Do you qualify for Agricultural Disaster assistance?
- Complete the series of questions prompted in the link provided below, which will detail what disaster assistance might be available.
Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool | Farmers.gov
- Call or visit Skagit County’s local Farm Service Agency. These USDA Service Centers are designed to be a single location where customers can access the services provided by the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Rural Development agencies. They can explain what disaster assistance might be available to farmers/ ranchers.
FSA Service Center Office
Skagit County Farm Service Agency
2005 East College Way
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
PHONE: (360) 428-7684
USDA Relief Programs
Three of the relief programs do not require a disaster declaration; four additional relief programs available require a disaster declaration:
Doesn’t need disaster declaration
- NAP – Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program – If they have noninsured coverage – helps with crop production losses, need to report damage within 15 days
- TAP – Tree Assistance Program – financial assistance for replanting of dead trees, blueberries or raspberry plants
- LIP – Livestock Indemnity Program – covers livestock death
Needs disaster declaration
- ELAP- Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program – covers livestock death losses
- ECP- Emergency Conservation Program – helps rehabilitates farmland/pasture from flood damage, cost share program
- EM Loan – Emergency Loan Program – Restore physical damage, 30% crop production loss, up to $500,000, can’t get financing from other lending sources.
- WHIP – Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program – additional disaster appropriations, Congress has to approve the funds.
Additional resources, flood recovery
- Skagit County Emergency Collecting Flood Damage Information. The Skagit County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) is collecting information from Skagit County residents and businesses on damage, including losses, suffered during the flooding event of November 2021. Access the link for more information – Deadline for submission is December 17, 2021
- FEMA Disaster Assistance. Given widespread flooding throughout the state, and Governor Inslee’s disaster declaration, it’s possible that federal disaster assistance could be made available through FEMA. Access the link for more information.
- Flood Recovery Guidance from Skagit County Public Health | also available in Spanish
For more emergency information, sign up for the emergency information listserv, CodeRed Alerts or follow Skagit County on Twitter @SkagitGov. The River Level Hotline (360- 416-1404) and www.skagitcounty.net/flood can be resources for information as well.
Would you like to donate or help?
Please find links below to direct financial donations or to explore volunteer needs.
- Skagit Disaster Relieve Fund
- The American Red Cross Northwest Region
- Community Action of Skagit County
- Washington State Dairy Foundation