Farm Service Agency — Federal Assistance Programs

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law on August 16, 2022. Section 22006 of this law provided additional funding to provide relief for distressed…

LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers that have suffered grazing losses for covered livestock on land that is native or improved pastureland with permanent vegetative…

The objective of LFP is to provide financial assistance from the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund (Trust Fund). The Secretary of Agriculture (henceforth the Secretary) has…

LIP provides benefits to eligible livestock owners or livestock contract growers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by eligible loss conditions, including eligible…

MFP provides assistance to producers with commodities that have been significantly impacted by actions of foreign governments resulting in the loss of traditional exports. The imposition…

MASC will provide eligible specialty crop producers with marketing assistance payments that will help them engage in activities that aid in expanding domestic specialty crop markets…

The Milk Loss program will indemnify eligible dairy operations for milk that was dumped or removed without compensation from the commercial milk market due to qualifying…

To provide financial assistance to producers of non-insurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory, or prevented planting occur due to natural disasters.

On -Farm Stored Commodity Loss Program (OFSCLP) assists producers of on-farm stored commodities recovering from losses due to storms and disasters that occurred in calendar years…

OTECP provides direct financial assistance to certified organic and transitional operations that incurred costs related to USDA organic certification or renewal, soil testing, or educational event…

The objective of Organic Certification Cost Share Programs (OCCSP) is to provide cost share assistance to producers and handlers who are obtaining organic certification for the…

The Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) was established to help mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply and prices that…

Due to an outbreak of Oriental Fruit Flies that damaged fruits and vegetables in Miami-Dade County, the Oriental Fruit Fly (OFF) program provides direct payments assistance…

EOTA provides financial assistance to eligible recipients to perform outreach and technical assistance to improve the coordination and effectiveness of Federal programs, services, and actions affecting…

These cooperative agreements require recipients to work with producers to evaluate their operations and assist them in strengthening their business through USDA programs and resources, and…

PARP provides direct financial support for eligible producers of agricultural commodities who suffered an eligible revenue loss in calendar year 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Price Loss Coverage program (PLC) is carried over from the 2014 Farm Bill.

The Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program provides assistance to producers who suffered crop quality losses due to hurricanes, excessive moisture, floods, drought, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity,…

The intended goal of the program is to provide direct reimbursement payments to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher who transports an agricultural commodity, or inputs…

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…