NEW YORK – This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.
Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.
Impacted Area: New York
Triggering Disaster: Freeze & Frost
Application Deadline: 4/17/2024
Primary Counties Eligible: Albany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Columbia, Cortland, Dutchess, Greene, Jefferson, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Yates
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
New York: Allegany, Bronx, Chenango, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Fulton, Genesee, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Orange, Rockland, St. Lawrence, Sullivan, Warren, Wyoming
Connecticut: Fairfield, Litchfield
Massachusetts: Berkshire
New Jersey: Bergen
Pennsylvania: Bradford, Erie, McKean, Potter, Susquehanna, Tioga, Warren, Wayne
Vermont: Addison, Bennington, Rutland
Triggering Disaster 2: Freeze & Frost
Application Deadline: 3/11/2024
Primary Counties Eligible:
Massachusetts: Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Worcester
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Connecticut: Hartford, Litchfield, Tolland, Windham
Massachusetts: Barnstable, Dukes, Suffolk
New Hampshire: Cheshire, Hillsborough, Rockingham
New York: Columbia, Dutchess, Rensselaer
Rhode Island: Bristol, Newport, Providence
Vermont: Bennington, Windhan
More Resources
On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.
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