Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2022
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
ELRP 2022 provides direct financial assistance to livestock producers for losses incurred because of qualifying drought or wildfire in calendar year 2022. ELRP 2022 will provide assistance to eligible livestock producers who faced increased supplemental feed costs resulting from forage losses. ELRP 2022 was authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Division N, Title I, Pub. L. 117-328) and will provide payments to eligible livestock producers using data already submitted to FSA on 2022 Livestock Disaster Program (LFP) Application, CCC-853. Although payments made under LFP do not have a direct correlation to the increased feed costs incurred, to deliver this assistance quickly, FSA is using certain LFP data and issuing an ELRP 2022 payment as a percentage of the gross payment calculated through LFP as a proxy for these increased supplemental feed costs to eliminate the requirement for producers to resubmit information for ELRP 2022. No action is required for eligible producers to receive ELRP 2022 payments. The ELRP 2022 payment will be equal to the eligible livestock producer’s gross 2022 LFP-calculated payment multiplied by the applicable ELRP payment percentage. The ELRP 2022 payment percentage will be 90 percent for historically underserved farmers and ranchers and 75 percent for all other producers. To stay within the available funding, ELRP 2022 payments for increased supplemental feed costs in 2022 will be factored initially by 25 percent. If funds remain available after initial payments, an additional payment percent may be issued.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Unrestricted by Entity Type
Applicants must be a citizen of the United States; resident alien; partnership of U.S. citizens of or resident aliens; corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized under State law solely owned by U.S. citizens or resident aliens; or Indian Tribe or Tribal organization. Applicants are not subject to an average adjusted gross income limit of $900,000.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
For ELRP 2022, the assistance will be approved and awarded by FSA to eligible livestock producers.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 1 to 15 days
- Appeal: From 1 to 15 days
Program details & compliance
Description
The Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) 2022 provides direct financial assistance to livestock producers for losses incurred because of qualifying drought or wildfire in calendar year 2022. ELRP 2022 will provide assistance to eligible livestock producers who faced increased supplemental feed costs resulting from forage losses whose data was on file with FSA due to their participation in the 2022 Livestock Forage Disaster Program.
Mission Categories
Primary: Production and Operation
Other categories:
Disaster Relief
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Assistance will be used by livestock producers who have experienced increased supplemental feed costs from the loss of forage due to drought or wildfire losses in calendar year 2022.
Required Documentation
FSA will utilize data already provided by 2022 LFP applicants to issue an ELRP 2022 payment to provide assistance for a portion of the increased supplemental feed costs in 2022. This program has different payment limitation rules and payment rates for traditionally underserved producers therefore, a FSA-510 Request for An Exception To The $125,000 Payment Limitation for Certain Programs and/or of CCC-860 Socially Disadvantaged, Limited Resource, Beginning and Veteran Farmer or Rancher Certification may need to be completed and submitted to FSA.