Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
The Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program (EGSFP) will provide assistance to producers affected by: tornadoes that passed through Kentucky in December 2021; derechos, floods, hurricanes, and winter storms that swept through Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Tennessee in 2022. EGSFP will help impacted producers who are currently struggling with a lack of available grain storage and resources needed to properly store their grain crop. Producers in eligible areas will receive direct payments to assist with marketing and storage disruptions. EGSFP will provide a cost-share payment to assist grain producers with building new or used on-farm grain storage capacity and purchase drying and handling equipment.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Unrestricted by Individual Type
- Tribal
- Land/Property Owner
Applicants must be a citizen of the United States; resident alien; partnership of citizens of the United States; corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized under State law; Indian Tribe or Tribal organization. A producer must be in compliance with highly erodible land conservation and wetland conservation provisions, commonly referred to as the conservation compliance provisions.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
The assistance will be approved and awarded by FSA to eligible producers. Payments will be made by July or August 2023.
Decision Timeline
- Appeal: From 15 to 30 days
1-30 Days
Program details & compliance
Description
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide $80 million in financial assistance to help producers affected by the December 2021 tornadoes that passed through Kentucky, as well as destroyed a large commercial grain elevator, limiting a producer’s marketing and storage options. Grain producers in Minnesota, South Dakota and other states affected by derechos, hurricanes, tornados, and other weather events that occurred between December 1, 2021, and August 1, 2022, will also be eligible for EGSFP assistance. The Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs may determine additional affected counties eligible for EGSFP assistance during the application period.
Mission Categories
Primary: Production and Operation
Other categories:
Marketing Opportunities
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
This assistance from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is designed to help producers affected by the December 2021 tornadoes that passed through 11 counties in Kentucky, as well as producers in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Tennessee affected by eligible disaster events in 2022.
Required Documentation
FSA will make available $80 million to producers, FSA-413, Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program (EGSFP) Application and FSA-413-1, Continuation Sheet for EGSFP, if applicable, to apply for assistance. FSA expects application signup will start March 16, 2023 and end on the date the amended NOFA is published in the Federal Register. To apply for EGSFP assistance, all applicants must submit a completed form FSA-413, EGSFP Application and FSA-413-1, Continuation Sheet for EGSFP, if applicable, to their administrative FSA county office by the deadline that will be announced by an FSA press release and FSA notice, by DAFP. A complete EGSFP Program application consists of filing an FSA-413, and FSA-413-1, if applicable. Applicants may apply for EGSFP at any USDA Service Center. Applicants must submit the following forms in person or by mail, e-mail, facsimile, or other methods announced by FSA: Form FSA-413, Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program Application; FSA-413-1, Continuation Sheet for EGSFP; Form CCC-860, Socially Disadvantaged, Limited Resource, Beginning and Veteran Farmer or Rancher Certification, for the applicable program year if the applicant qualifies as an underserved farmer or rancher and this form is not already on file with FSA; Form AD-2047, Customer Data Worksheet, if not already on file with FSA. Applicants are to submit only one FSA-413 for EGSFP assistance. If requested by FSA, the applicant must provide supporting documentation to verify the accuracy of information provided on the application. If any supporting documentation is requested, the documentation must be submitted to FSA within 30 calendar days from the request or the application will be disapproved by FSA. The program application ended on August 7, 2023.