USDA offers a variety of programs to help farmers, ranchers, communities, and businesses that have been hard hit by natural disaster events. Below you’ll find available FSA programs; visit farmers.gov for additional USDA programs that can help agricultural producers recover.

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers numerous disaster assistance programs to cover crop and livestock losses, address farmland damage, and cover production and physical losses. For more information, individuals should visit the FSA’s Disaster Assistance Programs webpage and use FSA’s Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool to see which programs may be most relevant to their needs.

USDA's Disaster Assistance Programs include:

Livestock Assistance:

• Learn more about the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) – View and download the 2023 LFP Fact Sheet‍

• Learn more about the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP)

• Learn more about the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP)

Farmland Damage Programs:

• Learn more about the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) – Learn more about the ECP

• Learn more about the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) – Learn more about the EFRP

Crop Losses Programs:

• Learn more about the Noninsured Disaster Assistance Program – Learn more about the NAP

• Learn more about the Tree Assistance Program – Learn more about the TAP

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) operates the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to help producers plan and implement conservation practices on land impacted by natural disasters.

USDA Rural Development can also support homeowners, businesses, and communities in recovering and rebuilding, especially in providing long-term support through repairing homes, essential community facilities, and rural water systems. For more information, individuals can review Rural Development’s disaster toolkit.

For more information on USDA programs and how they can support, please contact (808) 871-5500 +3or visit:

‍USDA Kahului Service Center‍
77 Hookele Street, Ste. 202
Kahului, Hawaii 96732