Quality Loss Adjustment Program
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
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, snowstorms, and wildfires occurring in calendar years 2018 and 2019.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Nonprofit Organization
- For-Profit Organization
- Small Business Person
- Land/Property Owner
Agriculture producers are eligible to apply.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
The assistance will be approved and awarded by FSA to eligible producers. Payments to eligible producers will be issued after the application period has ended. If applications exceed the amount of funding available, FSA will prorate payments by a national factor.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 30 to 60 days
- Appeal: From 30 to 60 days
Program details & compliance
Description
The QLA Program provides direct payments to farmers for crop quality losses that were a consequence of hurricanes, excessive moisture, floods, qualifying drought, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity, snowstorms, and wildfires occurring in calendar years 2018 and 2019. Assistance is based on a producer’s harvested affected crop production, which must have had a quality loss due to a qualifying disaster event and had at least a 5 percent quality loss due to all eligible disaster events combined.
Mission Categories
Primary: Production and Operation
Other categories:
Disaster Relief
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Unrestricted use.
Required Documentation
Producers must provide documentation to support the information on their application. A complete application includes the required documentation and FSA-898, QLA Application; FSA–895, Crop Insurance and/or NAP Coverage Agreement; and FSA-899, Historical Nutritional Value Weighted Average Worksheet (if applicable). If not already on file with FSA, producers must also file FSA-578, Report of Acreage; CCC-902, Farm Operating Plan for Payment Eligibility 2009 and Subsequent Program Years; CCC-941 Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Certification and Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information; CCC-942 Certification of Income from Farming, Ranching and Forestry Operations (if applicable); and AD-1026, Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation Certification.