Farm Service Agency, Agriculture, Department Of
Emergency Livestock Relief Program
Key facts
- Open right now
- No open notice at the moment
- Type of help
- Direct Payment With Unrestricted Use
- Typical award
- Phase 1 payments will be equal to the eligible livestock producer’s gross 2021 LFP-calculated payment multiplied by the applicable ELRP Phase 1 payment percentage of 90 percent for underserved producers and 75...
- Deadlines
- Deadlines do not apply The application period for this program has ended.
What it pays for
The Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) provides direct financial assistance to livestock producers for losses incurred because of qualifying drought or wildfire in calendar year 2021. Phase 1 provided 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 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program. Phase 2 will provide additional assistance to Phase 1 producers who suffered additional eligible losses to winter grazing due to the severe impact drought and wildfires caused during the grazing period in calendar year 2021 that were not covered by Phase 1.
Who can apply
Eligible livestock producers for ELRP are producers with an approved 2021 LFP application. 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 applications are judged
Not Applicable.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Not Applicable.