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Assistance listing · 97.036
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 97.036, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $28B in awards under assistance listing 97.036, Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), in FY2025, and $132B over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 7 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were about level on FY2024 ($28B), with $20B so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were Government of the Virgin Islands ($18B), New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services ($16B) and Office of Emergency Services ($14B).
By place of performance, the most money went to NY, CA and FL.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $28B | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $132B | $3.2T | $21T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0.6% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients obligations, FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2022
Other programs numbered 97.xxx
- 97.022 Flood Insurance $17B
- 97.048 Federal Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households in Presidential Declared Disaster Areas $11B
- 97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant $5.8B
- 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $4.3B
- 97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $1.6B
- 97.047 BRIC: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities $1.5B
- 97.044 Assistance to Firefighters Grant $1.4B
- 97.083 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) $1.4B
- 97.008 Non-Profit Security Program $1.4B
- 97.141 Shelter and Services Program $1.0B
- 97.137 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program $949M
- 97.029 Flood Mitigation Assistance $881M
- 97.160 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup Grant Program $625M
- 97.012 Boating Safety Financial Assistance $617M
- 97.046 Fire Management Assistance Grant $520M
- 97.088 Disaster Assistance Projects $391M
- 97.025 National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System $364M
- 97.005 State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program $354M
- 97.056 Port Security Grant Program $340M
- 97.075 Rail and Transit Security Grant Program $309M
- 97.041 National Dam Safety Program $252M
- 97.161 Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Grant Program $250M
- 97.052 Emergency Operations Center $244M
- 97.045 Cooperating Technical Partners $238M
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 97.036?
$28B in FY2025 and $132B over the five fiscal years since FY2022, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)?
Government of the Virgin Islands ($18B), New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services ($16B), Office of Emergency Services ($14B), Governor's Authorized Representative ($12B), State of Florida Division of Emergency Management ($7.7B). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.