Federal Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households in Presidential Declared Disaster Areas in Louisiana

Thirty-two IHP records, one Louisiana disaster cell

This tie keeps USAspending assistance where CFDA 97.048 meets Louisiana place of performance. The dollar book is $1,381,045,379.64. The award count is 32. FEMA Individuals and Households Program assistance typically posts as a modest number of large disaster-declaration actions rather than one row per household. Thirty-two records do not equal 32 storms, and they do not equal 32 parishes.

The join does not prove that a particular hurricane, flood, or declaration caused $1,381,045,379.64. This packet has no disaster-number split and no housing-versus-other-needs split. Correlation is not causation.

A reader who treats the cell as Louisiana’s full DHS/FEMA obligation book has left the CFDA-by-state definition. Hazard Mitigation Grant (CFDA 97.039) is a different cell on the same statewide stack. The 32 figure is a record count, including modifications, not an applicant headcount.

Thirty-two awards and a blended mean

Thirty-two awards under $1,381,045,379.64 imply a mean near $43,157,668 per award. A few large declaration-level actions can dominate that average. The packet has no median and no share on the largest award.

Cite both columns. USAspending.gov is the source; SpendingVault does not recast the mean as a typical household IHP payment or as a typical rental-assistance check.

Questions

How much FEMA Individuals and Households spending is in Louisiana?

USAspending.gov shows $1,381,045,379.64 in CFDA 97.048 obligations coded to Louisiana across 32 awards. The join uses the program number and Louisiana place of performance. The total is obligations, not outlays.

Does 32 awards mean 32 disasters or 32 parishes?

No. The extract counts 32 award records tagged to CFDA 97.048 and Louisiana. Declaration-level actions and modifications can share the tape. The implied mean is about $43,157,668 per award from the two packet facts. That mean is not a typical household payment.

Is $1.38 billion Louisiana’s full federal disaster spending?

No. $1,381,045,379.64 is only the Individuals and Households Program cell. Other CFDA programs with Louisiana place of performance sit on the statewide hub. Nationwide 97.048 is not limited to Louisiana.

Do these obligations equal cash paid to households?

No. $1,381,045,379.64 is an obligation sum. Outlays are a different USAspending series. Inspection-based payments can lag the federal obligation.