Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Pike County, Pennsylvania, as Contiguous 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: New York

Triggering Disaster: Severe Storms and Flooding that occurred from 07/09/2023 to 07/10/2023

Application Deadline: 03/22/2024

Primary Counties Eligible:  Clinton, Dutchess, Essex, Hamilton, Ontario, Orange, Putnam, Rockland

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

New York: Columbia, Franklin, Fulton, Herkimer, Livingston, Monroe, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Seneca, Steuben, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Yates

Connecticut: Fairfield, Litchfield

Massachusetts: Berkshire

New Jersey: Bergen, Passaic, Sussex

Pennsylvania: Pike

Vermont: Addison, Chittenden, Grand Isle

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.