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FEMA-4531-DR, Major Disaster Declaration for Minnesota (COVID-19 Pandemic)

Minnesota; Major Disaster and Related Determinations, 85 Fed. Reg. 26703 (May 5, 2020)

President Donald J. Trump (major disaster declaration); Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS (notice) · United States (Minnesota) (Federal)

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The record

Jurisdiction
United States (Minnesota)
Level
Federal
Authority
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act § 401 (42 U.S.C. § 5170); §§ 403, 406, 408 as authorized
Issued
2020-04-07 Apr. 7, 2020
Effective
declaration dated April 7, 2020; incident period January 20, 2020 and continuing (closed May 11, 2023) (read as 2020-04-07)
End
2023-05-11 (incident period closed by FEMA notice, 88 Fed. Reg. 8884, FED-152) (read as 2023-05-11)
In force
Apr. 7, 2020 to May 11, 2023
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • the State of Minnesota and its local governments and eligible private nonprofits (Public Assistance applicants)
  • FEMA
Functions reached
  • predicate for the State layer (funds the emergency protective measures State and local orders required)
Collection
Federal health, safety and transport layer FED-A

Operative words

I have determined that the emergency conditions in [Minnesota] resulting from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing, are of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the 'Stafford Act'). Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster exists in [Minnesota].... You are authorized to provide assistance for emergency protective measures (Category B), including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program [statewide]. (Standard text of the COVID-19 major disaster letters as published by FEMA; the State name and any Individual Assistance or Hazard Mitigation authorizations vary; quote from the exhibit.)

Enforcement

Predicate and funding instrument; Public Assistance Category B at 75 percent, raised to 100 percent federal share for work from January 20, 2020 (FED-007 to FED-009, FED-151)

Notes

Predicate only; never pleaded as the order. Declared April 7, 2020. Stafford Act § 501(b) emergency declaration for the same State: EM-3453, EM-3503, EM-3508 (all declared Mar. 13, 2020; OpenFEMA dataset read Sept. 26, 2026).

Retrieval note

Declaration date verified from the notice text ("dated April 7, 2020") and from FEMA's OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.

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