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Major disaster declared for Oglala Sioux Tribe after storms and flooding (FEMA-4941-DR)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Funding availableSep 25, 2026

Check: A Presidential major disaster declaration now covers the Oglala Sioux Tribe for severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding, so tribal grants offices should check what federal disaster assistance it opens.

Read in the Federal Register

What it does

The declaration names the Oglala Sioux Tribe directly, under identifier FEMA-4941-DR and dated September 1, 2026, for the incident of severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding. Tribal governments and tribally connected organizations that suffered losses from this incident should track the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster file for the assistance categories and application steps it authorizes.

Why it matters for tribal funding

Directly tribal. The document is about tribes, tribal programs or Native organizations specifically.

Who it covers: Tribal governments.

What to do next

  1. Track FEMA-4941-DR for the assistance categories and application steps it authorizes for the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

Sources

Every signal is built from public records. The highlighted words appear in the source exactly as shown.

  • Federal Register: tribal termsNoticeSep 25, 2026

    Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the Oglala Sioux Tribe

    • Quoted from the source: “This is notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Oglala Sioux Tribe (FEMA-4941-DR), dated September 1, 2026.”
    • Quoted from the source: “Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding.”
    Read in the Federal RegisterU.S. government record, public domain.

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