Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 1 Arizona County as Primary Natural Disaster Area

This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.

Impacted Area: Arizona

Triggering Disaster: Severe winter storms and flooding

Application Deadline: December 18, 2023

Primary Counties Eligible: Tribal – Navajo Nation

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Arizona: Apache, Coconino, and Navajo
Colorado: Montezuma
New Mexico: Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan, and Socorro
Utah: Kane and San Juan

More Resources
On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local  USDA Service Center.

FEMA offers different assistance programs for individual citizens, public groups including government agencies and private nonprofit organizations.  To find the FEMA help you need following a disaster event, visit fema.gov/assistance.