Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Nine Vermont Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Due to Recent Severe Storms, Flooding and Mudslides

Contiguous counties in Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New York also eligible for assistance

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.

FSA also offers the Disaster Set-Aside (DSA) program for producers who currently have an FSA direct loan, have been impacted by the eligible natural disaster event and are concerned about making scheduled loan payments. For information on setting aside your next FSA loan payment through the DSA program, contact your local USDA Service Center visit fsa.usda.gov.

Impacted Area: Vermont

Triggering Disaster: Severe Storms and Flooding that occurred July 7, 2023, and continuing.

Application Deadline: March 14, 2024

Primary Counties Eligible: Chittenden, Lamoille, Rutland, Washington, Windham and Windsor

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Vermont: Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Franklin, Grand Isle, Orange and Orleans

Massachusetts: Franklin

New Hampshire: Cheshire, Grafton and Sullivan

New York: Clinton, Essex and Washington

Disaster 1, Amendment 1: Severe Storms and Flooding that occurred July 7, 2023, and continuing.

Application Deadline: March 21, 2024

Primary Counties Eligible: Caledonia and Orange

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Vermont: Addison, Essex, Lamoille, Orleans, Washington and Windsor

New Hampshire: Grafton

Disaster 1, Amendment 2: Severe Storms and Flooding that occurred July 7, 2023, and continuing.

Application Deadline: March 21, 2024

Primary Counties Eligible: Bennington

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Massachusetts: Rutland, Windham and Windsor

New York: Rensselaer and Washington

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.