Rice Production Program
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
RPP provides assistance to rice producers that planted or were prevented from planting rice in crop year
2022 in order to offset higher than normal production costs.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Unrestricted by Entity Type
- Unrestricted by Individual Type
An eligible producer is a person, partnership, association, corporation, estate, trust, or other legal entity that produces rice as a landowner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper. In addition, to be eligible for RPP, a
producer must be a citizen of the United States; resident alien; partnership organized under State Law; corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized under State Law; or Indian Tribe or Tribal organization.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
CED must review first 5 applications. DD must review first 5
applications. After that, the COC or designee will review and
approve the application. Then payments will be processed.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 1 to 15 days
- Appeal: From 15 to 30 days
Program details & compliance
Description
RPP provides assistance to rice producers that planted or were prevented from planting rice in crop year 2022 in order to offset higher than normal production costs. Payments will be made using unobligated funds under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 reallocated to the Secretary in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. Payments will be based on the number of planted or
prevented planted rice acres, multiplied by the producers Average Production History, multiplied times a payment rate, multiplied by the producers share of the rice acres.
Mission Categories
Primary: Production and Operation
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Unrestricted use. Assistance will be used by eligible producers who planted or were prevented from planting rice acres during crop year 2022.
Required Documentation
Applicants must submit an application and additional required eligibility forms and documentation, if not already on file with FSA. Applicants may be required to submit documentation to substantiate the information on their application.