)
Type
Major disaster declaration
State
Idaho
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 Idaho 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
Ada (County)YesYesYes
Adams (County)YesYesYes
Bannock (County)YesYesYes
Bear Lake (County)YesYesYes
Benewah (County)YesYesYes
Bingham (County)YesYesYes
Blaine (County)YesYesYes
Boise (County)YesYesYes
Bonner (County)YesYesYes
Bonneville (County)YesYesYes
Boundary (County)YesYesYes
Butte (County)YesYesYes
Camas (County)YesYesYes
Canyon (County)YesYesYes
Caribou (County)YesYesYes
Cassia (County)YesYesYes
Clark (County)YesYesYes
Clearwater (County)YesYesYes
Coeur d'Alene Indian ReservationYes——
Custer (County)YesYesYes
Duck Valley Indian Reservation (Also NV)Yes——
Elmore (County)YesYesYes
Fort Hall Indian ReservationYes——
Franklin (County)YesYesYes
Fremont (County)YesYesYes
Gem (County)YesYesYes
Gooding (County)YesYesYes
Idaho (County)YesYesYes
Jefferson (County)YesYesYes
Jerome (County)YesYesYes
Kootenai (County)YesYesYes
Kootenai Indian ReservationYes——
Latah (County)YesYesYes
Lemhi (County)YesYesYes
Lewis (County)YesYesYes
Lincoln (County)YesYesYes
Madison (County)YesYesYes
Minidoka (County)YesYesYes
Nez Perce (County)YesYesYes
Nez Perce Indian ReservationYes——
Oneida (County)YesYesYes
Owyhee (County)YesYesYes
Payette (County)YesYesYes
Power (County)YesYesYes
Shoshone (County)YesYesYes
Teton (County)YesYesYes
Twin Falls (County)YesYesYes
Valley (County)YesYesYes
Washington (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?

1,940households approved for help (IHP)

$10.6 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved

$10.6 millionof it for other needs

$225.6 millionPublic Assistance obligated

$3.3 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated

Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, public assistance as of August 14, 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/4534. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on September 30, 2025.