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FEMAEM-3498-MEEmergencyDeclared March 13, 2020

EM-3498-ME: Maine Covid-19

FEMA made an emergency declaration for Maine (EM-3498-ME) on March 13, 2020 for the incident of January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023; it covers 1 designated area. FEMA had approved obligated $1.6 million in Public Assistance (as of June 9, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
EM-3498-ME (also written FEMA-3498-EM)
Type
Emergency declaration
State
Maine
Incident
Biological: Covid-19
Incident period
January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
Declared
March 13, 2020
Programs declared
Public Assistance
FEMA region
1
Place in the year
the second of 2 emergency declarations for Maine in 2020
Status
open (not yet closed out by FEMA)

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
Passamaquoddy Indian Reservation—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?

$1.6 millionPublic Assistance obligated

Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of June 9, 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/3498. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.