The Farm Service Agency provides assistance for natural disaster losses, resulting from drought, flood, fire, freeze, tornadoes, pest infestation, and other calamities.

A concise one-page summary of the disaster programs administered by FSA (PDF, 752KB).

A two-page summary, including a short description, the triggers, key requirements, payments and funding levels for each disaster program administered by FSA (PDF, 376KB).

A list of fact sheets describing the disaster programs offered by FSA (PDF, 14 KB).

Based on Disaster Declarations USDA

Download Disaster Designation Maps in PDF File Format:

Map shows designations across the country under USDA's amended rule. The faster, more efficient process will immediately expand assistance to more than 1,000 counties in 26 counties.

Download a list of designated Primary and Contiguous Counties in PDF File Format:

The Emergency Loan Program provides loans to help producers recover from production and physical losses due to drought, flooding, other natural disasters, or quarantine. For emergency loan data by state and fiscal year, click here (PDF, 60 KB).

The Disaster Set-Aside Program provides producers who have existing direct loans with FSA who are unable to make the scheduled payments to move up to one full year’s payment to the end of the loan. For disaster set-aside data by state and fiscal year, click here (PDF, 50 KB).

Assistance is available in counties, or contiguous counties, who have been designated as emergencies by the President, Secretary or FSA Administrator.

The Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) provides assistance to producers if their land was damaged by a natural disaster and needs conservation practices.

The Noninsured Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) provides assistance for crop losses when federal crop insurance is not available.

The Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program is also available to producers who suffered crop losses in counties declared a disaster by the Secretary of Agriculture. Losses must occur before September 30, 2011.

The Tree Assistance Program (TAP) provides cash payments to orchardists and nursery tree growers for qualifying tree losses due to natural disaster in counties declared a disaster by the Secretary of Agriculture. Losses must occur before September 30, 2011.

The Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) provides payments to eligible owners of nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) land in order to carry out emergency measures to restore land damaged by a natural disaster.

The Livestock Forage Disaster Assistance Program (LFP) provides cash payments to eligible producers who suffered grazing losses because of drought. It also provides cash payments for fires on federally managed land leased by producers. Losses must occur before September 30, 2011.

The Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm- Raised Fish Program (ELAP) provides assistance for grazing losses due to blizzards and wildfires which are not adequately addressed by other disaster programs. Assistance for feed losses is also available. Losses must occur before September 30, 2011.

The Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) provides cash payments to eligible producers for livestock death losses in excess of normal mortality due to adverse weather. Losses must occur before September 30, 2011.

Haying and Grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres allows producers to hay or graze CRP acreage during an emergency.

The Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm- Raised Fish Program (ELAP) provides assistance for honey bee death, honey bee feed losses, farm-raised fish death, and farm-raised fish feed losses. The program is available in counties declared a disaster by the Secretary of Agriculture. Losses must occur before September 30, 2011.

State data (XLS, 55 KB, February 05, 2013)

County data (XLS, 1.09 MB, February 05, 2013)

State and County Data (XLS, 291 KB, February 14, 2013)

Access the FSA Disaster Payment Maps

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