Funding and Loans

Apply with your local Farm Service Agency office, locate your local office.

Preview Disaster Programs at a Glance for eligibility and criteria.

• Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP): Financial support to livestock producers who experience grazing losses due to qualifying drought conditions or fire on federally managed rangelands. LFP provides payments to eligible producers to compensate for lost grazing opportunities and to help cover additional feed costs incurred due to the disaster.
  • Deadline: March 1 for previous calendar year losses.
• Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP): Provides benefits to livestock producers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by adverse weather or by attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the Federal Government. LIP payments are equal to 75 percent of the average fair market value of the livestock.
  • Deadline: March 1 for previous calendar year losses.
• Emergency Farm Loans: support to farmers and ranchers impacted by natural disasters. These loans can be used to restore or replace essential property, cover production costs, pay essential family living expenses, and refinance certain debts.
  • Applications must be submitted within eight months after the disaster designation date.
• Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP): Financial aid to producers who suffer losses from specific adverse conditions not covered by other USDA disaster assistance programs. This includes losses due to disease, certain adverse weather events, and other qualifying conditions affecting livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish.
  • Deadline: March 1 for previous calendar year losses.
• The Emergency Conservation Program (ECP): Financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to repair and restore farmland affected by natural disasters.
  • Producers should apply as soon as possible after the disaster occurs to ensure timely assistance.
• Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP): Financial assistance to producers of non-insurable crops to protect against natural disasters that result in lower yields or crop losses, or prevents crop planting.

Disaster Preparedness

Disaster Resource Center:

• Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool
• Livestock Disaster Preparedness Guide
• U.S. Drought Monitor
• Plant Pests and Diseases Dictionary and Programs

Other Federal Resources:

• Ready Business Planning, Toolkit, and Trainings
• U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Emergency Preparedness Steps
• FEMA Survivors’ Road to Recovery