Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
The Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (FW) provides direct financial assistance to livestock producers for losses of increased supplement feed costs due to a qualifying flood or wildfire (excluding wildfire on federally managed land) occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024.
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 2023 and 2024 FW, the assistance will be approved and awarded by FSA to eligible livestock producers.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 1 to 15 days
- Renewal interval: From 1 to 15 days
- Appeal: From 15 to 30 days
Program details & compliance
Description
ELRP 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire provides direct financial assistance to livestock producers for losses of increased supplemental feed costs due to a qualifying flood or wildfire (excluding wildfires on federally manage land) in calendar year 2023 and 2024. ELRP 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire was authorized by the American Relief Act, 2025 (Division B, Pub. L. 118-158). Eligible livestock producers will be compensated after completing an ELRP 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire Application (FSA-970) and required supporting documentation has been submitted. Upon publication date of the regulation, there will be a 45-day application period. The ELRP 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire payments will be calculated based upon 60 percent of the FSA calculated monthly feed costs multiplied by the producer livestock in inventory at the beginning date of the qualifying disaster in the physical location, or normally would have been located absent of the qualifying disaster event. FSA will not issue payments at the beginning of the application period. However, during the application period, the Deputy Administrator will evaluate program demand and if an initial payment factor can be established, payments may begin to be processed. After the application period, FSA will determine a final payment factor, if applicable, to be applied to the payment calculation to ensure payments do not exceed the funding authorized by the Act. The payment factor will be dependent on the number of eligible applicants experiencing losses due to qualifying floods or wildfires in calendar years 2023 and 2024 and the number of affected livestock.
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 losses of increased supplemental feed costs due to a qualifying flood or wildfire in calendar year 2023 and 2024.
Required Documentation
FSA will require a FSA-970 ELRP 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire application and the required supporting documentation, as applicable, in their recording county to apply for the program. This program has a payment limitation of $125,000 and will be combined with ELRP 2023 and 2024 program. A producer may submit a FSA-510, Request for an Exception to the $125,000 Payment Limitation for Certain Programs, accompanied by a certification from a certified public accountant or attorney as to that person or legal entity’s certification, for participants and members of legal entities to be eligible for the increased payment limitation of $250,000, if applicable.