Following several natural disasters that deeply impacted farms and ranches across the country, Secretary Rollins announced plans to expedite $21 billion in disaster assistance. Farmers receiving livestock relief for drought and wildfire can expect to receive payments as soon as the end of this month.
While we aim to move all payments out expeditiously and to cut timelines where possible, it is important to note that some elements of the Congressionally appropriated assistance are more specific and labor intensive and were also not statutorily required, therefore will take a bit more time.
Supplemental Disaster Relief Program
The Supplemental Disaster Relief Program will provide assistance to producers for necessary expenses due to losses of revenue, quality or production of crops due to weather related events in 2023 and 2024.
Important Dates
For producers with indemnified losses:
• June 9, 2025: The target date to submit final rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
• June 27, 2025: The target date for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance
• July 7, 2025: The target date for sign-up to begin
For uncovered losses (shallow losses) including producers without crop insurance, and quality losses we need more time to collect the data:
• August 19, 2025: The target date to submit final rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
• September 9, 2025: The target date for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance
• September 15, 2025: The target date for sign-up to begin