USDA Opens $16 Billion Disaster Relief Program for Farmers Hit in 2023–2024
If storms or droughts took a toll on your crops in 2023 or 2024, you may now be eligible for disaster relief through USDA’s new $16 billion Supplemental Disaster Relief Program, or SDRP.
According to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, USDA’s Farm Service Agency is rolling out this help in two stages to move things faster. Stage One is for producers who already received payments through crop insurance or the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. Those signups started July 10 at your local FSA office—and pre-filled applications have been mailed out.
Stage Two will open in early fall and will cover shallow or uncovered losses not addressed by insurance.
Secretary Rollins says the agency is moving quickly, under direction from President Trump, to deliver the full $30 billion in disaster assistance approved by Congress this year. That includes future state block grants USDA is currently working on with 14 different states.
For now, if you're eligible, keep an eye on your mailbox—and check in with your local FSA office to get started.
